Andrássy

Arms of the Andrássy family

Mansion of the family in Tiszadob

Andrássy is the name of a Hungarian noble family of very ancient lineage that was prominent in Hungarian history. 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.

Recent history[]

The present head of the family is Count Gyula Andrássy de Csik-Szent-Király et Kraszna-Horka (b. 1927), 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).

Count Gyula Andrássy is the son of the late Count (1893–1990) and his late wife, née Countess (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).

Notable family members[]

(1686-?), of Gemer
(1659–1715), Obergespan of Gemer, son of Miklós Andrássy
Baron István Andrássy, Hungarian general and brother of Péter Andrássy
Baron
Baron (1725–1792), became a Count in 1779
(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
Count Julius Andrássy (1961-2021) Grandson of Gyula Andrássy

Places[]

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

External links[]

Marek, Miroslav. "Andrássy genealogy". Genealogy.EU.
History of the Krásna Hôrka Castle, hradkrasnahorka.sk

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