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, member of the old noble Szapáry family. She was the second daughter of Count Péter Szapáry and Countess Júlia Csáky.
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).
Etelka Szapáry possessed the Letenye castle, built by her father, Péter Szapáry. The mansion became the property of the Andrássy family as Etelka's dowry. Today it operates as a community center. Etelka is buried in Andrássy Mausoleum, Tőketerebes. Her sarcophagus rests in the crypt, which is entrance already cemented.[1]
References
External links
- Alexandra Schmal (ed.): Levelek az Andrássy-házból (1864–1869). General Press Kiadó, Budapest, 2007.
- Marek, Miroslav. "Szapáry family tree". Genealogy.EU.
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