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Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai
Countess Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai de Marosnémethi et Nádaska (14 January 1918 – 18 April 2013) was a Hungarian noblewoman and wife of István Horthy, son of Regent Miklós Horthy and Deputy Regent of Hungary for a short time in 1942.
Biography.
She was born in Budapest, the third daughter of Count Lipót Edelsheim-Gyulai and Gabriella Pejacsevich (). She spent her childhood in Felsőelefánt (today: "Horné Lefantovce, Slovakia"), the family's estate in Upper Hungary.
also had a role in rescuing Jews. After the unsuccessful desertion attempts and Operation Panzerfaust, she emigrated with her father-in-law, the Regent. She wrote her memoir with the title of "Becsület és kötelesség" ("Honor and Duty"). She lived in the United Kingdom until her death at Lewes, aged 95.
References.
- Horthy Istvánné gróf Edelsheim-Gyulai Ilona a kiralyihagyomanyőrzők honlapján
- Edelsheim-Gyulai Ilona Becsület és kötelesség című könyvének ismertetője.
- Az „irigyelt házasság