Teleki (noble family)
The noble family of Telekis de Szék , who came from Transylvania , was one of the most important Hungarian noble families in the former Kingdom of Hungary . Since 1696, the Telekis were also imperial counts of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation .
The family
The captain of the life guard Michael Garázda de Szék (then Teleky de Szék) is considered the founder of the Teleky de Szék family; he appears in the documents around 1605 and was married to Anna Garázda de Zágor. Johann Garázda, the last bearer of this name, died in 1600. He was married to a Judith Fehler and from this connection came a daughter, Anna Garázda, who married the landowner Michael ( ung. Mihály) Teleki († ~ 1613). A document from 1612 shows that Michael Teleki settled in the village of Szék in Bihar County . The genealogy of the Telekis von Szék family began with this Michael (I.) . The couple had two sons: Stephan and Johann. After the death of Michael (I), Gabriel Bethlen as Prince of Transylvania confirmed the widow and her two sons their property in the Szék domain in a document dated November 13, 1614 .
Johann Teleki (* 1614, † 1662) married Anna Bornemisza and rose very quickly up the ladder. He became chief clan of Arad County . On July 17, 1646 his privileges were confirmed in a document by Prince Georg I. Rákóczi . The marriage resulted in two girls (Anna and Katharina) and the son Michael (II.) (* 1634, † 1690).
Michael (II.) Made a meteoric career, he became State Chancellor of Transylvania under the Prince of Transylvania Michael Apafi . He married Judith Weér, with whom he had 13 children (six boys and seven girls). The eldest daughter Anna (* 1661 / or 1663, † March 31, 1720) was engaged to Emmerich Thököly for a while , but he broke the engagement because he fell in love with Ilona Zrínyi and married her.
In 1685 Michael (II.) Was elevated to the rank of imperial count by Emperor Leopold I. Michael received this award out of gratitude from the emperor, as he made sure that Transylvania voluntarily came under the emperor's scepter.
With Michael's (II.) Sons Michael (III.), Paul and Alexander (Hungarian Sándor) the sex reproduced, three lines were created, which were named after the sons' first names. The Pauline Line died out in 1841.
The Telekis mostly confessed to the Evangelical Reformed Church after Calvin . Only the older branch of the Michael line professed the Roman Catholic faith. A son of Joseph Teleki (* 1674, † 1732) Stephan is said to have been Bishop of Erlau at the beginning of the 18th century . When Franz II Rákóczi won on the Tisza in 1704 , and Erlau, Tokaj surrendered to the prince, Bishop Stephan Teleki is said to have become one of his most loyal followers.
posterity
The aristocratic family of the Telekis produced numerous personalities who were not only important for Hungary , but also internationally. Many streets and squares were named after them. The establishment of the "Teleki Library" (ung. "Teleki Teka") in Marosvásárhely ( Roman. Târgu Mureş), which was donated in 1802 by Count Samuel (I) Teleki, was of particular importance . Today it is one of the most important Hungarian libraries outside the borders of present-day Hungary.
On September 7, 2003, the amateur astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky discovered an asteroid , which was given the provisional designation 2003 RN 8 . On May 20, 2008, this asteroid was named after the Hungarian explorer and explorer Sámuel Teleki (1845-1916). The name of the asteroid is (163819) Teleki .
Important representatives of the noble family (selection)
- Blanka Teleki (* 1806, † 1862), women's rights activist
- Dominik Teleki von Szék (* 1773, † 1798), Hungarian nobleman, lawyer and travel writer
- Josef Teleki von Szék (* 1790, † 1855), Transylvanian civil administrator
- László Teleki von Szék the Younger (* 1811, † 1861), Austro-Hungarian politician and writer
- Michael II Teleki (* 1634, † 1690), General and Chancellor of the Prince of Transylvania Michael Apafi
- Pál Teleki (* 1879, † 1941), Hungarian geographer, politician and scout leader
- Samuel (I.) Teleki (* 1739, † 1822), chief provost of Torda County and Chancellor of Transylvania
- Sámuel Teleki (* 1845, † 1916), Austro-Hungarian politician and explorer
- Sándor Teleki (* 1861 in Paris, † August 13, 1919 in Budapest), between 1911 and 1919 President (chairman) of the Hungarian Carpathian Union .
gallery
Palais Teleki in Ofen (built 1789), was demolished in 1968
Teleki Castle in Pribékfalva (Rum. Pribileşti) in Maramaros County
Teleki Palace
Teleki Palace in Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania)
Teleki Palace in Gyömrő
Teleki Castle in Kővárhosszúfalu (Roman Satulung) in Maramaros County
Teleki Palace in Marosvásárhely
Teleki-Wattay Palace in Pomáz
Castle Mich in Csíkszereda (Rum.Miercurea Ciuc)
Teleki Castle in Gernyeszeg (Rum.Gorneşti)
Web links
- BLKÖ Count House Teleki of Szék
- Coat of arms "Teleki von Szék" [1]
- Teleki család [2] (Hungarian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mihály Teleki belonged to the Hungarian nobility and served in the life guard of the Prince of Transylvania Stephan Bocskai .
- ↑ The marriage with his first wife, Sophia Pekry, remained childless, as Sophia died 6 months after the marriage.
- ↑ According to other information, she is said to have been the second eldest daughter who emerged from an extramarital relationship between Telekis and an unknown woman.
- ↑ After his death, in view of his great services to the Viennese court on December 1, 1696, the title was extended to all members of the Teleki family born after 1685. (hereditary imperial count)
- ↑ BLKÖ; Volume 43, p. 239. Stephen's episcopal dignity is not documented. He is also not to be found in the list of the bishops of Erlau .
- ↑ The donor donated more than 40,000 volumes to the library. Today the library houses around 200,000 volumes, including numerous incunabula and valuable manuscripts.