The Szilágyi of Horogszeg ( hu, horogszegi Szilágyi) was an important
Hungarian noble family of the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephe ...
and of
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the ...
.
History
The Szilágyi family comes from the region of the Szilágy-patak (present-day
Sălaj River
Sălaj may refer to:
* Sălaj County, Romania
* Sălaj (river), in Romania
* Sălaj (Bucharest), a quarter of Sector 5 (Bucharest), Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania
See also
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