The House of Andrássy is the name of a

Hungarian noble The Hungarian nobility consisted of a privileged group of individuals, most of whom owned landed property, in the Kingdom of Hungary. Initially, a diverse body of people were described as noblemen, but from the late 12th century only high- ...

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 Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

, now called

Sâncrăieni Sâncrăieni ( hu, Csíkszentkirály or colloquially ''Szentkirály'', Hungarian pronunciation: , german: Heilkönig, both meaning "holy king" and referring to King St Stephen of Hungary) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. Composed of a sin ...

, while Krásna Hôrka is a castle in

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

Recent history

The present head of the family is

Count Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

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 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).

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 Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (February 29, 1792 – August 22, 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 ...

(1725–1792), became a Count in 1779 *

Count József Andrássy Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

(1762–1834) * Count

(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 Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka the Younger ( hu, Ifj. Andrássy Gyula; 30 June 1860 – 11 June 1929) was a Hungarian politician. Biography The second son of Count Gyula Andrássy and Countess Katinka Kendeffy, t ...

(1860–1929), son of Gyula Andrássy * Count Julius Andrássy (1961-2021), Grandson of Gyula Andrássy *

William Hespeler William Hespeler (December 29, 1830 – April 18, 1921), born ''Wilhelm'', was a German-Canadian businessman, immigration agent, and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. He served as Speaker of the Legislature and as honorary co ...

(1830-1921), German-Canadian businessman and politician, Great-Grandson of Károly Andrássy *

Adam Beck Sir Adam Beck (June 20, 1857 – August 15, 1925) was a Canadian politician and hydroelectricity advocate who founded the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. Biography Beck was born in Baden, Upper Canada (now Ontario) to German i ...

(1857-1925), Canadian politician, nephew of William Hespeler, Great-Great-Grandson of Károly Andrássy

Places

Andrássy Avenue The House of 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 ...

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

Andrássy Gyula German Language University of Budapest The House of 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- ...

in Budapest

References

External links

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History of the Krásna Hôrka Castle
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