Pál Széchényi (1789–1871)
Pál Széchenyi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lithograph of Count Széchényi, after Rudolf Gaupmann, 1842 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1789 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
| Died | 30 March 1871 (aged 81) Sopron, Austria-Hungary |
| Spouse(s) |
Lady Caroline Meade
(m. 1811; died 1820)Emilia Zichy-Ferraris
(m. 1823; died 1866) |
| Relations | István Széchenyi (brother) |
| Parent(s) | Ferenc Széchényi Julianna Festetics de Tolna |
| Profession | Politician |
Count Pál Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (10 November 1789 – 30 March 1871) was a Hungarian politician who was an Imperial and Royal Chamberlain.
Early life
[edit]Széchényi was born in Vienna on 10 November 1789. He was the son of Count Ferenc János József Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék and Countess Julianna Mária Anna Katalin Festetics de Tolna (1753–1824). Among his surviving siblings were Count Lajos Maria Aloys Széchényi (who married Countess Aloisia von Clam und Gallas);[1] After her death in 1822, he married Countess Franziska von Wurmbrand-Stuppach.;[2] Countess Franciska Karoline Batthyany (who married Count Miklós Batthyány);[3] Countess Zsófia "Sophia" Zichy (who married Count Ferdinánd Zichy-Vázsonykő);[4] and Count István Széchenyi.[5][6]
His paternal grandparents were Count Zsigmond Széchényi, and Countess Mária Cziráky of Cirák and Dénesfalva.[7] His maternal grandparents were Count Pál Festetics de Tolna and Coutness Julianna Mária Borbála Bossányi de Nagybossány (a daughter of Imre Bossányi de Nagybossány).
Career
[edit]He inherited the Lábod manor in Somogy County from his father.[8]
A lieutenant colonel, Count Széchényi served as an Imperial and Royal Chamberlain to the Emperor.[8]
Personal life
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On 10 June 1811, Széchényi married Lady Caroline Meade (1794–1820), the eldest daughter of Irish peer Richard Meade, 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam and Countess Marie-Caroline von Thun und Hohenstein (a daughter of Count Franz Josef Anton von Thun und Hohenstein and Countess Maria Wilhelmine Uhlfeldt, herself the daughter of Count Anton Corfiz Ulfeldt).[9][10] Before her death in 1820, they were the parents of:
- Count Andor "Andras" Széchényi (1812–1842), who died unmarried.
- Countess Maria Széchényi (1813–1813), who died young.
After her death, he married Countess Emilia Zichy-Ferraris de Zich et Vasonkeo (1803–1866) on 15 December 1823 in Vienna. She was a daughter of Count Ferenc Franz Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeö (son of Count Károly Zichy) and Marie Wilhelmine von Ferraris (a daughter of Count Joseph de Ferraris).[11] Her sister, Countess Melanie Zichy-Ferraris, was the third wife of Prince Klemens von Metternich. Together, they were the parents of:[12]
- Count Kalman Széchényi (1824–1914), who married Karoline von Grunne, a daughter of Count Karl Ludwig von Grünne and Karoline von und zu Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg.[13][14]
- Countess Maria Széchényi (1825–1849), who died unmarried.
- Countess Erzsébet "Elisabeth" Széchényi (1827–1910), who married Pedro Caro, 5th Marquess of La Romana, the son of Pedro Caro, 4th Marquis of La Romana, and Maria Álvarez de Toledo y Palafox, Duchess of Montalto, in 1848.[11]
- Count Gábor "Gabriel" Széchényi (1828–1921), who married Felicia Horváth de Szentgyörgy, a daughter of Anton Horvath de Szentgyörgy and Baroness Paulina Orczy de Orczi.[15]
- Count Gyula Széchényi (1829–1921), the Minister besides the King of Hungary; he married Countess Karolina Zichy-Ferraris de Zich et Vásonkeő in 1863. After her death in 1871, he married Paola Klinkosch in 1875.[16][17]
- Count Géza Széchényi (1830–1832), who died young.
- Count Kalman Széchényi (1833–1839), who died young.
- Count Ferenc "Franz" Széchényi (1835–1908), who married Countess Franciska Erdödy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló, a daughter of Count István Erdödy and Baroness Jusztina Müller-Hörnstein.[18][19]
- Count Jenyő "Eugen" Széchényi (1836–1911), who married Countess Henriette Erdödy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló, also a daughter of Count István Erdödy.[19]
- Count Tivadar "Theodor" Széchényi (1837–1912), who married Countess Johanna Erdödy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló, also a daughter of Count István Erdödy.[19]
- Count Pál Kalman Ferenc de Paula Széchényi (1838–1901), who married Countess Erzsébet Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály, a daughter of Count György Andrássy and Countess Franziska zu Königsegg-Aulendorf.[20]
- Countess Dorottya Franciska Julia Maria Széchényi (1841–1892), who married Heinrich von Pereira-Arnstein, a son of Baron August von Pereira-Arnstein (a son of Henriette von Pereira-Arnstein) and Countess Seraphina Sophia Amadé de Várkony (a granddaughter of Count Antal Amade de Várkony).[19]
Count Széchényi died in Sopron on 30 March 1871.[8]
References
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- ^ Széchenyi (gróf), István (1926). Gróf Széchenyi István összes munkái (in German). Magyar Történelmi Társulat. p. 812. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ von), Eveline Massenbach (Baronin (1987). Das Tagebuch der Baronin Eveline von Massenbach, Hofdame der Königin Olga von Württemberg (in German). Kohlhammer. p. 225. ISBN 978-3-17-009245-7. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Heller, Isidor; Wiener, Wilhelm (1873). Neues Fremden-Blatt (in German). Löwenthal, J. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ "Félicie Széchényi (1838 - 1920)". grandpianorecords.com. Grand Piano Records. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ Genealogical data
- ^ Hungarian Catholic Lexicon
- ^ Bóka, László (1965). Őszi napló (in Hungarian). Magvető. p. 53. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d Széchenyi (gróf), István (1937). Gróf Széchenyi István összes munkái (in German). Magyar Történelmi Társulat. p. 823. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
- ^ 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.