Metternich-Zichy, Melanie von |
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BORN 27 Feb 1832, Wien - DIED 16 Nov 1919, Wien GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Hietzinger Friedhof, Maxingstraße 15, Hietzing (Gruppe 08, Nummer MS2) |
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Melanie Metternich was the daughter of the diplomat Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859) and his third wife Melanie Zichy-Ferraris (1805-1854), the daughter of field marshall Franz Zichy-Ferraris. On 20 November 1853 she married Count József Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeo (1814-1897), whose sister Antónia Zichy married Lajos Batthyány. She had less conservative views than her father and she was involved in the foundation of the Christian Social Party in Austria and Karl Lueger and Karl Freiherr von Vogelsang visited at her palace. |
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 The mausoleum of Melanie von Metternich at the Hietzing Friedhof, Vienna. Picture by Androom (26 Aug 2014) |
 The mausoleum of Melanie von Metternich at the Hietzing Friedhof, Vienna. Picture by Androom (26 Aug 2014) |
Sources • Metternich, Staatsman und Kavalier, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München, 1978 • Melanie Metternich-Zichy - Wikipedia (EN) |
