Vitéz Sándor Farkas de Boldogfa (16 September 1880 – 11 January 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman,

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of the

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, captain of the

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of the county of Zala. He was knight of the Order of the Austrian Iron Crown.

Life

Born in Andráshida, county of Zala, in the former

, Sándor József, was a member of the ancient

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family Farkas de Boldogfa (in Hungarian: ''boldogfai Farkas'' család) that originally hailed from the land of

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. He was son of

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 ...

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

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of the county, and Zsófia Marton de Nemesnép (1842–1900). His paternal grandparents were Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1779-1844), judge, landowner, and Borbála Joó (1817-1881). His maternal grandparents were 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). His great grandfather 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,

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of the county of Zala. Sándor's brother was dr.

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 ...

(1875–1921),

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, supreme chief magistrate of the district of

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( Hungarian: ''főszolgabíró'') in county of Zala. Their

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was József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951), landowner, politician, Member of the

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. He finished his highschool in Sopron and then decided to study for a military career. He finished the military school in

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in 1903. In 1905 he finished the equestrian course in Pécs. In 1914 he was the company commander when they fought in the Polish front at Kostkowra and showed great wisdom and behaved as a fearless officer. Between 1914 and 1919 he was the lieutenant of the 20th infantry regiment of

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. After World War I, he had received about 6 honors including the

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, the

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, Military Merit Cross, the Militär-Jubiläumskreuz, and was knight of the

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, and member of the

. On 22 September 1920 he married the noble lady Katalin Csomasz de Adorjánháza (1897–1964), who played also an important social role during the World War II in the local society, as she was the president of the Hungarian Red Cross of the county of Zala, and other organizations as well. She gave birth two boys to him: Lóránd and Tamás. He officially retired in 1935 as a 55 years old Senior military officer, and then he was appointed as captain of the

of the county of Zala. He occupied the office until 1939, when he resigned because of serious health problems.Zalamegyei Ujság, 1940. április-június (23. évfolyam, 73–146. szám)1940-05-06 / 102. szám He was a close friend of the Count Béla Teleki de Szék (1896–1969), who was the

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of Zala county ( Hungarian: ''zalai főispán'').

Bibliography

*Hungarian Military Archives. HM 1942 4 oszt Farkas Sándor, and IUH kit jau 1005/ 8139/ 23041 / 23041 / 29540 / 40391

References

{{reflist, 30em Hungarian knights 1880 births 1946 deaths Hungarian Roman Catholics People from Zala County Hungarian nobility Farkas de Boldogfa family