The House of Hunyady de Kéthely (german: Hunyady von Kéthely) is an Austro-Hungarian noble family whose members occupied important positions in the Empire. Their coat of arms was recognized in 1792 when the family received the title of

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and in 1797 when they received the title of

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from

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. Although with the same name the family was not connected to

Hunyadi family The Hunyadi family was one of the most powerful noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary during the 15th century. A member of the family, Matthias Corvinus, was King of Hungary from 1458 until 1490, King of Bohemia (ruling in Moravia, Lowe ...

which ruled in

in the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century.

Members

*Ferenc Hunyady de Kéthely (d. 1690), count ** László Hunyady de Kéthely (d. 1723), count *Franciscus Hunyady de Kéthely ( 1727), count *Joseph Hunyady von Kéthely ( 1808), count, chamberlain, ''obersthofmeister'' *Joseph Hunyady ( 1825–37), count *Ferenc Hunyady de Kéthely, count **László **

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(1828–1901), count **Vilmos ** Júlia (1831–1919), firstly Princess of Serbia, secondly Duchess of

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References

Sources

* * *http://www.hunyady.hu/familyhistory.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunyady de Kéthely Nobility of Austria-Hungary