Etelka Szapáry
Etelka Szapáry | |
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 Portrait by Miklós Barabás | |
| Born | September 26, 1798 |
| Died | November 10, 1876 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (September 26, 1798 – November 10, 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a member of the old noble Szapáry family. She was the second daughter of Count Péter Szapáry and Countess Júlia Csáky.
Etelka Szapáry possessed the Letenye castle, which was built by her father. The mansion became the property of the Andrássy family as her dowry. Today, it operates as a community center.
She is buried in the Andrássy Mausoleum in Tőketerebes. Her sarcophagus rests in the crypt.[1]
Family
She married Count Károly Andrássy in Betlér, 1809. They had four children:
- Kornélia (1820–1836)
- Manó (1821–1891): his wife was Countess Gabriella Pálffy de Erdőd (1833–1914)
- Gyula (1823–1890): Prime Minister of Hungary, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary, his wife was Countess Katinka Kendeffy de Malomvíz
- Aladár (1827–1903): his wife was Baroness Leontina Wenckheim de Wenckheim (1841–1921).
References
- ^ "Szabad Újság: Híres nevek, fontos családok; September 8, 2007". Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
Sources
- Alexandra Schmal (ed.): Levelek az Andrássy-házból (1864–1869). General Press Kiadó, Budapest, 2007.
- Marek, Miroslav. "Szapáry family tree". Genealogy.EU.