The House of Szapáry (Hungarian: ''Szapáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár'') is the name of an old and important Hungarian noble family, which derived its name from the village of Szapár. The family belonged to the

Hungarian nobility 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- ...

. Members of this family held the title of

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(Hungarian: ''grof'') granted to them on 28 December 1722 by

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and many of them played a prominent role in the history of the

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Notable family members

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 ...

(1798–1876), Hungarian noblewoman. *

László Szapáry ''not to be confused with his grandson Laszlo Szapáry''. Count László Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (22 November 1831 – 28 September 1883) was a Hungarian nobleman and a general of the Austrian Imperial Army. Early l ...

(1831–1883), Austro-Hungarian general who played a leading role in the occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878. *

Gyula Szapáry Count Gyula Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (1 November 1832 – 20 January 1905) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 to 1892. Biography Born into a prominent Hungarian noble famil ...

, (1832–1905), Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 to 1892. *

Frigyes Szapáry Count Frigyes Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (15 November 1869 – 18 March 1935), was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat of Hungarian origin serving as ambassador at St. Petersburg at the outbreak of World War I and who played ...

(1869–1935), Ambassador of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the

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at the outbreak of World War I, who played a key role during the

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of 1914. He is the grandfather of

Princess Michael of Kent Princess Michael of Kent (born Baroness Marie-Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz, 15 January 1945) is a member of the British royal family of German, Austrian, Czech and Hungarian descent. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, ...

. *

György Szapáry György Szapáry (born 1 August 1938) is a Hungarian–Belgian economist, who served as the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States between 2011 and 2015. He was also a former Deputy Governor of the Hungarian National Bank. Early life He was bo ...

(born 1938), economist and diplomat.

Related people

– on her maternal grandfather's side.

References

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