Gladys Vanderbilt married Hungarian Count László Széchenyi on 1908. The couple visited Hungary almost every summer with their five daughters.She inherited about $25 million from her father's estate. along with the Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. She inherited another 5 million from her mother's estate. In 1948 as a widow she leased the Breakers to the Preservation Society of Newport County for one dollar a year. She continued to maintain an apartment in the Breakers until her death.

Gladys Vanderbilt married Hungarian Count László Széchenyi on 1908. The couple visited Hungary almost every summer with their five daughters.She inherited about $25 million from her father's estate. along with the Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. She inherited another 5 million from her mother's estate. In 1948 as a widow she leased the Breakers to the Preservation Society of Newport County for one dollar a year. She continued to maintain an apartment in the Breakers until her death.