László was born on September 1st, 1888 in Bakonszeg and his baptism took place there on September 12th, 1888.12 László's father was Ferenc Körtvélyesi and his mother was Sára Szőke. His paternal grandparents were István Körtvélyesi and Rebeka Herczeg. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Gábor, Imre, Balázs, László, Julianna and Eszter. He was the second youngest of the seven children. He died due to akasztás at the age of 63 on April 19th, 1952 in Bakonszeg.3