Career
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"s wife was Countess Kamilla Szőgyény-Marich (1876–1966), 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 World War II The marrying cleric was Sámuel Etyey, the Bishop of Pécs.