Mária was born in August 1829 in Eger and her baptism took place there on August 6th, 1829.1 Mária's father was Ferenc Körtvélyesy and her mother was Mária Gyenes. Her paternal grandparents were József Körtvélyesi and Anna Takács. She had four brothers named Ignác, Ignác, János and Ferenc. She was the second youngest of the five children. She had a half-brother named Ferenc.