József Somssich | |
Order: | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary |
Term Start: | 11 September 1919 |
Term End: | 15 March 1920 |
Predecessor: | Márton Lovászy |
Successor: | Sándor Simonyi-Semadam |
Birth Date: | 9 December 1864 |
Birth Place: | Graz, Austrian Empire |
Death Place: | Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
Profession: | politician |
Party: | Independent |
Count József Adolf Somssich de Saárd (9 December 1864 – 22 January 1941) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1919 and 1920. Until the First World War he worked for some of embassies (Genova, Berlin, Paris). Between 1920 and 1924 he served as ambassador to Vatican. Somssich was a member of the House of Magnates.
Somssich's wife was Countess Kamilla Szőgyény-Marich (1876–1966),[1] a daughter of a former diplomat and minister Count László Szőgyény-Marich. Their wedding was held in Berlin in 1899, the event was also attended by the German Emperor William II. The marrying cleric was Sámuel Etyey, the Bishop of Pécs.[2]