Background
She was the niece of the Chancellor of Transylvania Miklos Bethlen, as well as, in her second marriage, the wife of the son of a later Chancellor, Mihály Teleki.
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Kata Bethlen
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She died on July 29, 1759 in Fogaras, Hungary (now Romania). She is one of the earliest writers of memoirs in Hungary. Kata Bethlen is a good representative of the Hungarian baroque and unites the literature of her day with that of the Reform period of the 19th century.
She followed in style the memoirs of János Kemény and Kilos Bethlen, work closely related to Francis Rákóczi.
Her letters are compared to those of Mme de Sévigné and others at the Court of Louis XIV.
Politics
Her first marriage was politically motivated, she was forced at age 17 to marry her Roman Catholic half brother.
Membership
Kata Bethlen was active in the cultural and intellectual life of Hungary as a member of the important Bethlen family.
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Religion
Protestant Catholicism