János Farkas de Boldogfa (17 November 1741 – 12 November 1788) was a Hungarian

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, 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''").

Biography

János (in

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: ''John''), was born in the family states of

Zalaboldogfa Zalaboldogfa is a village northwest of Zalaegerszeg in Zala 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, Ukraine to th ...

in the county of Zala, in the former

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, as member of the ancient

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family

Farkas de Boldogfa Farkas de Boldogfa, (in Hungarian: "''boldogfai Farkas család''"; in German: "''Farkas von Boldogfa''"), is the name of a Hungarian noble family. Their members were landowners that occupied diverse relevant roles in the political, administrati ...

( in Hungarian: ''boldogfai Farkas'' család). His father was

Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (22 September 1713 – 22 February 1770) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, and vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'') between 1761 and 1769. Biography Born in Zalaboldogfa in the county ...

(1713–1770),

, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala ( Hungarian: ''alispán of Zala''), and his mother was the noble lady Anna Mária Rosty de Barkócz (1722–1784). who hailed from the illustrious and ancient noble

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. His brother was

(1742–1807)

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, parish priest of Nemesapáti, poet, master canon of the

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. After finishing his studies of law, János Farkas de Boldogfa started working in the administration of county of Zala, when he was 30 years old in 1771, as the substitute notary of the county of Zala. In 1773 he became the

of the county of Zala, which was the third most important office in the administration of the Hungarian county system, which he occupied until 1786. In 1783 he worked as substitute of the vice-ispán of the county of Zala ( Hungarian: ''alispán of Zala''), the second most important office of the county. At the same time in 1783 he was a notary at the Royal Council of Regency ( Latin:: "''consilium regium locumtenentiale Hungaricum''"). During the reign of

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from

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he was the president of the Supreme court of Zala County ( Latin: "''Inclyti Sedis Iudiciaria Comitatus Szaladiensis Praeses''").

Marriage and children

In April 26th

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he married the noble lady Judith Sümeghy de Lovász et Szentmargitha (1754–1820), daughter of the nobleman Ferenc Sümeghy, a landowner on Zala county and Marianna Póka de Pókafalva (1728–1797). Her paternal grandparents were Mihály Sümeghy (

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1727 Events January–March * January 1 – (December 21, 1726 O.S.) Spain's ambassador to Great Britain demands that the British return Gibraltar after accusing Britain of violating the terms of the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. Britain ...

Zala county Zala ( hu, Zala megye, ; ; ) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia ( Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia (Lendava ...

, landowner and lady Judit Foky (

1700 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 19), where then Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 11 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 17 ...

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1723 Events January–March * January 25 – British pirate Edward Low intercepts the Portuguese ship ''Nostra Signiora de Victoria''. After the Portuguese captain throws his treasure of 11,000 gold coins into the sea rather than s ...

); her maternal grandparents were Gábor Póka de Pókafalva (

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1752 In the British Empire, it was the only leap year with 355 days, as September 3–13 were skipped when the Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 1 – The British Empire (except Scotland, which h ...

) captain of the royal army, landowner and lady Klára Bertalan de Szenttamás. The brother in law of János Farkas de Boldogfa was József Sümeghy de Lovász et Szentmargita (1757–1832), royal counselor of

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, vice-ispán of the county of Zala, and a wealthy landowner. Among the ancestors of Judit Sümeghy were the noble families Meszlény de Meszlén, Nádasdy de Nádasd, Lengyel de Lengyeltóth, and

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. From the marriage of János Farkas and Judit Sümeghy 7 children were born, but only two reached important social, political and administrative status: János Nepomuk Farkas de Boldogfa (1774–1847), jurist, landowner, vice-

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of the county of Zala ( Hungarian: ''alispán of Zala''), and Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1779–1844), judge, landowner. From these two sons descend the family's two branches that still exists until the present time.Deák Ferenc országgyűlési levelei 1833–1834 (Zalaegerszeg, 1997). Deák Ferenc levelei Oszterhueber Józsefhez 3. Pozsony, 1833. július 4. One of his grandsons, through his child János was

Imre Farkas de Boldogfa Imre Farkas de Boldogfa (16 November 1811 – 25 May 1876), jurist, landowner, chief magistrate of the district of Zalaegerszeg (''főszolgabíró''). Biography Imre (in English language, English: Emmerich (name), ''Emmerich''), was born in the ...

(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, Zala county in western Hungary. Location Zalaegerszeg lies on the banks of the Zala River, close to the Slovenian and Austrian borders and ...

( Hungarian: ''főszolgabíró''). Other grandson was

(1838–1908), economyst, landowner, Zala county auditor and monetary

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of the county, who descended from his son Ferenc.

Bibliography

*ZML. XIII. 10 Farkas család iratai. 1836 . 4. doboz. 186. pallium. *Fónagy Zoltán. (2013). A Nemesi Birtokviszonyok az Úrbérendezés Korában. Adattár I. MTA. Budapest. 651.o.

References

1741 births 1788 deaths Hungarian Roman Catholics People from Zala County Hungarian nobility Farkas de Boldogfa family {{Europe-noble-stub