Kemény Simonné Teleki Anna, Erdély „egyik legnemesebb és legeszesebb asszonya” I. Fiatalkora. Eljegyzés ifjú gróf Teleki Domokossal
Anna Teleki, a “most noble and most judicious woman” of Transylvania. Part I. Her youth. Her engagement with Count Domokos Teleki Jr.
Author(s): István VicziánSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület
Keywords: Count Teleki family; Count Bethlen family of Bethlen; Sárpatak (Torda county); Count Domokos Teleki Jr.; history of mineralogy in Transylvania;
Summary/Abstract: The life of Anna Teleki (1783–1851), wife of Count Simon Kemény is presented in 3 parts. Part I deals with his youth, Part II with his marriage to Count Simon Kemény, Part III. with her widowed years.The father of Anna Teleki was Count Domokos Teleki Sr., the later chancellor and memorial writer of Turda, her mother was Countess Judit Bethlen of Bethlen. Her mother dies when she was one years old, and her two brothers follow their mother soon. Until the age of six, she was raised in Apanagyfalu (Nușeni) and Cluj-Napoca by her maternal grandmother, Countess Júlia Wass from Czege, wife of Count Elek Bethlen. When her father remarries, she moves to Sárpatak (Șapartoc). At the age of 15, in 1798, she became the bride of the famous mineral collector, Count Domokos Teleki Jr., but her fiancé tragically died the same year.
Journal: Református Szemle
- Issue Year: 114/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 223-238
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Hungarian