Years of service 1848–1883 Rank Cavalry General | Awards Order of Maria Theresa Name Laszlo Szapary | |
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Born 22 November 1831
Pest, Kingdom of Hungary ( 1831-11-22 ) Died 28 September 1883 (1883-09-29) (aged 51)
Pozsony, Austria-Hungary
(today: Bratislava, Slovakia) Allegiance Kingdom of Hungary
Austria-Hungary Battles/wars Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Battle of Solferino
Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Count László Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (22 November 1831 – 28 September 1883) was a Hungarian general of the Austrian Imperial Army, entered in service during the 1848 revolutions when he fought in Italy. Later he also participated in the Second Italian War of Independence, particularly in the Battle of Solferino. Szapáry played a leading role in the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878.
He was the fourth son of Count Ferenc Szapáry and Rozália Almásy. He married Marianne (née Gräfin von Grünne) on 28 April 1862. Together they had four children: Károly István László, Ferdinándina, Frigyes and Ilona.
References
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