Famous women in the Austro-Hungarian history – Luncheon in Vienna

Knowing our history thoroughly is impossible without knowledge of its outstanding, inspiring personalities!

In collaboration with the Hungarian Embassy in Vienna, we revisited the rich and enduring life of Teréz Brunszvik,  a Hungarian countess and the founder of the first kindergartens in Hungary.

She opened the first kindergarten – then known as a “kisdedóvó” – in the entire Habsburg Monarchy on June 1, 1828, under the name “Angyalkert,” in her mother’s house in Buda, at the corner of today’s Mikó Street and Attila Road.

In 1836, she founded an association to promote the spread of kindergartens. She went on to establish 11 more kindergartens, and by the time of her death, the number of these institutions had grown to 80. Together with her niece, Teleki Blanka (daughter of Count Imre Teleki and Brunszvik Karolina), she actively participated in the establishment of the first Hungarian women’s educational institution.