László Széchenyi
László Széchenyi | |
|---|---|
Countess and Count László Széchenyi, c. 1908. | |
| Hungarian Minister to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1933–1935 | |
| Monarch | Miklós Horthy |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | Baron Iván Rubido-Zichy |
| Succeeded by | Szilárd Masirevich |
| 1st Hungarian Minister to the United States | |
| In office 1922–1933 | |
| Monarch | Miklós Horthy |
| President | Warren G. Harding |
| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | John Pelenyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Count László Jenő Mária Henrik Simon Széchenyi de Sárvár-felsővidék 18 February 1879 Horpács, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary) |
| Died | 5 July 1938 (aged 59) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Dionys Széchényi (brother) |
| Children | 5, including Alice Széchenyi |
| Occupation | Military officer, diplomat, Imperial Chamberlain, venture capitalist |
Count László Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (18 February 1879 – 5 July 1938) was an Austro Hungarian military officer, Imperial Chamberlain, diplomat and venture capitalist. His great-uncle was Count István Széchenyi. László Széchenyi married Gladys Vanderbilt, the youngest daughter of Alice Claypoole Gwynne and Cornelius Vanderbilt II.