Count Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely (born 13 October 1828, died 17 May 1901
Retrieved May 20, 2013.) was a
Hungarian aristocrat, horse rider and by birth member of the prominent
Hunyady de Kéthely family.
Early life
Kálmán was born as the second son Count Ferenc
Hunyady de Kéthely (1804–1882) and his wife, Countess Júlia
Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1808–1873). His other siblings were his brother Count László Hunyady de Kéthely (1826-1898) and a sister,
Princess Julia of Serbia.
Biography
He was the first president of the Viennese Harness Racing Club (''Wiener Trabrenn-Verein'') that was founded in 1874. Four years later the club opened a racing track in
Leopoldstadt
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Krieau racecourse is the second oldest race track in
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Hunyady died in 1901 and a
horse race was soon established for his honour. The annual
Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial (german: Graf Kalman Hunyady-Gedenkrennen) is an annual harness racing event at the Krieau Race Track in Vienna, Austria.
The race was established in 1898. In 1901 it was named after the late count Kálmán Hunyady de ...
at Krieau is one of the oldest international races in
European
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harness racing.
Kálmán Hunyady's sister was
Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely
Countess Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely ( sr, Јулија Хуњади де Кетељ; 26 August 1831 – 19 February 1919), was a Hungarian noblewoman and the :List of consorts of Serbia#Obrenović dynasty (1858–82), Princess consort of Serbia ...
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Princess consort of Serbia as the wife of
Mihailo Obrenović III
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Personal life
On 6 October 1862 he married Countess Alexandrine von Buol-Schauenstein (1837-1901). They had one son and one daughter:
* Count Károly Ferenc Mátyás Hunyady de Kéthely (1864-1933), married to Countess Maria Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld (1873-1925); had issue
* Countess Julia Hunyady de Kéthely (1867-1943), married to Count Hugo Alexander Klemens Wenzeslaus von Boos zu Waldeck und Montfort (1869-1945); had issue
References
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1828 births
1901 deaths
Nobility from Vienna
Kalman
People in harness racing
