{"id":429,"date":"2019-06-10T09:54:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T07:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.321go.si\/castle-murska-sobota\/rodbina-szapary\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:44:35","slug":"the-szapary-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.321go.si\/en\/castle-murska-sobota\/the-szapary-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The Szap\u00e1ry family"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Szap\u00e1ry family<\/h1>\n

1687\u20131934<\/h4>\n

The Hungarian noble family Szap\u00e1ry owned Murska Sobota Castle for almost 250 years. From the late 17th century onwards, when Peter Szap\u00e1ry bought the town of Murska Sobota, including 40 surrounding settlements and the castle; his descendants resided here and they held the title of Counts of Murska Sobota, Sz\u00e1p\u00e1r and Sz\u00e9chisziget.<\/h6>\n

Peter Szap\u00e1ry (1630- 1699\/1703) is held to be the first of the noble family of the Szap\u00e1rys. He purchased the Murska Sobota and Sz\u00e9chisziget estates and was ennobled as a baron by King Leopold I in 1690. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\"Peter<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPeter Szap\u00e1ry’s sabre\u2013 Photo: Tomislav Vre\u010di\u010d<\/p>\n

In 1722 his sons Peter Jr. and Nicholas were awarded the title of count by King Charles III, a title that passes to the male descendants. These descendants occupied high government, political, and academic positions. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\"Votive<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tVotive painting with Peter Szap\u00e1ry, 2nd half of the 18th century \u2013 Source: Franciscan monastery of the Holy Trinity in Slovenske gorice.<\/p>\n

In the 19th century the castle was home to Count Antal Szap\u00e1ry (1802\u20131883) and his son Geza (1828\u20131898).<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\"G\u00e9za<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tG\u00e9za Szap\u00e1ry, reproduction of a portrait by Mikl\u00f3s Barab\u00e1s from 1867 \u2013 Source: PMMS.<\/p>\n

The older son of Count Geza, Ladislaus Szap\u00e1ry (1864\u20131939), was the last owner of Murska Sobota Castle. He married Countess Irene Ungnad von Weissenwolf in 1910, but they did not have children. Hi died in Vienna in 1939.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\"Portrait<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPortrait of Ladislaus Szap\u00e1ry, 1898 \u2013 Source: Wikipedia.<\/p>\n

Paul Szap\u00e1ry (1873\u20131917), Ladislaus’ younger brother, married Countess Maria Ludovica Stanislawa Przezdzdiecka in 1898 and died in 1917. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\"Photography<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tPhotography of Paul Szap\u00e1ry with his wife Maria Ludovica, Strelisky, 1898 \u2013 Source: PMMS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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