Klára Andrássy

Klára Andrássy
Born January 18, 1898
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died April 12, 1941(1941-04-12) (aged 43)
Dubrovnik, Independent State of Croatia
Nationality Hungarian
Spouse(s) Károly Odescalchi
Parent(s) Tivadar Andrássy
Eleonóra Zichy
The native form of this personal name is csíkszentkirályi és krasznahorkai grófnő Andrássy Klára. This article uses the Western name order.

Countess Klára Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (Kája; January 18, 1898 – April 12, 1941) was a Hungarian-born noblewoman, who later became a Czechoslovak Communist and revolutionist. She joined Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. She organized sabotages against Nazi road and rail consignments. She was bombed to death in Dubrovnik in 1941. She lost her legs before died from injuries.

Family

Her father was Count Tivadar Andrássy, a politician and painter, eldest son of Prime Minister of Hungary Gyula Andrássy. She had three elder sisters: Ilona, Borbála and Katalin (or Katinka). Klára Andrássy married Prince Károly Odescalchi (1896–1987) on October 5, 1921, but they divorced in 1929.

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