Gyula Széchényi

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Count Gyula Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (11 November 1829, Vienna – 13 January 1921, Budapest[1]) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister besides the King between 1900 and 1903. Széchényi was 70 years old when appointed by Kálmán Széll.

Early life

He was a son of Count Pál Széchényi (1789–1871) and, his second wife, Countess Emilia Zichy-Ferraris de Zich et Vasonkeo (1803–1866). Among his siblings were Countess Erzsébet Széchényi (who married Pedro Caro, 5th Marquess of La Romana),[2] and Count Pál Széchényi, the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade.[3]

His paternal grandparents were Count Ferenc Széchényi and Countess Julianna Festetics de Tolna.[4] His maternal grandparents were Count Ferenc Franz Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeö and Marie Wilhelmine von Ferraris (a daughter of Count Joseph de Ferraris).[2] Her sister, Countess Melanie Zichy-Ferraris, was the third wife of Prince Klemens von Metternich.[5]

Personal life

He married Countess Karolina Zichy-Ferraris de Zich et Vásonkeő (1845–1871) on 6 July 1863. They had four children, including:[5]

  • Count Andor Pál Széchényi (1864–1943) married, firstly, Countess Andrea Csekonics on 13 October 1894. He married, secondly, Baroness Mária Szegedy-Ensch on 25 March 1925. He had three children.
  • Countess Margit Széchényi (1866–1915) married Eugen Graf von Kesselstatt on 20 April 1892 at Opatija, Croatia. They had seven children.
  • Countess Karolina Széchényi (1869–1932) married Simon Graf von Wimpffen on 30 May 1890. They had no children.
  • Countess Paulina Széchényi (1871–1945) married Aloys Lexa Graf von Aehrenthal on 22 July 1902. They had three children.

His second wife was Paola Klinkosch (1851–1901), they married on 3 February 1875. They had one child.

  • Count Gyula József Pál Széchényi (1878–1956) married Gizella Haas von Teichen on 8 December 1908. They had four children.

Count Széchényi died in Budapest on 13 January 1921.

References

  1. 1.Hungarian Catholic Lexicon
  2. 2.[2.2]Zichy, Antal (1896). Gróf Szechenyi István életrajza (in Hungarian). A Magyar Történelmi Társulat Kiadása. p. 136. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  3. 3.Gudenus, János József (1990). A magyarországi főnemesség XX. századi genealógiája: köt. Sz-Zs (in Hungarian). Natura. p. 49. ISBN 978-963-85853-8-7. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. 4.Hilmar, Ernst; Jestremski, Margret (2004). Schubert-Enzyklopädie: Bd. L-Z (in German). Schneider. p. 745. ISBN 978-3-7952-1155-4. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. 5.[5.2]The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage, Or "Who's Who", of the Sovereigns, Princes and Nobles of Europe. Harrison & Sons. 1914. p. 1418. Retrieved 3 March 2025.