
Miklós Bánffy
Miklós Bánffy was born in 1873 and spent most of his life at the castle of Bonczhida near Kolozsvÿr (now Cluj-Napoca in Romania). He was second cousin of Mihÿly Kÿrolyi, who later became prime minister. He studied painting, law and mathematics before becoming a diplomat and then a member of parliament.