Countess Katalin Károlyi (née Countess Katalin Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai; 21 September 1892 – 12 June 1985) was a Hungarian noblewoman and the wife of Count Mihály Károlyi, who served as Prime Minister then President of the First Hungarian Republic after the First World War.
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| Born | Katalin Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai 21 September 1892 |
| Died | 12 June 1985 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Spouse | Mihály Károlyi |
| Children | Éva Ádám Judit |
| Parent(s) | Tivadar Andrássy Eleonóra Zichy |
They lived abroad since 1919. She was called by political opponents as Red Countess after her husband.
Family edit
Her father was Count Tivadar Andrássy, a politician and painter, eldest son of Prime Minister of Hungary Gyula Andrássy. She was named after her grandmother, Countess Katinka Kendeffy. She had three sisters: Ilona, Borbála and Klára (or Kája).
She married Count Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955) on 7 November 1914 in Budapest. According to Hungarian tradition, she wore the name of her husband. They had three children: Éva, Ádám and Judit.
Films edit
- The Red Countess, a 1985 Hungarian drama film directed by András Kovács.
Further reading edit
- Károlyi Mihályné: Együtt a száműzetésben, Európa, ISBN 963-07-3646-2
- Károlyi Mihályné: Együtt a forradalomban, Európa, ISBN 963-07-3638-1
External links edit
Media related to Katinka Andrássy at Wikimedia Commons- Iván Nagy: Magyarország családai czimerekkel és nemzedékrendi táblákkal. I-XIII. Bp., 1857–1868
- Marek, Miroslav. "Andrássy family tree". Genealogy.EU.
- 20 éve hunyt el Andrássy Katinka, a vörös grófnő (2005)
- A magyar irodalom története 1945–1975 / Károlyi Mihályné (1898–1986)
- Grófnő a hídon. Károlyi Mihályné és a baloldaliság
