Héder Viczay

Count Héder Viczay de Loós et Hédervár (2 August 1807 – 23 December 1873) was a Hungarian traveler, amateur archaeologist, collector, Imperial and Royal Privy Councillor. He was the last member of the old noble Viczay family.

Héder Viczay
Born2 August 1807
Hédervár, Kingdom of Hungary
Died23 December 1873(1873-12-23) (aged 66)
Hédervár, Austria-Hungary
NationalityHungarian
Occupationtraveler, archaeologist
The native form of this personal name is loósi és hédervári gróf Viczay Héder. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Background

His parents were Count Ferenc Viczay, an Imperial and Royal Chamberlain and Countess Amália Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő. He had three siblings:

  • Károly (1802–1867): Imperial and Royal Privy Councillor, he married Mária Khuen, aunt of later Prime Minister Károly Khuen-Héderváry, in 1829.
  • Adolf (1804–1873): uhlan captain, his wife was Leokádia Anasztázia Lichnovszky since 1837.
  • Antónia (1812–1903): Her first husband was Count Pál Esterházy (1806–1857), the second was Adolf Mengen, an Imperial and Royal Major General.
  • Nagy Iván: Magyarország családai
  • Magyar Nemzetségi Zsebkönyv
  • Vasárnapi Újság, 1874. 2. szám
  • Részletes életrajza
  • Viczay Heder lanya, Mari, a Mezriczky Paulaval valo viszonybol—1855 augusztus 30-an szuletett, Kovagorson.Anykonyvezve Kovago Eors-on.
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