An ancient breed once favored by Hungarian nobility, the kuvasz (pronounced KOO-vahz; plural kuvaszok, pronounced KOO-vah-sock) are giant, elegant dogs with a rich history.Sometimes called kuvs ...

Countess Katalin Bánffy-Jelen, who has died in Tangier aged 101, came to prominence at the age of 78 when she brought a forgotten masterpiece of European literature to international attention.

FOR CENTURIES Slovakia was part of the Hungarian Empire. In the 9th and 10th centuries when the kingdom was being established, power became more concentrated in the hands of the Hungarian nobility.

The party’s over: Sepy is dead. Sepy was “Baron” Joseph de Bicske Dobronyi, the globetrotting Coconut Grove bon vivant who claimed Hungarian nobility and movie-star girlfriends, — and ...