Bory de Bori és Borfői was an old Hungarian noble family who dated back to 1275. The family was elevated by

Ladislaus IV of Hungary Ladislaus IV ( hu, IV. (Kun) László, hr, Ladislav IV. Kumanac, sk, Ladislav IV. Kumánsky; 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislaus the Cuman, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, was ...

, primarily because of their heroic war commitment against the Bohemian King Ottokar II. Přemysl. As a result, the family received land in modern-day

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

, which was named Bory.

History

At the beginning of the 16th century, many family members fought with the Austrian Imperial army against the armies of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire was pushing through the

Hont County Hont County was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Most of its territory is now part of Slovakia, while a smaller southern portion is part of Hungary. Today, in Slovakia Hont is the informal designation of the corres ...

, however Mihaly Bory successfully defended the

Nógrád Nógrád ( sk, Novohrad; german: Neuburg) is a village in Nógrád County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukrain ...

and Drégely castles. Paul Bory fell in the Battle of Szikszó (8. October 1588). In 1665

Emperor Leopold I Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; hu, I. Lipót; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. The second son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, by his first wife, Maria An ...

chose a second Mihaly Bory to be the Kaptain of

Krupina Krupina (german: Karpfen, hu, Korpona) is a town in southern central Slovakia. It is part of the Banská Bystrica Region and has approximately 8,000 inhabitants. Etymology The name is probably derived from Slavic root ''krup''. Proto-Slavic: '' ...

(German: Karpfen, Hungarian: Korpona). Additionally, Mihaly was a very close friend and supporter of Count

Ferenc Wesselényi Count Ferenc Wesselényi de Hadad et Murány (1605 – Zólyomlipcse (Slovenská Ľupča), 23 March 1667) was a Hungarian military commander and the palatine of the Royal Hungary. Life He was the son of István Wesselényi, royal court counselo ...

de Hadad et Murány. For this reason, Count

appointed him as ambassador to

Archbishop-Elector of Mainz The Elector of Mainz was one of the seven Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire. As both the Archbishop of Mainz and the ruling prince of the Electorate of Mainz, the Elector of Mainz held a powerful position during the Middle Ages. The Archb ...

Johann Philipp von Schönborn Johann Philipp von Schönborn (6 August 1605 – 12 February 1673) was the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (1647–1673), the Bishop of Würzburg (1642–1673), and the Bishop of Worms (1663–1673). Life Johann Philipp was born in ...

. Mihaly's son Gabor was defender of the Léva Castle during the

Rákóczi Uprising The House of Rákóczi (older spelling Rákóczy) was a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. Their name is also spelled ''Rákoci'' (in Slovakia), ''Rakoczi'' and ''Rakoczy'' in some forei ...

. During the 18th and 19th century many members married into famous and lesser famous noble families: Csiffary, Osztroluczky, Dúló, Palásthy, Akács,

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, Dalmady, Kalnay, Madách, Baron Lipthay, Baron Hellenbach, Baron Vecsey, Gosztonyi, Sembery and Count Balassa.

Members

* Mihaly Bory de Bori és Borfői (cca. 1650) Kaptain of

, ambassador to Archbishop-Elector of Mainz

and friend of Count Ferenc Wesselenyi. * Joannes Bory de Bori és Borfői (1740–1807)

Court Judge. * Nicolaus Bory de Bori és Borfői (1783–1829) Hungarian royal court counselor, husband of Baroness Carolina Hellenbach de Paczolay. She was a member of the Sternkreuzorden. * Michael Bory de Bori és Borfői (1825 - cca. 1900) administrative officer in

Demandice Demandice ( hu, Deménd) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1291. Until the 16th century the village belonged to the no ...

. *

Jenő Bory Jenő Bory (Székesfehérvár, 9 November 1879 – Székesfehérvár, 20 December 1959) was a Hungarian architect and sculptor. Background Bory received his degree in building engineering in Budapest in 1903. He enrolled in the Academy of Fine A ...

de Bori és Borfői (1879–1959) famous constructor of the Bory Castle.

References

{{reflist Hungarian noble families