Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely

Count Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely (13 October 1828 – 17 May 1901[1]) was a Hungarian aristocrat, horse rider and by birth member of the prominent Hunyady de Kéthely family.

Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely
Born
Kálmán Hunyady de Kéthely

(1828-10-13)13 October 1828
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died17 May 1901(1901-05-17) (aged 72)
Pozsonyivánka, Austro-Hungarian Empire
CitizenshipHungarian
Parent(s)Count Ferenc Hunyady de Kéthely,
Countess Júlia Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő
RelativesJúlia Hunyady de Kéthely
The native form of this personal name is kéthelyi gróf Hunyady Kálmán. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Early life

Kálmán was born as the second son Count Ferenc Hunyady de Kéthely (1804–1882) and his wife, Countess Júlia Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1808–1873). His other siblings were his brother Count László Hunyady de Kéthely (1826-1898) and a sister, Princess Julia of Serbia.

Biography

He was the first president of the Viennese Harness Racing Club (Wiener Trabrenn-Verein) that was founded in 1874. Four years later the club opened a racing track in Leopoldstadt, Vienna.[2] Krieau racecourse is the second oldest race track in Europe.[3]

Hunyady died in 1901 and a horse race was soon established for his honour.[4] The annual Graf Kalman Hunyady Memorial at Krieau is one of the oldest international races in European harness racing.[5]

Kálmán Hunyady's sister was Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely. She was the Princess consort of Serbia as the wife of Mihailo Obrenović III.[1]

Personal life

On 6 October 1862 he married Countess Alexandrine von Buol-Schauenstein (1837-1901). They had one son and one daughter:

  • Count Károly Ferenc Mátyás Hunyady de Kéthely (1864-1933), married to Countess Maria Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld (1873-1925); had issue
  • Countess Julia Hunyady de Kéthely (1867-1943), married to Count Hugo Alexander Klemens Wenzeslaus von Boos zu Waldeck und Montfort (1869-1945); had issue

References
  1. Hunyady de Kéthely family Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  2. Krieau racecourse Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 20, 2013. (in German)
  3. Vienna Direct, The Krieau Harness Racing Club Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  4. Hunyady family history Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  5. "Carl Otto in the Graf Kalman Hunyady Gedenkrennen". KG Bertmarks Hingstdepå. October 13, 1997. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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