Countess Katinka Kendeffy de Malomvíz Andrássy (1830 – 16 May 1896) was a Hungarian noblewoman and the wife of

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Gyula Andrássy, who served as

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(1867–1871) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1871–1879).

Early life

Kendeffy was born in Kolozsvár,

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(now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) to Count Ádám Kendeffy de Malomvíz (1795-1834) and his wife, Countess Borbála "Bora" Bethlen de Bethlen (1800–1880).

Biography

After the coronation of King

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, she became Hungarian marshalless and an intimate friend of

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(''Sisi''). She died in 1896, six years after her husband.

Personal life

She married Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka in

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, on 9 July 1856,''Paris, France & Vicinity Marriages, 1700-1907'' when Andrássy lived in emigration after defeat of the

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. They had four children: * Tivadar (1857–1905): politician, first husband of Countess Eleonóra Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1867–1945) *

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(1858–1952): wife of Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár (1860–1951) who served as Governor of Fiume * Manó (?) * Gyula (1860–1929): politician, second husband of Countess Eleonóra Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1867–1945).

References

External links

Count József Andrássy Gyula Foundation
* Iván Nagy: ''Magyarország családai czimerekkel és nemzedékrendi táblákkal. I-XIII.'' Bp., 1857–1868 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kendeffy, Katinka 1830 births 1896 deaths Hungarian nobility Katinka Kendeffy Date of birth missing Place of birth missing People from Cluj-Napoca