Teleki is the name of an old Hungarian noble family whose members, for centuries, occupied many important positions in the Principality of Transylvania, in the Holy Roman Empire and later in the

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History

The family was originally called Garázda as they originated from

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, today's

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and was first mentioned in the 14th century.

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is said to be collateral branch of this family. When Anna, the only member of one Székely branch of the Garázda family, married to Mihály Garázda, called Teleki, member of another existing family branch, their descendants left the name Garázda, and from then on they used the suffix Teleki de Szék. Members of the Teleki family bear the title Imperial Count which was given to them by

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in 1697.

Properties of Teleki family

File:Gornesti_Castelul_(1).JPG, Teleki Castle, Gornești File:Castelul_de_la_Capalnas,_Arad4.jpg, Teleki-Mocioni Castle, Arad File:Teleki–Wattay-kastély_-_1_-_KKriszti.jpg, Teleki-Wattay Castle, Hungary File:Casa_Teleki_Targu_Mures.JPG, Teleki Castle, Târgu Mureș File:RO_MS_Conacul_Teleki_din_Glodeni_(15).jpg, Teleki Castle, Glodeni File:Teleki_Mansion,_Hungary.jpeg, Teleki Castle, Szirák File:Teleki_kastély_Gyömrő.jpg, Teleki Castle,

Gyömrő Gyömrő is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. The City of Gyömrő is situated in the center of the hilly region of Monor, in the outskirt of the capital city, Budapest. The whole territory of Gyömrő is 26,51 km², ...

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File:Teleki Castle Posmus.jpg, Teleki Castle Posmuș

Notable members of the family

* Teleki de Szék family **Count Mihály Teleki (1634–1690), Chancellor of Transylvania ** Count Sámuel Teleki (de Szék) (1739–1822), chancellor of Transylvania, founder of the Teleki library ** Count Ádám Teleki de Szék (1789–1851), honvéd general in the revolution of 1848 (hu) **Count József Teleki de Szék (1790–1855), jurist and historian, first President of the

Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its ma ...

**Count László Teleki IV (de Szék) (1811–1861), politician and writer **Count Géza Teleki de Szék (1843–1913), Hungarian politician ** Count Sámuel Teleki (de Szék) (1845–1916), explorer **Countess Margit Teleki de Szék (1860–1922), Hungarian noblewoman and prime minister's wife ** Count Pál Teleki (de Szék) (1879–1941), prime minister of Hungary **Count Mihály Teleki de Szék (1896–1991), Hungarian politician **Count Géza Teleki de Szék (1911–1983), athlete, politician, academic geologist * Pál Teleki (1906–1985), Hungarian footballer *

Gyula Teleki Gyula Teleki (born Gyula Tiegelmann, on 15 February 1928 in Arad – before 14 June 2017) was a Hungarian football player and coach. Teleki was a talented full back who played three times for the Hungary national team in the mid-1950s, and ende ...

(born ''Tiegelmann'', 1928), a Hungarian national football player, coach

Place names

Teleki Teleki is the name of an old Hungarian noble family whose members, for centuries, occupied many important positions in the Principality of Transylvania, in the Holy Roman Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. History The family was or ...

, a village in Somogy county

Other

* Teleki(-Bolyai) Library (est. 1802) ( la, Bibliotheca Telekiana) *

Teleki Blanka Gymnasium The Teleki Blanka Gymnasium is a gymnasium located on 37 Ajtósi Dürer sor in the neighbourhood of Városliget in the XIVth district of Budapest, Hungary. The school is one of the oldest schools in the capital city of Hungary. History After the ...

(est. 1873), school in Budapest

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