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Recipient Countess Vince Esterházy
Place of Writing Vienna
Date 1823. December 30.
Language German
Tag emotions
Location of Preservation MTA KIK Kt K 222 67.
Place of Publication SzIN II. 435–436.
Classification Draft
Content Summary

She was very good to his mother.

Countess Vince Esterházy née Princess Zsófia Liechtenstein

Sie[a] waren mit meiner Mutter so gut, Sie haben es so leicht gehabt — und verdarben sich’s selber.

[a] Princess Zsófia of Liechtenstein (1798–1869), wife of Count Vince Esterházy (1781–1835), a friend and cousin of Széchenyi. They were married in 1817.

Recommended reference:

István Széchenyi to Countess Vince Esterházy, Vienna, 30 December 1823. Edited and annotated by Szilvia Czinege. Published in Correspondence of István Széchenyi. Digital edition. Edited by Szilvia Czinege and Zoltán Fónagy. https://szechenyilevelezes.abtk.hu/ Abbreviation for further references: SzIL-Digit.

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