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640:Godsey,
629:op. cit.
615:op. cit.
575:op. cit.
573:Godsey,
562:op. cit.
560:Godsey,
370:Born in
297:Kamilla
292:Children
1340:Somogyi
1277:Horváth
1267:Horváth
1193:Hennyey
1188:Sztójay
1113:Bethlen
1065:Regency
1050:Lovászy
1045:Tánczos
1040:Ágoston
979:Roszner
453:Potsdam
267:Hungary
242:Austria
1350:Balázs
1335:Kovács
1325:Kovács
1257:Molnár
1247:Kállai
1224:Molnár
1209:Kemény
1183:Ghyczy
1178:Kállay
1163:Teleki
1153:Imrédy
1143:Gömbös
1098:Teleki
1088:Teleki
1078:Teleki
1030:Pogány
1020:Harrer
969:Burián
964:Lukács
909:Jósika
521:Gräfin
414:Kaiser
376:László
372:Vienna
360:Berlin
348:German
299:Mária
284:Spouse
234:Vienna
1345:Göncz
1287:Péter
1148:Kánya
1133:Walko
1123:Walko
1093:Gratz
989:Zichy
954:Zichy
924:Széll
879:Orczy
515:Count
500:Notes
434:Count
301:Ilona
265:(now
240:(now
1302:Horn
1292:Puja
1272:Nagy
1252:Kiss
1229:Rajk
1138:Puky
508:Graf
490:Csór
474:and
366:Life
259:Csór
249:Died
221:Born
1282:Sík
1035:Kun
1025:Kun
327:is
1382::
436:.
362:.
350::
261:,
236:,
816:e
809:t
802:v
603:.
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