Széchy (noble family)
Széchy is the name of an old, important Hungarian noble family . The origin of the family can be traced back to the 13th century.
Family history
The names of members of the Széchy magnate family (sometimes also spelled Szécsi) first appeared in a document in 1214. With Peter Széchy de Rimaszécs , lord of Oberlimbach / Felsőlendva and chief clan of Eisenburg / Vas county , the family died out in 1685.
Name bearer
- Peter Széchy (Péter, † around 1333/36), de Felsőlendva, Obergespan of Neograd County .
- Nikolaus Széchy (Miklós † 1387) Palatine in the Kingdom of Hungary .
- Nikolaus Széchy (Miklós, † after 1457), Obergespan of Eisenburg County .
- Dionysius Széchy (Dénes, † 1465), Archbishop of Gran / Esztergom .
- Thomas Széchy (Tamás, around † 1526), Chief Count of Eisenburg County.
- Andreas Széchy (András, * 1294, † 1356), 1320–1356 Bishop of Transylvania .
- Maria Széchy (Mária, * 1610, † 1679), known as the "Venus of Muran ".
literature
- The Austro-Hungarian monarchy in words and pictures: Hungary . Volume I., Vienna, 1888.
- The Austro-Hungarian monarchy in words and pictures: Hungary . Volume IV., Vienna, 1896.
- Béla Kőpeczi, among others: Brief history of Transylvania , Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1990. ISBN 963-05-5667-7
- Ivan Zelko : Zgodovina Prekmurja , Pomurska založba, Murska Sobota, 1996. ISBN 86-7195-203-7