Katinka Andrássy

Countess Katalin Károlyi (née Countess Katalin Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai; 21 September 1892 – 12 June 1985) was a Hungarian noblewoman and the wife of Count Mihály Károlyi, who served as Prime Minister then President of the First Hungarian Republic after the First World War.

Katinka Andrássy
Born
Katalin Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály és Krasznahorkai

21 September 1892
Died12 June 1985(1985-06-12) (aged 92)
NationalityHungarian
SpouseMihály Károlyi
ChildrenÉva
Ádám
Judit
Parent(s)Tivadar Andrássy
Eleonóra Zichy

They lived abroad since 1919. She was called by political opponents as Red Countess after her husband.

Family

Her father was Count Tivadar Andrássy, a politician and painter, eldest son of Prime Minister of Hungary Gyula Andrássy. She was named after her grandmother, Countess Katinka Kendeffy. She had three sisters: Ilona, Borbála and Klára (or Kája).

She married Count Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955) on 7 November 1914 in Budapest. According to Hungarian tradition, she wore the name of her husband. They had three children: Éva, Ádám and Judit.

Films

Further reading

  • Károlyi Mihályné: Együtt a száműzetésben, Európa, ISBN 963-07-3646-2
  • Károlyi Mihályné: Együtt a forradalomban, Európa, ISBN 963-07-3638-1
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