Szécsényi
The Szécsényi were a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 14th and 15th centuries. The founder of the family, Thomas, derived his origin from the gens ("clan") Kacsics. He was one of the most powerful barons of King Charles of Hungary and held various offices during his reign. The family was named after their estate, Szécsény . The male line of the family ended in 1460.
Known members of the family
Thomas Szécsényi (approx. 1285–1354), the son of Farkas Szécsényi, joined King Charles I against the powerful Máté Csák in 1301; therefore he lost his inherited possessions in Nógrád to relatives who followed Máté Csák.
He fought in the Battle of Rozhanovce on June 15, 1312 when the king's army fought the allied forces of Máté Csák and the sons of Amade Abas. Shortly afterwards the king enfeoffed Thomas with the property of Hollókő , which he had confiscated from his relatives. In 1316 he occupied the Visegrád Castle , which Máté Csák had previously owned. Thomas became head of the duchies (ispán) of Arad , Bács and Szerém in 1318 and the magistrate of Cumans in 1319.
In 1320 he was appointed treasurer of the queen ( királynéi tárnokmester ). At that time he married one of Queen Elisabeth's relatives , Duchess Anna of Auschwitz, as his second wife. After Máté Csák's death (1321) the king enfeoffed him with various castles and properties in Heves, Gömör and Nógrád; here he received Ajnácskő (today Hajnáčka in Slovakia ), Baglyaskő, Bene, Somoskő (today Šomoška in Slovakia) and the Sztrahora Castle. In the same year he became Voivode of Transylvania . He suppressed the rebellion of the Transylvanian Saxons in 1324, and the king enfeoffed him with Salgó Castle (now Sibiel in Romania ). In 1342 he was appointed treasurer ( tárnokmester ) of the king, and in 1349 he became high legal advisor ( Országbíró ) of the kingdom.
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