Nádasdy family

The counts of Nadasty de Fogaras also Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld are a Hungarian magnates, then also Austrian Counts, whose roots stretch far into the Middle Ages.

Family History

The Origin of the Family, which is one of the oldest and most respected families in Hungary, located in the mists of history, but it typically takes according to the historian and Jesuit Georg Pray that the family originated from England and that, as well as Andreas Lehotzky in his " Stemmatographia nobilium familiarium regni Hungariae " led, the ancestor of the same, Ospetinus from Britain with the son of the king of England, Edward I, ( 901-942 ) had come to Croatia. From misunderstood details of Hungarian writer's earlier claim of Genealogical pocket book of the count's house was (born 1825-1840 ), the family came from from a son of King Edward I, who had settled in Hungary. After Pray was a Nádasdy ( Nádasd ) to 1177 Bishop of Agram and another around 1200 Ban of Croatia. Lehotzky turn, referring to the old coat of arms of the family and notified him to specify the Croatian historian Boldizsar Kerchelich that read: " Antenatum Butikonem Barium maritimum a Croatis dictum, quod illis Anatem denotation, unde per Insigni anatem gerere Croatis Butico dictam, inde Banus Butiko 1250 " the former predicate of the family. Prodarics de Nádasd, wrote on the location Prodarics cruiser county.

For the first time the name of the carrier Nádasdy family are documented in the first half of the 13th century. Reported are: Imre and his sons Him, Itemer, Stefánd who lived around 1233 and Tódor and Valkomer who died before 1245. Said to 1291-1293 Domokos, a descendant of Imre, is the progenitor of the sidelines " Darabos de Nádasd ". Another side line developed from the offspring of the deceased before 1275 Simon Nádasdy. The Pető frequently mentioned in documents between 1324-1376 Gersei, who was married to Margit Hidvégi, is considered the progenitor of the race " Pethő de Gerse ". In 1229 a certain Petan sold most of his property to a member of the Nádasdy family. The buyer as well as his three sons, Vencel / Venceslav, Raszló / Vraslav and László / Ladislav, partially used henceforth the predicate of Pethenegh. László Nádasdy of Pethenegh called in 1236 and is the progenitor of the main line of Nádasdys.

Furthermore, there is the origin of the current family members, among other things Lehotzkys listed pedigree. It ranges from the mid-14th century to the early 18th, the following members were members: Lawrence Comes de Csupon et Nádasd ac Peteneg dictus, aliis Pecseneg a Pacsinacitis, then Thomas (I.) 1390, Andreas, Caspar and Ladislaus.

Thomas II (* 1498, † June 2, 1562 ), son of Francis I, was Palatine of the Hungarian crown. His son Francis II (* 1555, † January 4, 1604 ) was a Hungarian military leader. He married the Countess Erzsébet Báthory May 8, 1575 Ecsed de ( 1560-1614 ), the legendary " Blood Countess. They had five children, two sons and three daughters. The will of the Countess foresaw the division of their property among their children and the establishment of her son Paul as a son and heir. Thus, the assets of the Báthory fell from Ecsed to the house Nádasdy.

Paul Graf Nádasdy de Fogaras (1598-1633), eldest son of the above was collected in 1625 along with his brother Andrew of Emperor Ferdinand II.in the Hungarian count conditions. He married his first wife, Judith of Forgach, in second Judith Countess of Revay de Reva.

The Count's house Nádasdy Fogaras flourished later in two lines. The first tribe comprised the descendants of Count Michael II (* September 19, 1746, † June 9, 1826 ), from its closed on January 7, 1769 marriage to Maria Theresa, Countess of Colloredo- Waldsee, ( born June 4, 1751 † July 13, 1831 ). From this marriage sprang, along with two daughters, three sons: Count Leopold II ( born October 3, 1772 † September 14, 1836 ), Owner of the Manor to Fogaras, Colonel usher in the Kingdom of Hungary, kk chamberlain and Privy Council, and the Administrator Komorner Obergespanswürde, married on September 9, 1799 Theresa Countess Palffy (* September 1, 1768; † August 1829 ), Michael III. and Francis Xavier (* April 24, 1778, † March 7, 1857 ), kk chamberlain and Privy Councillor, married on October 11, 1807 Juliana Countess of Schmiedegg (* June 24, 1789, † June 16, 1845 ).

Michael III. (September 6, 1775 † March 18, 1854 ) was Imperial Chamberlain, Privy Councillor, first Lord Chamberlain of the Kingdom of Hungary, then heads of state and ministers conference of the Habsburg Monarchy, married on June 10, 1800 Antonie Gräfin von Zichy (* April 24, 1776 ) was raised on 16 October 1828 in Vienna, the Austrian count conditions. He possessed the combined majorats Nádasd - Ladany, Lepsény, Pere, Nána and Dudar. The second tribe founded Thomas II (* June 24, 1792 ), Imperial officer, and officer, married on May 6, 1813 Jacobine Countess Grovestin.

Coat of arms

1625: In the blue shields rises among the reeds on both sides, made ​​of high standing water quite introverted, wild duck of natural color with outstretched wings. Above the shield is a crown Count, on which there is a crowned helmet rises, carrying the wild duck of the shield. The helmet covers are blue and silver. The motto is: "SI DEUS PRO NOBIS QUIS CONTRA NOS " ( If God is for us, who can be against us?)

Tyroff ( NAW -W II 163) is in the Schildesfuß green lawn and in the middle of the water raised the green soil, on which a black duck with golden lining around the neck, as indicated, is. Right and left to grow on a reed out of the water. The shield is blue sky, etc.

Bearers of the name

• Thomas III. Nádasdy, Baron ( Freiherr ) Tamas Nádasdy of Fogarasföld. (* 1498, † 1562) ( 1498 -. Egervár, 1562 június 2. )
• Francis II of Nádasdy Fogarasföld, called the Black Knight. (* 1555, † 1604), married to Elisabeth Báthory, whereby the assets of the Báthory of Ecsed to the house Nádasdy fell (see below)
• Franz III. Nádasdy of Fogarasföld (* 1622 Castle Čachtice, † April 30, 1671 in Vienna)
• László Nádasdy II (1662-1729), Bishop of Szeghed
• Franz Leopold of Nádasdy, Austrian field marshal and Ban of Croatia. ( Born September 30, 1708 Bad Radkersburg, † March 22, 1783 in Karlovac )
• Franz Nádasdy (* 1785, † 1851), Archbishop of Kalocsa 1845-1851.
• Lajos Nádasdy ( born January 28, 1913 in Felsőkelecsény )
• János Nádasdy ( born July 19, 1939 in Szigetszentmiklós ), graphic artist, object and action artist
• Ádám Nádasdy (* February 15, 1947 in Budapest), writer

Trunk line

Ferenc I. Nádasdy