György Festetics

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György Festetics
Minister besides the King of Hungary
In office
20 February 1867 – 19 May 1871
Preceded byKázmér Batthyány
Succeeded byBéla Wenckheim
Personal details
Born(1815-04-23)23 April 1815
Vienna, Empire of Austria
Died12 February 1883(1883-02-12) (aged 67)
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Political partyIndependent
Professionpolitician

Count György László Festetics de Tolna (23 April 1815 – 12 February 1883) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister besides the King between 1867 and 1871.

Early life and ancestry[edit]

He was the offspring from the Hungarian noble House of Festetics. His father was Count Festetics László [hu] (1785–1846), and his mother was Princess Josefine of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1790-1856).[1] His paternal grandfather was count György Festetics de Tolna (1755-1819), who founded the prestigious agricultural college Georgikon, the first of its kind in Europe, that operated in the Festetics Palace in Keszthely.

Private life[edit]

On 17 February 1849 he married Countess Eugénia Erdődy (b. November 1826; d. August 1894), daughter of Count Kajetan Erdődy (1795-1856) and Countess Ernestine of Lerchenfeld-Prennberg (1798-1863). They were parents of Prince Tasziló Festetics von Tolna.

Ancestry[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "genealogy.eu festetics family 03".
Political offices
Preceded by Minister besides the King
1867–1871
Succeeded by