Countess Júlia Hunyady de Kéthely (Serbian: Јулија Хуњади де Кетељ; 26 August 1831 – 19 February 1919), was a Hungarian noblewoman and the Princess consort of Serbia as the wife of Prince Mihailo Obrenović III. She remained a widow for seven and a half years after his assassination in 1868, until January 1876 when she married her lover, Duke Karl von Arenberg, Prince von Recklinghausen.
Júlia was born in Vienna into an old, noble Hungarian family, the only daughter of Count Ferenc Hunyady de Kéthely (1804–1882) and Countess Júlia Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő (1808–1873). She had three brothers, László (1826-1898), Kálmán and Vilmos (b. 1830). On 1 August 1853, less than a month before her 22nd birthday, she married her first husband Mihailo Obrenović, the deposed ruler of Serbia.
Princess of Serbiaedit
On 26 September 1860, after the death of his father Miloš Obrenović, he once again assumed power as the ruler of Serbia, making Julia, the Princess consort. She was not popular with the Serbs as they mistrusted her Catholic religion and Hungarian background.[2] Prince Mihailo was not a faithful husband, and he had at least one illegitimate son. His last mistress was Katarina Konstantinović, the young, pretty daughter of his first cousin, Princess Anka Obrenović, both of whom resided at the royal court at Mihailo's request. Katarina had even entertained hopes of eventually becoming Mihailo's wife on account of Julia's inability to bear the Prince a child, and Mihailo was considering a divorce in spite of the national outrage such a move would invariably cause.[2] In 1867, the esteemed Prime Minister Ilija Garasanin was dismissed from his post for having voiced his opposition to Mihailo's proposed divorce and marriage to Katarina. Katarina openly despised Princess Júlia and made her life miserable by flaunting her affair with Mihailo.[3] Júlia retaliated by conducting her own love affair with Duke Karl von Arenberg (1831-1896).[3] Duke Karl was a younger son of Prosper Louis, 7th Duke of Arenberg and a second cousin once removed of the Empress Sissi.[4]
Later lifeedit
On 10 June 1868, Mihailo was taking a stroll through the park of Košutnjak, close to the royal summer residence on the outskirts of Belgrade. He was in the company of Princess Anka and his mistress, Katarina. All three were shot by assassins, leaving Prince Mihailo and Princess Anka dead, while Katarina was wounded. It was believed at the time that the assassination was the work of the Karađorđević, the rival dynasty of the Obrenović. Mihailo was succeeded by Milan IV, his cousin and the son of Princess Anka's brother, Miloš. Milan would in 1882 reign as King Milan I of Serbia.
The same year Mihailo was assassinated, Katarina married General Milivoje Blaznavac and later assumed the role of first lady at her cousin, King Milan's court, when the latter's wife, Queen Natalija separated from him to live abroad. Julia continued her love affair with Duke Karl, finally marrying him on 16 January 1876 at Ivanka pri Dunaji.[5][6] She became Duchess von Arenberg and Princess von Recklinghausen upon her second marriage.
She died, childless, in her birthplace of Vienna on 19 February 1919. She was 87 years old.
