Baron Béla von Wenckheim ( Körösladány, 16 February 1811 –

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, 7 July 1879) was a Austro-Hungarian nobleman, landowner and politician who served as

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for several months in 1875.

Biography

He was born into a rich Austro-Hungarian noble family which originated in

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and was a descendant of the

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from royal Spanien lines, as the eldest son of

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Joseph von Wengkheim (1778-1830) and his wife, Baroness Terézia Orczy de Orczi (1790-1875). He never married and did not have any known children.

Death

Baron Béla von Wenckheim died in

on 7 July 1879, at the age of 68. His body was buried in a family mauseleum of Wenckheim palace,

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References

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