| Ferenc Széchényi | |
| Birth Date: | 1754 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Fertőszéplak, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Death Place: | Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Profession: | politician |
| Parents: | Sigismund Széchény, Mary Cziráky |
| Spouse: | Julianna Festetics |
| Children: | György Mária János Lajos Mária Alajos Dániel Ignác Franciska Karolina Zsófia Pál István |
Count Ferenc Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (28 April 1754[1] in Fertőszéplak - 13 December 1820 in Vienna) was a Hungarian nobleman and statesman, known for founding the Hungarian National Library and the National Museum in Budapest.[2] The library is today named the National Széchényi Library after him.
He was born on 28 April 1754 as the sixth child of Count Zsigmond Széchényi (1720 - 1769), a captain of the hussars and Imperial and Royal Chamberlain and his wife Countess Mária Cziráky of Cirák and Dénesfalva (1724 - 1787). His godparents were Doctor Ádám Groff and his wife Katalin Khellesz. He had an older brother and three sisters who all married into prominent Austro-Hungarian noble families.
On 17.8.1777 in Kópháza Count Ferenc married Countess Julia Festetics de Tolna (1753-1824). He was the father of six children and Count István Széchenyi was one of them.
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