júlia, hunyady, kéthely, countess, serbian, Јулија, Хуњади, де, Кетељ, august, 1831, february, 1919, hungarian, noblewoman, princess, consort, serbia, wife, prince, mihailo, obrenović, remained, widow, seven, half, years, after, assassination, 1868, until, jan. Countess Julia Hunyady de Kethely Serbian Јuliјa Huњadi de Keteљ 26 August 1831 19 February 1919 was a Hungarian noblewoman and the Princess consort of Serbia as the wife of Prince Mihailo Obrenovic III She remained a widow for seven and a half years after his assassination in 1868 until January 1876 when she married her lover Duke Karl von Arenberg Prince von Recklinghausen Julia Hunyady de KethelyЈuliјa Huњadi de KeteљPrincess consort of SerbiaTenure26 September 1860 10 June 1868Born 1831 08 26 26 August 1831Vienna Austrian EmpireDied19 February 1919 1919 02 19 aged 87 Vienna German AustriaBurialVienna Central Cemetery 1 SpouseMihailo Obrenovic III Prince of SerbiaHouseHouse of ObrenovicHunyady de KethelyHouse of ArenbergFatherCount Ferenc Hunyady de KethelyMotherCountess Julia Zichy de Zich et VasonkeoReligionRoman CatholicThe native form of this personal name is kethelyi grof Hunyady Julia This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals Coat of arms of the Counts Hunyady de Kethely Contents 1 Life 1 1 Princess of Serbia 1 2 Later life 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingLife edit nbsp Julia Hunyady Bernard 1855 Julia was born in Vienna into an old noble Hungarian family the only daughter of Count Ferenc Hunyady de Kethely 1804 1882 and Countess Julia Zichy de Zich et Vasonkeo 1808 1873 She had three brothers Laszlo 1826 1898 Kalman and Vilmos b 1830 On 1 August 1853 less than a month before her 22nd birthday she married her first husband Mihailo Obrenovic the deposed ruler of Serbia Princess of Serbia edit On 26 September 1860 after the death of his father Milos Obrenovic he once again assumed power as the ruler of Serbia making Julia the Princess consort She was not popular with the Serbs as they mistrusted her Catholic religion and Hungarian background 2 Prince Mihailo was not a faithful husband and he had at least one illegitimate son His last mistress was Katarina Konstantinovic the young pretty daughter of his first cousin Princess Anka Obrenovic both of whom resided at the royal court at Mihailo s request Katarina had even entertained hopes of eventually becoming Mihailo s wife on account of Julia s inability to bear the Prince a child and Mihailo was considering a divorce in spite of the national outrage such a move would invariably cause 2 In 1867 the esteemed Prime Minister Ilija Garasanin was dismissed from his post for having voiced his opposition to Mihailo s proposed divorce and marriage to Katarina Katarina openly despised Princess Julia and made her life miserable by flaunting her affair with Mihailo 3 Julia retaliated by conducting her own love affair with Duke Karl von Arenberg 1831 1896 3 Duke Karl was a younger son of Prosper Louis 7th Duke of Arenberg and a second cousin once removed of the Empress Sissi 4 Later life edit On 10 June 1868 Mihailo was taking a stroll through the park of Kosutnjak close to the royal summer residence on the outskirts of Belgrade He was in the company of Princess Anka and his mistress Katarina All three were shot by assassins leaving Prince Mihailo and Princess Anka dead while Katarina was wounded It was believed at the time that the assassination was the work of the Karađorđevic the rival dynasty of the Obrenovic Mihailo was succeeded by Milan IV his cousin and the son of Princess Anka s brother Milos Milan would in 1882 reign as King Milan I of Serbia The same year Mihailo was assassinated Katarina married General Milivoje Blaznavac and later assumed the role of first lady at her cousin King Milan s court when the latter s wife Queen Natalija separated from him to live abroad Julia continued her love affair with Duke Karl finally marrying him on 16 January 1876 at Ivanka pri Dunaji 5 6 She became Duchess von Arenberg and Princess von Recklinghausen upon her second marriage She died childless in her birthplace of Vienna on 19 February 1919 She was 87 years old See also editList of Serbian consortsReferences edit Royal Tombs a b Cox John K 2002 The History of Serbia illustrated ed Greenwood Publishing Group p 47 ISBN 9780313312908 a b Alexander Palace Time Machine Retrieved 20 June 2010 verification needed Elisabeth Herzogin in Bayern Relationship Calculator genealogics org Marek Miroslav Hunyady de Kethely family Genealogy EU self published source Charles Prince et Duc d Arenberg Genealogics Further reading editMarek Miroslav Obrenovic family Genealogy EU Royal titlesPreceded byPersida Nenadovic Princess consort of Serbia26 September 1860 10 June 1868 Succeeded byNatalija Kesco Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julia Hunyady de Kethely amp oldid 1181308181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
