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Gladys Moore Vanderbilt, Countess Széchenyi (August 27, 1886 – January 29, 1965), was an American heiress from the Vanderbilt family and wife of Hungarian Count László Széchenyi.
This collection is of special interest to those researching the Vanderbilt family and its connection with Vanderbilt University. Additionally, to quote Ms. Archer, “This has really been a study in sociology because this is such a vital, vigorous family with wide-ranging interests”
Vanderbilt, Gladys Moore (1886–1965) American socialite. Name variations: Countess Széchenyi. Born in 1886; died in 1965; daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt (1845–1934); married Count Laszlo Szechenyani also seen as Lásló Széchenyi (Hungarian minister to U.S. and Britain); children: five daughters, including ...
The Vanderbilt family is an American family who gained prominence during the Gilded Age. Their success began with the shipping and railroad empires of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the family expanded into various other areas of industry and philanthropy.
Jun 20, 2019 · In 1908, her aunt Gladys Vanderbilt, the youngest child of railroad magnate Cornelius, married Count László Széchenyi. Széchenyi presented himself as a super wealthy, sophisticated European groom. Some accused him of being a “cheap Italian count” trying to gain access to the Vanderbilt wealth.
Gladys Moore Vanderbilt, Countess Széchenyi (August 27, 1886 – January 29, 1965), was an American heiress from the Vanderbilt family and wife of Hungarian Count László Széchenyi.
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Count László Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (18 February 1879 – 5 July 1938) was an Austro Hungarian military officer, Imperial Chamberlain, diplomat and venture capitalist. His great-uncle was Count István Széchenyi. László Széchenyi married Gladys Vanderbilt, the youngest daughter of Alice Claypoole Gwynne and Cornelius ...
