József Somssich Biography

Hungarian politician (1864–1941)

The native form of this personal name is saárdi gróf Somssich József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Count József Adolf Somssich de Saárd (9 December 1864 – 22 January 1941) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1919 and 1920. Until the First World War he worked for some of emb*ies (Genova, Berlin, Paris). Between 1920 and 1924 he served as amb*ador to Vatican. Somssich was a member of the House of Magnates.

Somssich's wife was Countess Kamilla Szőgyény-Marich (1876–1966), a daughter of a former diplomat and minister Count László Szőgyény-Marich. Their wedding was held in Berlin in 1899, the event was also attended by the German Emperor William II. The marrying cleric was Sámuel Etyey, the Bishop of Pécs.

References

    External links

    • Magyar Életrajzi Lexikon


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