''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 life
Born into the prominent Hungarian
House of Szapáry, he was the fourth son of Count Ferenc Szapáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár (1804-1875) and his wife, Countess Rozália Almásy de Zsadány et Török-Szent-Miklós (1806-1887).
Biography
He entered in service during the
1848 revolutions when he fought in Italy. Later he also participated in the
Second Italian War of Independence
The Second Italian War of Independence, also called the Sardinian War, the Austro-Sardinian War, the Franco-Austrian War, or the Italian War of 1859 (Italian: ''Seconda guerra d'indipendenza italiana''; German: ''Sardinischer Krieg''; French: ...
, particularly in the
Battle of Solferino
The Battle of Solferino (referred to in Italy as the Battle of Solferino and San Martino) on 24 June 1859 resulted in the victory of the allied Second French Empire, French army under Napoleon III and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, Piedmont- ...
. Szapáry played a leading role in the
Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The campaign to establish Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina lasted from 29 July to 20 October 1878 against the local resistance fighters, Muslims and orthodox Serbs, supported unofficially by troops of the Ottoman Empire. The Austro ...
in 1878.
Personal life
On 28 April 1862, he married Countess Marianne von
Grünne (1835-1906), daughter of Count
Karl Ludwig von Grünne and his wife, Countess Caroline of
Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (1808-1886), granddaughter of
Prince Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg. Together they had four children:
* Count Károly István László Szapáry (1864-1878)
* Countess Ferdinándina Szapáry (1867-1892); unmarried
* Count
Frigyes Szapáry (1869-1935)
* Countess Ilona Szapáry (1877-1884)
External links
László Szapáry genealogy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szapary, Laszlo
1831 births
1883 deaths
Nobility from Budapest
Laszlo
Military personnel from Budapest
People from Austria-Hungary
