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Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (15 September 1838 – 20 January 1908) was a Hungarian nobleman,

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auditor, monetary comptroller of the county, administrative committee member of Zala county, economist, landowner.

Life

Ferenc (in

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: ''Francis'') was born in the family states at the town of

Zalaboldogfa Zalaboldogfa is a village northwest of Zalaegerszeg in Zala County, Hungary. References External links Street map
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located in the county of Zala, in the former

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, he descended from the ancient

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family Farkas de Boldogfa (in Hungarian: ''boldogfai Farkas'' család). He was son of Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1779–1844), landowner, judge, and Borbála Joó (1811–1881). His paternal grandparents were

János Farkas de Boldogfa János Farkas de Boldogfa (17 November 1741 – 12 November 1788) was a Hungarian jurist, lawyer, landowner, Prothonotary of the county of Zala, president of the Supreme court of Zala County ( Latin: "''Inclyti Sedis Iudiciaria Comitatus Szalad ...

(1741-1788), jurist, lawyer, landowner,

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of the county of Zala, president of the Supreme court of Zala County ( Latin: "''Inclyti Sedis Iudiciaria Comitatus Szaladiensis Praeses''") and Judit Sümeghy de Lovász et Szentmargitha (1754-1820). His first cousin was Imre Farkas de Boldogfa (1811–1876), jurist, landowner, chief magistrate of the district of

Zalaegerszeg Zalaegerszeg (; hr, Jegersek; sl, Jageršek; german: Egersee) is the administrative center of Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and west-south ...

( Hungarian: ''főszolgabíró''), who was the father of József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951), landowner, politician, Member of the

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. Ferenc lost his father when he was only 6 years old. After finishing his studies he administrated his state in Boldogfa, where he lived with his mother. He was raised according to the thoughts and ideas of the

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, as his father was a good friend of Ferenc Deák, and his godfather was Lajos Csillagh de Csáford, the vice-

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of Zala county during the uprising of 1848. He became the keeper of the Skublics Library of the county and he was elected administrative committee member of Zala county. Farkas Ferenc took an active role in Zala county's society. He was one of the first supporters of the fire-fighting introduction and he even assisted personally in several occasions to extinguish fire. On 2 December 1883 he was elected vice auditor of Zala county. He was one of the first members of the agricultural circle of Zala when it was founded in 1887. On 5 October 1890 he was appointed as honorary auditor of Zala county. On 29 December 1901 Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa was elected as a juryman of the county. On 2 December 1904 he was appointed by the Kingdom's minister of finance was the monetary comptroller of Zala county. Ferenc Farkas also was a great supporter of the political

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, and had great respect for Lajos Kossuth. In January 1908 he became ill with a serious stomach disorder, although doctors reckoned he would soon recover. However, while in

on the night of 20 January 1908, his condition worsened; he suffered a stroke and died a few moments later. At his funeral Count Pál Batthyány de Németújvár (1860-1934), főispán of Zala and Lajos Árvay de Iszkáz, vice-ispán of Zala were present, together with all the most prominent dignitaries of the county next to his family.Zalamegye, 1908 (27. évfolyam, 1-26. szám). 1908-01-26 4. szám

Marriage and children

On 7 February 1872 in Andráshida he married the widow of his best friend the Hungarian noble lady Zsófia Marton de Nemesnép (1842-1900), who lost her husband Lajos Viosz de Nemesvita (1836-1869). Zsófia Marton was the daughter of the Hungarian nobleman József Marton de Nemesnép (1797-1858), deputy-noble judge ( Hungarian: ''alszolgabíró''), jurist, landowner in Zala county, and Rozália Szluha de Verbó (1816-1883). Her paternal grandparents were György Marton de Nemesnép (1767-1843), deputy-noble judge ( Hungarian: ''alszolgabíró''), jurist, landowner in Zala county, and lady Rozália Patay de Petrikeresztúr (1779-1845). Among her ancestors were the noble families

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, Eördögh de Pölöskefő, Polány de Hidvég, and Hásshágy. For example one of her ancestors was Bernát Csányi ( fl.

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), Vice-''ispán'' of

. Zsófia Marton de Nemesnép gave birth to Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa three boys and one girl, two relevant ones were:

István Farkas de Boldogfa Dr. István Farkas de Boldogfa (11 July 1875 – 6 January 1921) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist of the Kingdom of Hungary, supreme chief magistrate of district of Sümeg ( Hungarian: ''főszolgabíró'') in the county of Zala. Life Born i ...

, jurist, chief magistrate of the district of

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( Hungarian: ''főszolgabíró''), and vitéz

Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa Vitéz Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (16 September 1880 – 11 January 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman, colonel of the Kingdom of Hungary, captain of the Order of Vitéz of the county of Zala. He was knight of the Order of the Austrian Iron Crown ...

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of the

, captain of the

Order of Vitéz The Order of Vitéz ( hu, Vitézi Rend; frequently spelled in English as 'Vitez') is a Hungarian order of merit which was founded in 1920. It was awarded as a state honour from 1920 to 1944, and continues as a semi-independent order of chivalry ...

of the county of Zala, knight of the Order of the Austrian Iron Crown.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Farkas, Jozsef 1838 births 1908 deaths Hungarian Roman Catholics People from Zala County Hungarian nobility

Ferenc Ferenc () is a given name of Hungarian origin. It is a cognate of Francis, Francisco, Francesco, François, Frank and Franz. People with the name include: * Ferenc Batthyány, Hungarian magnate and general * Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian artist * ...