not to be confused with his grandson Laszlo Szapáry.

László Szapáry
Born(1831-11-22)22 November 1831
Pest, Hungary
Died28 September 1883(1883-09-28) (aged 51)
Pozsony, Austria-Hungary
(today: Bratislava, Slovakia)
AllegianceAustrian Empire Austrian Empire
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary
Years of service1848–1883
RankCavalry General
Battles/warsRevolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire
Battle of Solferino
Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
AwardsOrder of Maria Theresa

Count László Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (22 November 1831 – 28 September 1883) was a Hungarian nobleman and a general of the Austrian Imperial Army.

Early life

Born into the prominent Hungarian House of Szapáry, he was the fourth son of Count Ferenc Szapáry de Muraszombath, Széchysziget et Szapár (1804-1875) and his wife, Countess Rozália Almásy de Zsadány et Török-Szent-Miklós (1806-1887).

Biography

He entered in service during the 1848 revolutions when he fought in Italy. Later he also participated in the Second Italian War of Independence, particularly in the Battle of Solferino. Szapáry played a leading role in the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878.

Personal life

On 28 April 1862, he married Countess Marianne von Grünne (1835-1906), daughter of Count Karl Ludwig von Grünne and his wife, Countess Caroline of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (1808-1886), granddaughter of Prince Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg. Together they had four children:

  • Count Károly István László Szapáry (1864-1878)
  • Countess Ferdinándina Szapáry (1867-1892); unmarried
  • Count Frigyes Szapáry (1869-1935)
  • Countess Ilona Szapáry (1877-1884)
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