Count Manó Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (3 March 1821 – 23 April 1891) was a Hungarian painter, caricaturist, collector, traveler, and politician. He was a member of the

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. He served as a representative in the

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from 1881 to 1891. He participated in the

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. After the defeat he lived in emigration, at that time he traveled

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(mainly

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and

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). After his return, he acquired great merit for the regulation of the

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. He became Count (''comes'') of Gömör és Kis-Hont and Zemplén Counties.

Family

His parents were Count

Károly Andrássy Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (29 February 1792 – 22 August 1845) was a Hungarian politician, who served as emissary to Gömör és Kis-Hont County in the Diets of 1839 and 1844. Background His parents were C ...

, a politician and Countess

Etelka Szapáry Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (26 September 1798 – 10 November 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a landowner. Early life Born as a member of an old noble House of Szapáry, she was the seco ...

. His younger brother was Gyula Andrássy Sr.,

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and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary. Manó married Countess Gabriella

Pálffy de Erdőd Pálffy or Palffy is a Hungarian surname which means "son of Pál (Paul)". The family name is common in Hungary and Slovakia. Pálffy ab Erdöd noble family The most famous bearers of the name Pálffy are the members of the Austro-Hungarian noble ...

(1833–1914).

Works

* ''Az Utazás Kelet Indiákon: Ceylon, Java, Khina, Bengal'' (1853) * ''Hazai vadászatok és sport'' (editor, 1857)

External links

* Művészeti Kislexikon, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1973 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrassy, Mano 1821 births 1891 deaths People from Košice

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