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Born into Austro-Hungarian nobility in 1915, Countess Geraldine Margit Virginia Olga Mária Apponyi de Nagy-Appony was introduced to King Zog I in 1937 upon his request, having admired her photograph.
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.
He was the Archduke Albrecht of Habsburg, claimant to the Hungarian Throne (TIME, Jan. 24 et ante). As the Black Archduke passed through the Gate of Honor, two lines of guards with leopard skins ...
The iconic English singer/songwriter died January 30 at age 78, leaving behind a film career cut short by turmoil in her life. Best known initially for “As Tears Go By” in 1964 when she was ...
The Aristocratic Touch The reign of the Renaissance king, Matthias Corvinus, in the 15th century marked a high point in Hungarian culinary history. Corvinus, with his Naples-born wife Beatrice, ...
THE HOUSE IN VIENNA (244 pp.)—Edith de Born—Knopf ($3.95).Aristocracy, like fine cheese, is usually at its most interesting in an advanced state of decay. Chekhov demonstrated this in ...
Three members of the Hungarian nobility and former statesmen, Prince Ludwig Windisch-Graetz, Count Szmrecsani and Baron Sigismund Perenyi are behind prison bars.
Books Received Published: 21 December 1882 Im Fernen Osten, Reisen des Grafen Bela Szechenyi in den Jahren 1877-1880 A. H. KEANE Nature 27, 170–172 (1882) Cite this article ...
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 ...
Once the residence of the Hungarian Wonder Mare Kincsem and his owner, and a playground for the Hungarian nobility, this downtown palace near Astoria has been standing covered up for years. But fear ...