László Szapáry

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not to be confused with his grandson Laszlo Szapáry.

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László Szapáry
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Born(1831-11-22)22 November 1831
Pest, Hungary
Died28 September 1883(1883-09-28) (aged 51)
Pozsony, Austria-Hungary
(today: Bratislava, Slovakia)
AllegianceAustrian Empire Austrian Empire
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
Years of service1848–1883
RankCavalry General
Battles/warsRevolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire
Battle of Solferino
Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
AwardsOrder of Maria Theresa
The native form of this personal name is szapári, muraszombati és széchy-szigeti gróf Szapáry László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Count László Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (22 November 1831 – 28 September 1883) was a Hungarian general of the Austrian Imperial Army, entered in service during the 1848 revolutions when he fought in Italy. Later he also participated in the Second Italian War of Independence, particularly in the Battle of Solferino. Szapáry played a leading role in the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878.

He was the fourth son of Count Ferenc Szapáry and Rozália Almásy. He married Marianne (née Gräfin von Grünne) on 28 April 1862. Together they had four children: Károly István László, Ferdinándina, Frigyes and Ilona.

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