Mihály Viczay

Count Mihály Viczay de Loós et Hédervár (July 25, 1757 – March 18, 1831) was a Hungarian numismatist, amateur archaeologist, collector. He was a member of the old noble Viczay family.

Mihály Viczay
BornJuly 25, 1757
Hédervár, Kingdom of Hungary
DiedMarch 18, 1831(1831-03-18) (aged 73)
NationalityHungarian
Occupationarchaeologist, numismatist
The native form of this personal name is loósi és hédervári gróf Viczay Mihály. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Life

His parents were Count Ferenc Mihály, Sr. and Countess Terézia Draskovich. At first, he studied law, but very interested in archeology, so he retired to Hédervár, where antiques and had already accumulated a collection of coins. One of the most beautiful museum was his private collection in his birthplace, where a large number of foreign scientists visited. Among others, like the Italian Sestini and English writer Robert Towns also commemorated those collections.

He married Countess Mária Anna Grassalkovich de Gyarak on June 15, 1775. They had three children:

  • Mihály (1777–?): he married Countess Mária Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő.
  • Ferenc (1780–1836): his wife was Countess Amália Zichy de Zich et Vásonkeő. One of their children was Count Héder Viczay.
  • Karolina (1789–1839): her husband was Count Antal II Khuen de Belás. Their grandchild was Károly Khuen-Héderváry who later served as Prime Minister of Hungary twice.
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