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Elefánthy Family
The House of Elefánthy (also spelled ''Elefánty'' or ''Elefánti'') were one of the oldest noble family, noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary. At their peak during the Middle Ages the family rose to an influential and wealthy position. Origins The exact origins of the family are unknown. Some authors believe the Elefánthy to be a branch of the Ludány kindred, which itself was a branch of the genus Hont-Pázmány. The eminent 18th-century polymath Matthias Bel, in his ''Notitia Hungariae novae historic-geographia'', writes that a 12th-century ancestor of the family was part of Coloman, King of Hungary, King Coloman's delegation to Sicily to propose a royal marriage. This ancestor was gifted an elephant in Sicily, which he brought back and presented to the King, who in return gave him the original estates in Nyitra County. A more recent theory as to the unique name and coat of arms of the family suggests that Elefánth could have been a personal name, derived from the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolné Lefantovce
Dolné Lefantovce ( hu, Alsóelefánt) is a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia, in the Nitra Region. Geography The village lies at an altitude of about 160 metres and covers an area of 4.613 km². It has a population of about 540 people. Facilities The village has a football pitch and a library. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 Obec, obcí (singular ''obec'', "municipality") in Slovakia. External links * * *http ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klebercz Family
The House of Klebercz (also spelled ''Klebersz'', ''Klebecz'', ''Kelepecz'', ''Kelepcsics'') were a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary. Its three main branches were split between Pozsony, Nyitra and Zemplén counties. Pozsony branch Peter Klebersz-Kelepcsics (c.1600 – 1665) was confirmed in the Hungarian nobility by Emperor Ferdinand II in 1633 along with his brothers John and Paul. He was most probably born in Trnava and was educated by the Jesuits there (predecessor of the present-day Eötvös Loránd University). Peter Klebersz was part of the trusted circle around Nikolaus Esterházy of Galantha, the Palatine of Hungary; he was an official at the Hungarian Royal Chamber in Pressburg (today Bratislava, Slovakia), and was the ispán of the Palatine's dominions with their centre in Senec (Sencz or Wartberg). In 1650, Peter Klebersz writes a testament where he donates, upon his death, his estate of the Grosslingen island (now central Bratislava including the main Hviezdosl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jászberény
Jászberény is a city and market centre in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in Hungary. Location Jászberény is located in central Hungary, on the Zagyva River, a tributary of the Tisza River. It is about from Budapest. History The oldest archeological finds from the Jászság, the area around Jászberény, originate from nomadic people of the stone-age and date back 16500 years B.C. Excavations (2002) in Jászberény and Jásztelek aiming for traces of the hunter and gatherers of the mesolithic in the northern part of the Great Hungarian Plain by Róbert Kertész detected distinct indications of settlements. During this period, the climate in the region began to warm up. Thus, the ice-age coniferous forests were gradually replaced by deciduous forests, the eco-system changed and a new fauna was established in the Carpathian basin. Under the pressure of climate change, the formerly nomadic people settled down. Traces from that time indicate that people actively planted common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diet Of Hungary
The Diet of Hungary or originally: Parlamentum Publicum / Parlamentum Generale ( hu, Országgyűlés) became the supreme legislative institution in the medieval kingdom of Hungary from the 1290s, and in its successor states, Royal Hungary and the Habsburg kingdom of Hungary throughout the Early Modern period until the end of World War II. The name of the legislative body was originally "Parlamentum" during the Middle Ages, the "Diet" expression gained mostly in the Early Modern period. It convened at regular intervals with interruptions from the 12th century to 1918, and again until 1946. The articles of the 1790 diet set out that the diet should meet at least once every 3 years, but, since the diet was called by the Habsburg monarchy, this promise was not kept on several occasions thereafter. As a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, it was reconstituted in 1867. The Latin term ''Natio Hungarica'' ("Hungarian nation") was used to designate the elite which had partici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ispán
