Count Manó Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (3 March 1821 – 23 April 1891) was a
Hungarian painter, caricaturist, collector, traveler, and politician. He was a member of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its ma ...
. He served as a representative in the
Diet of Hungary
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from 1881 to 1891.
He participated in the
Hungarian Revolution of 1848
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. After the defeat he lived in emigration, at that time he traveled
Asia
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(mainly
China
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and
India
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). After his return, he acquired great merit for the regulation of the
Tisza river
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders.
The Tisza be ...
. He became Count (''comes'') of
Gömör és Kis-Hont and
Zemplén Counties.
Family
His parents were Count
Károly Andrássy
Count Károly Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (February 29, 1792 – August 22, 1845) was a Hungarian politician, who served as emissary to Gömör és Kis-Hont County in the Diets of 1839 and 1844.
Background
His parents were ...
, a politician and Countess
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 ...
. His younger brother was
Gyula Andrássy Sr.,
Prime Minister of Hungary
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and
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary. Manó married Countess Gabriella
Pálffy de Erdőd
Pálffy or Palffy is a Hungarian surname which means "son of Pál (Paul)". The family name is common in Hungary and Slovakia.
Pálffy ab Erdöd noble family
The most famous bearers of the name Pálffy are the members of the Austro-Hungarian noble ...
(1833–1914).
Works
* ''Az Utazás Kelet Indiákon: Ceylon, Java, Khina, Bengal'' (1853)
* ''Hazai vadászatok és sport'' (editor, 1857)
External links
* Művészeti Kislexikon, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1973
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1821 births
1891 deaths
Hungarian politicians
Mano
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People
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* Mano (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
* Mano (Mozambican footballer) (born 1984), real name Celso Halilo de Abdul
* Mano (Portuguese footballer) ...
Members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
19th-century Hungarian painters