Ugron de Ábránfalva is one of the most ancient " Szekler" families, bearing the title "

primor Primor is a Hungarian title of nobility of Székely origin. It was the highest-ranking title in Székely aristocracy, and is usually compared in rank with the Western titles of count and baron. Synonyms sometimes found in older sources are főne ...

" (leader of the Szekler tribe). The oldest settlement of the Ugron's was in Ábránfalva (, now a part of

Ulieș Ulieș () is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of eight villages: Daia (''Székelydálya''), Iașu (''Jásfalva''), Ighiu (''Ége''), N ...

), the family having owned the surrounding territory "jure primae occupationis" for more than a thousand years. Ábránfalva is in Hargita county,

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

, now Romania. The Ugron’s are first mentioned in documents around the 13th century; some sources suggest that they are related to the

Árpád dynasty The Árpád dynasty consisted of the members of the royal House of Árpád (), also known as Árpáds (, ). They were the ruling dynasty of the Principality of Hungary in the 9th and 10th centuries and of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 130 ...

the first Hungarian royal house. The uninterrupted documentation of the family begins with László Ugron who lived in the early 14th century.

Pál Ugron Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818–1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American ch ...

– 'dictus magnus' - living in the early 17th century, was the legal guardian of

Gábor Bethlen Gabriel Bethlen (; 1580 – 15 November 1629) was Prince of Transylvania from 1613 to 1629 and Duke of Opole from 1622 to 1625. He was also King-elect of Hungary from 1620 to 1621, but he never took control of the whole kingdom. Bethlen, sup ...

, Prince of Transylvania, who created "the Golden Age of Transylvania" during his rule by building a strong and independent state which protected the borders of Europe from the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...

. The members of the Ugron family played an important role through the centuries in Transylvanian and later in Hungarian history and public life, as landlords, soldiers, politicians, ambassadors etc.

Family members

* Gábor Ugron ab Abranfalva *

Stephan von Ugron zu Abranfalva Stephan may refer to: * Stephan, South Dakota, United States * Stephan (given name), a masculine given name * Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname See also * Sankt-Stephan * Stefan (disambiguation) * Stephan-Oterma * Stephani * Stephe ...

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Roman by Mór Jókai
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