Károlyi
The Károlyi von Nagykároly family are among the oldest Hungarian noble families . The family running to the tribal leaders Kund back in the late 9th century, when the conquest of Hungary by the tribes of the Magyars began. It comes from the family detectable Kaplyon , the Hungarian barony Michael Karolyi received in 1609, the Hungarian count conditions whose grandson Alexander Károlyi 1712th
Other well-known family members are:
- Sándor Károlyi (1668–1743), Kuruzzen-General in the fight for freedom against the Habsburgs
- Ferenc Károlyi (1705–1758), Hungarian field marshal
- Gilles Karolyi (* before 1978), German voice actor and actor
- Antal Károlyi (1732–1791), General and Feldzeugmeister of the Golden Fleece
- István Károlyi (1797–1881), art collector and patron
- Ladislaus Károlyi (1824-1852), imperial and royal liner captain, commander of the frigate " SMS Novara "
- Alajos Károlyi (1825–1889), ambassador to Berlin and London and authorized representative at the Berlin Congress
- Julius Karolyi de Nagy Karoly (1837–1890), Hungarian manor owner and member of parliament
- Victor Karolyi de Nagy Karoly (1839–1888), Hungarian manor owner and member of parliament
- Mihály Károlyi (1875–1955), Hungarian politician
- Julian von Károlyi (1914–1993), pianist
For a long time the headquarters were in Nagykároly in Szatmár County (in today's Romania ), later in Zemplén and Fót .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Károly, the counts, genealogy . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 2 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Károly von Nagy-Károly, coat of arms . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 11th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1864, p. 7 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Wikisource: BLKÖ: Károly, the Counts, Genealogy - Sources and full texts
