György Festetics


Count György László Festetics de Tolna was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister besides the King between 1867 and 1871.

Family and ancestors

He was the offspring from the Hungarian noble family count Festetics de Tolna. His father was count László Festetics de Tolna, and his mother was Princess Josefine Hohenzollern-Hechingen. His paternal grandfather was count György Festetics de Tolna, who founded the prestigious agricultural college Georgikon, the first of its kind in Europe, that operated in the Festetics Palace in Keszthely.
On 17 feb 1849 he married Countess Eugénia Erdõdy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló.
His son was count Tasziló Festetics, 1st Prince Festetics.

Ancestry