The Dávid family (Slovak: ''Dávidovci z Turčianskeho Petra'', Hungarian: ''Dávid de Túróczszentpéter'') was a Slovak noble family in the
Kingdom of Hungary
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, who owned estates in the
Turóc County
Turóc ( Hungarian, historically also spelled ''Túrócz''), , /''comitatus Thurociensis'', ) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Slovakia, where the corresponding Slovak name ...
,
Upper Hungary
Upper Hungary is the usual English translation of ''Felvidék'' (literally: "Upland"), the Hungarian term for the area that was historically the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, now mostly present-day Slovakia. The region has also been ...
(today
Turiec
Turiec is a region in central Slovakia, one of the 21 official tourism regions. The region is not an administrative division today, but between the late 11th century and 1920 it was the Turóc County in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Etymology
The reg ...
region, present-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 ...
).
History
In the 13th century, the Dávids were one of the many Slovak local noble families with title
zeman (the lowest-ranking nobility in the Kingdom, placed under the
baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
). The ancestors of the Dávid family were an older noble family of
Záturecký from Záturčie (now part of
Martin Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
, Slovakia). Dávids had properties and manor houses in
Záturčie,
Istebné,
Turčiansky Peter,
Sasinkovo,
Malý Báb and Veľky Báb.
In 1772 Karol (Charles) Dávid and his son Anton were promoted to Barons by Holy Roman Empress
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...
of Austria, the Queen of Hungary.
See also
External links
History of Záturčie
References
*''Rodové erby na Slovensku I''. (Martin 1980)
*''Rodové erby na Slovesnku II''. (Martin 1986)
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Hungarian nobility