The ispánRady 2000, p. 19.''Stephen Werbőczy: The Customary Law of the Renowned Kingdom of Hungary in Three Parts (1517)'', p. 450. or countEngel 2001, p. 40.Curta 2006, p. 355. ( hu, ispán, la, comes or comes parochialis, and sk, župan)Kirschbaum 2007, p. 315. was the leader of a castle district (a fortress and the royal lands attached to it) in the Kingdom of Hungary from the early 11th century. Most of them were also heads of the basic administrative units of the kingdom, called counties, and from the 13th century the latter function became dominant. The ''ispáns'' were appointed and dismissed by either the monarchs or a high-ranking royal official responsible for the administration of a larger territorial unit within the kingdom. They fulfilled administrative, judicial and military functions in one or more counties. Heads of counties were often represented locally by their deputies, the vice-ispánsRady 2000, p. 41. ( hu, alispán,Nemes 1989, p. 21. la, viceco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horne Lefantovce1
Horne may refer to: Places *Horn (Netherlands), the village of Horn or Horne in the Netherlands *Horne (Denmark), a village near Hirtshals in Hjørring Kommune, Denmark *County of Horne, historic county from the Holy Roman Empire, located in what today is Netherlands and Belgium *Horne, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Other uses *Horne (surname) *Horne, a Moogle from Final Fantasy XII See also *Joseph Horne Company, a chain of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States-based department stores *Horn (other) Horn most often refers to: *Horn (acoustic), a conical or bell shaped aperture used to guide sound ** Horn (instrument), collective name for tube-shaped wind musical instruments *Horn (anatomy), a pointed, bony projection on the head of various ... * Van Horne (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Horthy
Vitéz István Horthy de Nagybánya (9 December 1904 – 20 August 1942) was Hungarian regent Admiral Miklós Horthy's eldest son, a politician, and, during World War II, a fighter pilot. Biography In his youth, István Horthy and his younger brother Miklós Jr. were active members of a Catholic Scout troop of the Hungarian Scout Association (''Magyar Cserkészszövetség''), although he was a Protestant. Horthy graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1928. He went to the United States for one year and worked in the Ford factory in Detroit, Michigan. Returning to the Kingdom of Hungary, he worked in MÁVAG's locomotive factory in this occupation. On the forefront of the designer team, he took part in the development of many great projects, such as the Locomotive 424. Between 1934 and 1938, Horthy was director of the company and after 1938 he became its general manager. In 1940, he married Countess Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai. He strenuously confronted Nazism, and often made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai
Countess Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai de Marosnémethi et Nádaska (14 January 1918 – 18 April 2013) was a Hungarian noblewoman and wife of István Horthy, son of Regent of Hungary, Regent Miklós Horthy and Deputy Regent of Hungary for a short time in 1942. Biography She was born in Budapest, the third daughter of Count Lipót Edelsheim-Gyulai (1888–1981), Lipót Edelsheim-Gyulai and Gabriella Pejacsevich ( hr, Gabriela Pejačević). She spent her childhood in Horné Lefantovce, Felsőelefánt (today: ''Horné Lefantovce, Slovakia''), the family's estate in the former Upper Hungary, though during her early life it was part of Czechoslovakia. She married István Horthy in April 1940. Their only son, István Horthy Jr. was born in 1941. Her husband died in an unexpl ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Saint Paul The First Hermit
The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit ( lat, Ordo Fratrum Sancti Pauli Primi Eremitæ; abbreviated OSPPE), commonly called the Pauline Fathers, is a monastic order of the Roman Catholic Church founded in Hungary during the 13th century. This name is derived from the hermit Saint Paul of Thebes (died 345), canonized in 491 by Pope Gelasius I. After his death, the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite was founded and still exists today, taking him as its model. History The Order was formed in 1250 by the Blessed Eusebius of Esztergom ( hu, Boldog Özséb) of two communities: one founded at around 1225 by Bishop Bartholomew of Pécs, who had united the scattered hermits of his diocese, and the other consisting of his own followers. In 1246, Blessed Eusebius, Canon of the Cathedral of Esztergom, resigned his dignities, distributed his goods among the poor and withdrew to the solitude of the Pilis mountains, near Zante (probably related to present day ) to lead a life of pena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
