Gyula Széchényi
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Count Gyula Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (11 November 1829, Vienna – 13 January 1921, Budapest[1][2][3][better source needed]) 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.
Gyula Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék | |
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| Minister besides the King of Hungary | |
| In office 29 March 1900 – 27 June 1903 | |
| Preceded by | Kálmán Széll |
| Succeeded by | Károly Khuen-Héderváry |
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| Born | 11 November 1829 Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 13 January 1921 (aged 91) Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Political party | Liberal Party (Hungary) |
| Profession | Politician |
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),[4] and Count Pál Széchényi, the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Trade.[5]
His paternal grandparents were Count Ferenc Széchényi and Countess Julianna Festetics de Tolna.[6] His maternal grandparents were Count Ferenc Franz Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeö and Marie Wilhelmine von Ferraris (a daughter of Count Joseph de Ferraris).[4] Her sister, Countess Melanie Zichy-Ferraris, was the third wife of Prince Klemens von Metternich.[7]
Personal life
He married Countess Karolina Zichy-Ferraris de Zich et Vásonkeő (1845–1871) on 6 July 1863. They had four children, including:<ref name="Harrison1914">
- 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.[3]
Count Széchényi died in Budapest on 13 January 1921.
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