Katinka Kendeffy
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Katinka Kendeffy | |
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 Katinka Kendeffy in 1875, by Franz von Lenbach | |
| Born | Katalin Kendeffy de Malomvíz 1830 |
| Died | 16 May 1896 (aged 65–66) |
| Spouse | Gyula Andrássy |
Countess Katinka Kendeffy de Malomvíz Andrássy (1830 – 16 May 1896) was a Hungarian noblewoman and the wife of Count Gyula Andrássy, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria-Hungary (1871–1879).
Kendeffy was born in Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania) to Count Ádám Kendeffy de Malomvíz (1795-1834) and his wife, Countess Borbála "Bora" Bethlen de Bethlen (1800–1880).[1]
Biography
After the coronation of King Franz Joseph I, she became Hungarian marshalless and an intimate friend of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi). She died in 1896, six years after her husband.
