László Teleki

Count László Teleki IV de Szék (11 February 1811 – 8 May 1861[1]) was a Hungarian writer and statesman.

The failure of the Hungarian revolution led to his banishment, and in 1851 he was sentenced to death in absentia.

After negotiation with the authorities, mediated by Emperor Franz Joseph, he was pardoned and permitted to return to Hungary on the condition that he gave up revolutionary politics and foreign travel.

He committed suicide on 8 May, the night before a significant public debate with Ferenc Deák on the constitutional status of the Emperor, for reasons that are unclear.

The tragic news, coming only a year after the death of István Széchenyi, demoralized and bewildered the public.