Countess Katinka Kendeffy de Malomvíz Andrássy (1830 – 16 May 1896) was a Hungarian noblewoman and the wife of Count Gyula Andrássy, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1871–1879).
Katinka Kendeffy | |
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 Katinka Kendeffy in 1875, by Franz von Lenbach | |
| Born | Katalin Kendeffy de Malomvíz 1830 |
| Died | 16 May 1896 |
| Spouse | Gyula Andrássy |
Early life
editKendeffy was born in Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) to Count Ádám Kendeffy de Malomvíz (1795-1834) and his wife, Countess Borbála "Bora" Bethlen de Bethlen (1800–1880).[1]
Biography
editAfter the coronation of King Franz Joseph I, she became Hungarian marshalless and an intimate friend of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi). She died in 1896, six years after her husband.
Personal life
editShe married Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka in Paris, on 9 July 1856,[2] when Andrássy lived in emigration after defeat of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. They had four children:
- Tivadar (1857–1905): politician, first husband of Countess Eleonóra Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1867–1945)
- Ilona (1858–1952): wife of Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (1860–1951) who served as Governor of Fiume
- Manó (?)
- Gyula (1860–1929): politician, second husband of Countess Eleonóra Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1867–1945).
References
edit- ^ Gudenus, János József (1990). A magyarországi főnemesség XX. századi genealógiája: köt. A-J (in Hungarian). Natura. p. 49. ISBN 9789632343136. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Paris, France & Vicinity Marriages, 1700-1907
External links
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- Count József Andrássy Gyula Foundation
- Iván Nagy: Magyarország családai czimerekkel és nemzedékrendi táblákkal. I-XIII. Bp., 1857–1868
- Marek, Miroslav. "Andrássy family tree". Genealogy.EU.