Ferenc Széchényi

Count Ferenc Széchényi
Portrait of Count Széchényi, by Johann Ender, 1823
Born(1754-04-28)28 April 1754
Died13 December 1820(1820-12-13) (aged 66)
Occupationpolitician
Spouse
Julianna Festetics
(m. 1777; died 1820)
Children6, including Pál, István
Parent(s)Sigismund Széchény
Mary Cziráky

Count Ferenc Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (28 April 1754 – 13 December 1820) was a Hungarian nobleman and statesman, known for founding the Hungarian National Library and the National Museum in Budapest.