The Derencsényi () was a Hungarian noble family from the 14th century to the end of the 16th century.
Origins
The Derencsényi family belonged to the ''
Balog'', a clan of
Hungarian nobles, which traced its descent to a German knight, Altmann von Friedberg who immigrated into Hungary during the second reign of
King Peter (1044–1046).
[Simon Kezai, Lázló Veszprémy, Frank Schaer (ed.), ''Gesta Hungarorum: The Deeds of the Hungarians'' (Central European Medieval Texts). Central European University Press, 1999. ]
The first member of the family was Peter Derencsényi ("of Derencsény"),
Vice-voivode of Transylvania who obtained the lordship of
Derencsény,
Gömör County (today: ''Drienčany, Slovakia''). The Derencsényis also possessed ''Eszterény'' (today part of
Hrušovo
Hrušovo () is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia. In the village are preserved typical 19th-century houses. Furthermore, in Hrušovo is foodstuff store, post, public libr ...
) and ''Laponya''.
[Karácsonyi, János: ''Gömör vármegye nemesi családai''.]
Paul Derencsényi lost Derencsény and
Kápolna because of his tyrannical behavior in 1544. The related
House of Szécsi (Széchy) acquired those lands. The last member of the family was Stephen in the end of the 16th century.
Notable members of the family
*
Nicholas Derencsényi (c. 1354 – c. 1380):
Count of the Székelys
The Count of the Székelys (, ) was the leader of the Hungarian-speaking Székelys in Transylvania, in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. First mentioned in royal charters of the 13th century, the counts were the highest-ranking royal officials in ...
(1377–1380)
[Engel 1996, p. 192.]
* Emeric Derencsényi (c. 1394 – c. 1434):
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. (, , and ),Kirschbaum 2007, p. 315. deriving from title of župan, ...
(Count; ''comes'') of Gömör County
*
Emeric Derencsényi (? – 11 September 1493):
Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia,
Ban of Slavonia
Ban of Slavonia (; ; ) sometimes also Ban of "Whole Slavonia" (; ; ), was the title of the governor of a territory part of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia in union with Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia.
From 1102, the title Ban (title), ...
(1493), killed in the
Battle of Krbava Field
See also
*
List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary
References
External links
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* Engel, Pál (1996). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I.'' ("Secular Archontology of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I."). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. .
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