Born in Gyönk on 28 March 1868 into a prominent Hungarian noble family, he entered the Austro-Hungarian foreign service in 1892 and served subsequently in Brussels, Washington D.C., Rome, St. Petersburg and London.
Born in Gyönk on 28 March 1868 into a prominent Hungarian noble family. Count Széchényi entered the Austro-Hungarian foreign service in 1892 and served subsequently in Brussels, Washington D.C., Rome, St. Petersburg and London.