Tasziló Festetics (Hungarian noble, born 1850)

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

Tasziló Festetics de Tolna
Born	(1850-05-05)5 May 1850 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	4 May 1933(1933-05-04) (aged 82) Keszthely, Kingdom of Hungary
Buried	Festetics Mausoleum
Noble family	Festetics
Spouse(s)	Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton ​ ​ (m. 1880; died 1922)​
Issue	Mária Matild Festetics de Tolna György Tasziló Festetics de Tolna Alexandra Olga Festetics de Tolna Karola Friderika Festetics de Tolna
Father	Count György Festetics de Tolna
Mother	Countess Eugénia Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló

Prince Tasziló Festetics de Tolna (5 May 1850[1] – 4 May 1933[2]) was a Hungarian landowner and a member of the House of Festetics.

Early life and ancestry

He was born in Vienna, the son of Count György Festetics de Tolna, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary from 1867 to 1871, and his wife, Countess Eugénia Erdõdy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló (1826-1894).[3] His paternal grandparents were Count Laszlo Festetics von Tolna (1785–1846) and his wife, Princess Josefine of Hohenzollern-Hechingen (1790-1856). His maternal grandparents were Count Kajetan Erdődy (1795-1856) and his wife, Countess Ernestine of Lerchenfeld-Prennberg (1798-1863).

Marriage and family

In 1880 Festetics married Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (11 December 1850, Hamilton Palace – 14 May 1922, Budapest), former wife of Albert I, Prince of Monaco.[4] The couple had four children:

• Countess Mária Matild Georgina Festetics de Tolna (24 May 1881, Baden-Baden – 2 March 1953, Strobl am Wolfgangsee), who married Prince Karl Emil von Fürstenberg. Their grandchildren include Ira von Fürstenberg, Prince Egon von Fürstenberg, and Prince Karl von Schwarzenberg.
• Prince György Tasziló József Festetics de Tolna (4 September 1882, Baden-Baden – 4 August 1941, Keszthely); who married Countess Marie Franziska von Haugwitz.[5]
• Countess Alexandra Olga Eugénia Festetics de Tolna (1 March 1884, Baden-Baden – 23 April 1963, Vienna); who was married first to Prince Karl von Windisch-Grätz (brother-in-law of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria) and later to Prince Erwin zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
• Countess Karola Friderika Mária Festetics de Tolna (17 January 1888, Vienna — 21 January 1951, Strobl); who was married to Baron Oskar Gautsch von Frankenthurn, son of Freiherr Paul Gautsch von Frankenthurn, Minister-President of Cisleithania.

Title of Prince

On 21 June 1911 Count Tasziló Festetics de Tolna was made a Prince with the style of Serene Highness (Durchlaucht) by Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria.[6]

Death

He died at Festetics Palace, Keszthely, the day before his 83rd birthday. His grandson Georg (born 1940) is the current head of the house.

See also

• Festetics family

References

1. Sándor, Halász. Országgyűlési almanach (in Hungarian). Athenaeum. p. 54. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. "Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon 1000-1990". mek.oszk.hu. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
3. "Festetics Tasziló, tolnai herceg". Nemzeti Örökség Intézete (in Hungarian). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
4. Bulletin: Közlemény. Szépművészeti Múzeum. 2003. p. 188. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
5. "Keszthelyi Életrajzi Lexikon". 8 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
6. "A kastély újranyitása a hercegi napon" (PDF). festeticskastely.hu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-04. Retrieved 19 February 2024.