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Nationality
  
Hungarian


Name
  
Etelka Szapary

Etelka Szapary

Died
  
November 10, 1876(1876-11-10) (aged 78) Szoloske, Austria-Hungary

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

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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.

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    References

    Etelka Szapáry Wikipedia
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