The House of Koháry ( hu, Koháry-ház) was the name of an ancient and wealthy
Hungarian noble family with seats at Csábrág and Szitnya (now
Čabraď and
Sitno Castle) and the palace of Szentantal (now
Svätý Anton,
Slovakia
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).
History
Origin
The origin of the family is in
Zala County
Zala ( hu, Zala megye, ; ; ) is an administrative county ( comitatus or ''megye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia ( Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia ( Lend ...
in Hungary. In 1470, a "Georg Koháry" is mentioned in the court of King
Matthias I Corvinus. The first notable member of the family was Peter Koháry (1564–1629), who was rewarded as the Baron of
Csábrág by Emperor
Ferdinand II and became commander of the fortress of
Érsekújvár. His son Stephan I Koháry (1616–1664) fought against the Turks and died in the
battle of Levenz.
Koháry I István-Widemann.jpg, Stephan (Istvan) Kohary (1616–1664)
Counts and generals
In 1685,
Stephan II Koháry (1649–1731) became the first
count
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in his family. He fought against the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...
and the Kuruc. After his death, his fortune went to his nephew Andreas Koháry (1694–1757). All Kohárys had been officers and generals of the
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
emperors.
Portrait of István Koháry 18. c..jpg, Stephan II Koháry (1649–1731)
Koháry Farkas-001.png, Wolfgang Koháry (1654–1704)
Koháry András József.png, Andreas Koháry (1694–1757)
Koháry Miklós.png, Nikolaus Koháry (1721–1769)
Koháry Ignác József-001.jpg, Ignaz Josef Koháry (1726–1777)
Princely title
On 15 November 1815, the head of the house,
Ferenc József Koháry (1760–1826), who served as the Hungarian Chancellor, was given the title of ''
Fürst
' (, female form ', plural '; from Old High German ', "the first", a translation of the Latin ') is a German word for a ruler and is also a princely title. ' were, since the Middle Ages, members of the highest nobility who ruled over states of ...
von Koháry'' (Prince of Koháry) by Emperor
Francis I of Austria
Francis II (german: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor (from 1792 to 1806) and the founder and Emperor of the Austrian Empire, from 1804 to 1835. He assumed the title of Emperor of Austria in response ...
.
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Upon the death of Ferenc József, his only surviving child, a daughter named
Mária Antónia (1797–1862), was
proclaimed "heiress of the name" (''fíúsított''). When she married in 1816 (January 2), her husband
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha took the name ''
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry''. Among the descendants of Mária Antónia and Ferdinand are the last emperor of Austria (
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
), the last four kings of Portugal (
Pedro V
Peter V ( pt, Pedro V ; 16 September 1837 – 11 November 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" ( pt, o Esperançoso), was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.
Early life and reign
As the eldest son of Maria II of Portugal, Queen Maria II and Ferdinand ...
,
Luís I,
Carlos I Carlos I may refer to:
*Carlos I of Spain (1500–1558), also Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire
*Carlos I of Portugal
''Dom'' Carlos I (; English: King Charles of Portugal; 28 September 1863 – 1 February 1908), known as the Diplomat ( pt, ...
,
Manuel II), and the last three
tsar
Tsar ( or ), also spelled ''czar'', ''tzar'', or ''csar'', is a title used by East and South Slavic monarchs. The term is derived from the Latin word ''caesar'', which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the ter ...
s of Bulgaria (
Ferdinand I,
Boris III,
Simeon II).
Koháry_Ferenc_József.jpg, Ferenc József Koháry, first Prince von Koháry.
Maria Antónia Koháry.jpg, Maria Antonia Koháry, his daughter and heiress.
Kohary zu Csabrag - Tyroff AT.jpg, Princely arms
Notable members of the family
*
István Koháry (1649–1731)
*
Ferenc József Koháry, ''Fürst von Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya'' (1767–1826)
*
Maria Antonia Koháry (1797–1862)
Koháry palaces
The Kohárys belonged among the
magnate
The magnate term, from the late Latin ''magnas'', a great man, itself from Latin ''magnus'', "great", means a man from the higher nobility, a man who belongs to the high office-holders, or a man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or ot ...
s of Hungary. Their holdings were calculated to be around 150,000 hectares, making
Princess Maria Antonia Koháry
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subst ...
one the richest heiresses in Europe at the time of her marriage to
Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Csábrág - Borovszky.jpg, Čabraď castle
Čabraď Castle ( sk, Čabradský hrad, hu, Csábrág) is a castle ruin in Slovakia near the village of Čabradský Vrbovok, in the southeast of Krupina. It is surrounded by the Čabraď nature reserve.
Origins
First mentioned in 1276, Litava ...
, 1622 feoffed to Peter Koháry
Sitno - hrad.jpg, Sitno Castle feoffed 1629 to Peter Koháry, destroyed 1703 during Rákóczi's War of Independence
Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–11) was the first significant attempt to topple the rule of the Habsburgs over Hungary. The war was conducted by a group of noblemen, wealthy and high-ranking progressives and was led by Francis II Rákó ...
Svaty anton.jpg, palace of Svätý AntonDürnkrut, Austria
Dürnkrut ( sk, Kruta, Suchá Kruta, cs, Suché Kruty) is a market town in the district of Gänserndorf in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Castle Dürnkrut (pictured) is the most famous landmark of the town. The town is agricultural with so ...
, acquired 1779
See also
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References
External links
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Austrian noble families
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House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Bulgaria)