Tasziló Festetics (Hungarian noble, born 1850)

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Prince Tasziló Festetics de Tolna (5 May 1850[1] – 4 May 1933[2]) was a Hungarian landowner and a member of the House of Festetics.

Tasziló Festetics de Tolna
Born(1850-05-05)5 May 1850
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died4 May 1933(1933-05-04) (aged 82)
Keszthely, Kingdom of Hungary
BuriedFestetics Mausoleum
Noble familyFestetics
Spouse(s)
(m. 1880; died 1922)
IssueMária Matild Festetics de Tolna
György Tasziló Festetics de Tolna
Alexandra Olga Festetics de Tolna
Karola Friderika Festetics de Tolna
FatherCount György Festetics de Tolna
MotherCountess Eugénia Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló

Early life and ancestry

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He was born in Vienna, the son of Count György Festetics de Tolna, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary from 1867 to 1871, and his wife, Countess Eugénia Erdõdy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló (1826-1894).[3] His paternal grandparents were Count Laszlo Festetics von Tolna (1785–1846) and his wife, Princess Josefine of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1790-1856). His maternal grandparents were Count Kajetan Erdődy (1795-1856) and his wife, Countess Ernestine of Lerchenfeld-Prennberg (1798-1863).

Marriage and family

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In 1880 Festetics married Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (11 December 1850, Hamilton Palace – 14 May 1922, Budapest), former wife of Albert I, Prince of Monaco.[4] The couple had four children:

Title of Prince

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On 21 June 1911 Count Tasziló Festetics de Tolna was made a Prince with the style of Serene Highness (Durchlaucht) by Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria.[6]

Death

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He died at Festetics Palace, Keszthely, the day before his 83rd birthday. His grandson Georg (born 1940) is the current head of the house.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sándor, Halász. Országgyűlési almanach (in Hungarian). Athenaeum. p. 54. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000-1990". mek.oszk.hu. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Festetics Tasziló, tolnai herceg". Nemzeti Örökség Intézete (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ Bulletin: Közlemény. Szépművészeti Múzeum. 2003. p. 188. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Keszthelyi Életrajzi Lexikon". 8 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  6. ^ "A kastély újranyitása a hercegi napon" (PDF). festeticskastely.hu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 19 February 2024.