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Etelka Szapáry

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Etelka Szapáry
Portrait by Miklós Barabás
Born26 September 1798
Died10 November 1876(1876-11-10) (aged 78)
NationalityHungarian

Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (26 September 1798 – 10 November 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a landowner.

Early life

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Born as a member of an old noble House of Szapáry, she was the second daughter of Count Péter Szápáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár (1766-1827) and his wife, Countess Júlia Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján (1770-1827).

Biography

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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

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She married Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai in Betlér, 1809. They had four children:

References

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  1. ^ "Szabad Újság: Híres nevek, fontos családok; September 8, 2007". Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2012.

Sources

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  • Alexandra Schmal (ed.): Levelek az Andrássy-házból (1864–1869). General Press Kiadó, Budapest, 2007.
  • Marek, Miroslav. "Szapáry family tree". Genealogy.EU.