György Majláth also known by his German

German language

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 name Georg von Majláth, was a Hungarian

Hungary

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 statesman.

Majláth was born in Zavar

Zavar

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, then part of Pozsony county in the Kingdom of Hungary

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 (in modern-day Slovakia

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). He entered politics in his early 30s, and was appointed to a series of positions. In 1817 he became deputy head of Pozsony county; in 1819, second commissioner for Transylvania

Transylvania

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; in 1821 a member of the Governor's Council (Helytartótanács); and in 1822 prothonotary

Prothonotary

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 to the royal court. From 1832 to 1839 he worked as Staatsrat in Vienna

Vienna

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, and in 1839 was appointed judex curiae (chief justice) of Hungary. Around the time of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Hungarian Revolution of 1848

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, he became president of the upper house of the National Assembly in Pest, but resigned shortly thereafter. He died in 1861 in Vienna.

His son, also named György Majláth

György Majláth (1818-1883)

György Majláth , also known by his German name Georg von Majláth, was a Hungarian politician.Majláth was born in Bratislava, then in the Kingdom of Hungary , to György Majláth, also a Hungarian politician. He entered the civil service of the county of Baranya, of which he was deputy from 1839 to 1843...

, was also active in Hungarian politics.