György Festetics

György Festetics
Minister besides the King of Hungary
In office 20 February 1867 – 19 May 1871
Preceded by	Kázmér Batthyány
Succeeded by	Béla Wenckheim
Personal details
Born	(1815-04-23)23 April 1815 Vienna, Empire of Austria
Died	12 February 1883(1883-02-12) (aged 67) Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Political party	Independent
Profession	politician

The native form of this personal name is tolnai gróf Festetics György. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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

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

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

Ancestors of György Festetics

16. Baron Kristóf Festetics de Tolna 8. Count Pál Festetics de Tolna 17. Judit Mezőszegedi 4. Count György Festetics de Tolna 18. Count Imre Bossányi de Nagybossány 9. Countess Júlia Bossányi de Nagybossány 19. Éva Korláthköy 2. Count László Festetics de Tolna 20. István Sallér de Jakabháza 10. István Sallér de Jakabháza 21. Countess Klára Nádasdy de Nemes 5. Judit Sallér de Jakabháza 22. István Motesiczky 11. Judit Motesiczky de Felsőmontesicz et Keselőkő 23. Countess Anna Sándor de Szlavnicza 1. György Festetics 24. Count Herrmann Friedrich of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 12. Count Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 25. Countess Josefa von Oettingen-Spielberg 6. Hermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 26. Count Herman IX Otto van Hoensbroeck-Geulle 13. Countess Anna von Hoensbroech 27. Countess Anna Maria von Daun gen. Zievel, Herrn zu Bettenburg 3. Princess Josefine of Hohenzollern-Hechingen 28. Ernst Jakob, Domherr zu Köln, Erbtruchseß von Waldburg-Wurzach 14. Franz Ernst, Erbtruchseß Gf von Waldburg zu Zeil und Friedberg 29. Countess Anna Ludovika von Waldburg zu Wolfegg 7. Countess Maria Antonia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Wurzach 30. Albrecht Eusebius, Count of Königsegg-Rothenfels 15. Maria Eleonora, Countess von Königsegg und Rothenfels 31. Countess Klara Philippina von Manderscheid

References

1. "genealogy.eu festetics family 03".

• Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon
• Marek, Miroslav. "Festetics family". Genealogy.EU.^{[self-published source][better source needed]}

Political offices
Preceded by Kázmér Batthyány	Minister besides the King 1867–1871	Succeeded by Béla Wenckheim