Andrássy

The House of Andrássy is the name of a Hungarian noble family of very ancient lineage that was prominent in Hungarian history.^[1] The full family name is Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka. Csíkszentkirály is a town in modern-day Romania, now called Sâncrăieni, while Krásna Hôrka is a castle in Slovakia.

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Recent history

The present head of the family is Count Gyula Andrássy de Csik-Szent-Király et Kraszna-Horka (b. 1927),^{[citation needed]} who with his family currently resides in Canada. He married as his first wife the former Renate Hiller (b. 1928) in 1958, with no issue. He married secondly in 1964 the former Lesley Trist (b. 1934). By his second wife, he has one son, Michael (b. 1967), and one daughter, Ilona (b. 1965).^{[citation needed]}

Count Gyula Andrássy is the son of the late Count Mihály Andrássy (1893–1990) and his late wife, née Countess Gabrielle Károlyi de Nagy-Károly (1899–1992). The paternal uncle of Count Gyula Andrássy was the late Count Imre Andrássy (1891-1985), who married firstly Edit Payer (without issue) and secondly in 1919 at Stockholm, Sweden, Stella Kuylenstierna (of Swedish nobility; 1902–1998). By his second wife, Count Imre Andrássy had one son, Imre Jr (1930-1984) married to Lois Mitchell from 1959 until her death in 1977, and two daughters, Maria "Vivi" (1921-2019), who married in 1941 Count Pál Cziraky (1919-2014), and Erzsébet "Bonzo" (1924-2017), who married, in 1950, Aladár Olgyay (1910-1963).^{[citation needed]}

Notable family members

Miklós Andrássy (1686-?), Obergespan of Gemer
Péter Andrássy (1659–1715), Obergespan of Gemer, son of Miklós Andrássy
Baron István Andrássy, Hungarian general and brother of Péter Andrássy
Baron József Andrássy
Baron Károly Andrássy (1725–1792), became a Count in 1779
Count József Andrássy (1762–1834)
Count Károly Andrássy (1792–1845), Hungarian politician
Count Gyula Andrássy (1823–1890), Hungarian statesman who served as Prime Minister of Hungary and then Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary
Count Gyula Andrássy the Younger (1860–1929), son of Gyula Andrássy^[2]
Count Julius Andrássy (1961-2021), Grandson of Gyula Andrássy
William Hespeler (1830-1921), German-Canadian businessman and politician, Great-Grandson of Károly Andrássy ^[3]
Adam Beck (1857-1925), Canadian politician, nephew of William Hespeler, Great-Great-Grandson of Károly Andrássy

Places

Andrássy Avenue in Budapest
Andrássy Gyula German Language University of Budapest in Budapest

References

^ "Ungarische Adelshäuser". Ungarische Adelshäuser. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ "Ungarische Adelshäuser". Ungarische Adelshäuser. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ Sauer, Angelika; Stokes-Rees, Emily (1998). "Who's Who In German-Canadian History: Wilhelm Hespeler" (PDF). German-Canadian Studies Newsletter. Vol. 3, no. 1. Canada. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-06-22. Wilhelm was born on 29 December 1830 in the Grand Duchy of Baden. His mother, Anna Barbara Wick was the granddaughter of the Hungarian nobleman Count Andrassy, and his father a well-to-do merchant who moved from Wurttemberg to Baden.

External links

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