János Nepomuk Farkas de Boldogfa (6 of June 1774 – 5 of May 1847) was a Hungarian nobleman,

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, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'') between

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and

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Biography

Born in

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, located in south-western region of the former

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, he was 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

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,

Prothonotary The word prothonotary is recorded in English since 1447, as "principal clerk of a court," from L.L. ''prothonotarius'' ( c. 400), from Greek ''protonotarios'' "first scribe," originally the chief of the college of recorders of the court of the B ...

of the county of Zala. His mother was Judith Sümeghy de Lovász et Szentmargitha (1754–1820), member of a prominent noble family of the same county. His paternal grandparents were

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), jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'') and lady Anna Maria Rosty de Barkócz (1722–1784). His maternal grandparents were the nobleman Ferenc Sümeghy, jurist, landowner, and Marianna Póka de Pókafalva (1728–1797). After finishing his basic studies, he finished law in the Royal Academy of Law of Győr. Between 1803 and 1809 he was the substitute of the 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 ...

(''alszolgabíró''). Occupying this office, in 1809 he took a very active part in the defense of the county against the invader Napoleonic troops during the

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. Years after the end of the wars, he bought the neighbor states of Alsóbagod and Felsőbagod, leaving the ancestral state of Zalaboldogfa and the mansion to his younger brother Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1779–1844).Archives of Zala county. XIII. 10 Farkas család iratai. 1836 . 4. doboz. 186. pallium. János and his brother Ferenc were good friends of Ferenc Deák, and also shared his political views. On 1833 János Nepomuk was elected by the county's nobility as the vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala''), because the incumbent of the office Antal Deák got sick. This office was the second most important in the administration and ruling of the Hungarian county system. János Nepomuk Farkas de Boldogfa directed the administrative and judicial part of the county for more than two years, and consumed Deák's plans for canalizing the lakes of Szévizi and also the drying and changing the course of the rivers and modifying the ponds of Szentmihály, Pölöske, Fakos, Pötréte and Hahót.

Marriage and children

He married on 1811 the Hungarian noble lady Angéla Cecilia Skublics Besenyő et Velike (1775–1839), daughter of János Skublics Besenyő et Velike (

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–

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), judge, landowner, and Erzsébet Csapody de Zalalövő (

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–

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). Angéla Skublics gave to János Farkas de Boldogfa three children: one of them 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 ...

(

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–

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), chief magistrate of the district (főszolgabíró) of Zalaegerszeg, landowner, who was the father of József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951), landowner, politician, Member of the

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Bibliography

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References

1774 births 1847 deaths Hungarian politicians Hungarian Roman Catholics People from Zala County Hungarian nobility Janos Nepomuk {{Europe-noble-stub