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Recipient Countess Vince Esterházy
Place of Writing Cenk
Date 1823. April 20.
Language German
Tag emotions
Location of Preservation MTA KIK Kt K 222 21v
Place of Publication SzIN II. 356.
Classification Draft
Content Summary

He asks her to believe that he is determined not to see Henriett again if he should go broke or if he had to admit that he cannot make her happy. He won’t be a burden.

Countess Vince Esterházy née Princess Zsófia Liechtenstein

Aber glauben Sie[a] mir, daß ich fest entschlossen bin nie H–[b] wieder zu sehen, wenn ich ect. ect. zu Grunde gehen sollte, wenn ich gänzlich einsehen müßte, daß ich sie nicht glücklich machen kann. Fürchten Sie sich deshalb nicht, ich werde nie ungelegen ect. seyn – niemanden beschwerlich fallen.


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

[b] Princess Henriett Liechtenstein (1806–1886), later married to Count József Hunyady (1801–1869). For more about Széchenyi’s love for Henriett Liechtenstein: SzIN 2. XLI–LXI.

Recommended reference:

István Széchenyi to Countess Vince Esterházy, Cenk, 20 April 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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