Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely
Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely | |
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| Born | Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely 13 October 1828 |
| Died | 17 May 1901 (aged 72) |
| Citizenship | Hungarian |
| Parent(s) | Count Ferenc Hunyady de Kéthely, Countess Júlia Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő |
| Relatives | Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely |
Count Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely (born 13 October 1828, died 17 May 1901[1]) was a Hungarian nobleman from the Hunyady family.
He was the first president of the Viennese Harness Racing Club (Wiener Trabrenn-Verein) that was founded in 1874. Four years later the club opened a racing track in Leopoldstadt, Vienna.[2] Krieau racecourse is the second oldest race track in Europe.[3]
Hunyady died in 1901 and a horse race was soon established for his honour.[4] The annual Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial at Krieau is one of the oldest international races in European harness racing.[5]
Kálmán Hunyady's sister was Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely. She was the Princess consort of Serbia as the wife of Mihailo Obrenović III.[1]
References
- ^ a b Hunyady de Kéthely family Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Krieau racecourse Retrieved May 20, 2013. (in German)
- ^ Vienna Direct, The Krieau Harness Racing Club Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ Hunyady family history Retrieved May 20, 2013.
- ^ "Carl Otto in the Graf Kalman Hunyady Gedenkrennen". KG Bertmarks Hingstdepå. October 13, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2013.