Count József Adolf Somssich de Saárd (9 December 1864 – 22 January 1941) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1919 and 1920. Until the First World War he worked for some of embassies (Genova, Berlin, Paris). Between 1920 and 1924 he served as ambassador to Vatican. Somssich was a member of the House of Magnates.

József Somssich
Count Somssich in 1899
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary
In office
11 September 1919 – 15 March 1920
Preceded byMárton Lovászy
Succeeded bySándor Simonyi-Semadam
Personal details
Born(1864-12-09)9 December 1864
Graz, Austrian Empire
Died22 January 1941(1941-01-22) (aged 76)
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Political partyIndependent
Professionpolitician

Somssich's wife was Countess Kamilla Szőgyény-Marich (1876–1966),[1][better source needed] a daughter of a former diplomat and minister Count László Szőgyény-Marich. Their wedding was held in Berlin in 1899, the event was also attended by the German Emperor William II. The marrying cleric was Sámuel Etyey, the Bishop of Pécs.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Somssich de Saárd family". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Országos Hirlap (edited by: Kálmán Mikszáth) III. évf. 10. sz. (Budapest, 10 January 1899)
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Foreign Affairs
1919–1920
Succeeded by