The Burchard-Bélaváry family (''Szikavai és Bélaváry Both/Burchard'' in Hungarian ; ''Burchard von Bellawary de Sycava'' in

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) is an aristocratic family of Hungarian origin who gave many personalities. Its comes from the ''Both de Bajna'' branch of the Both family, family Magnates of Hungary whose records date back to 1282. Its name was originally Both de Szikava et Bélavár.

Members

* Johann I Burchart von Bélaváry (1546-1616), who gave a famous dynasty of

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, in

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'' (from Johann I. to Johann X. ; 1582 – 1911). *György Both de Szikava et Bélavár († 1588), magistrate (''udvarbíró''), governor of fortresses (''várnagy'') including the

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. * Dávid Bélaváry de Szikava (''ca.'' 1580), diplomat and high official of the Kingdom of Hungary. *Miklós Bélavary, son of Dávid, Grand Treasurer of Upper Hungary (1655), military governor of Upper Hungary (1666).

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(1655). *Dávid Belleváry II, grandson of David and son of Miklós. Officer in the Chamber of Kassa, collecting royal taxes (''tricesimator'' in Latin) and Imperial Commissioner (''császárí Biztos'' in Hungarian), he became later a

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hero in the

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(1703–1711). *Gottlieb Johann (aka ''Ivan'') Burchard von Bélaváry (1756-1825), Lord of Brandten, Russian commander, Husband of Augusta von Knorring (1750-1823), sister of generals baron Gotthard Johann von Knorring and Karl von Knorring. *Gottlieb II Burchard von Bélaváry (1757-1807), killed as Russian commander (major) at Oczakov during the

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. Son of Gottlieb (1721-1759), lord of Munnalas, councilor of Tallinn and Elder of the Great Guild and of Dorothé von zur Mühlen (1726-1776), daughter of the mayor of

. *Johann Conrad Burchard von Bélaváry (1777–1871), Russian commander (major), knight of the

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. *Fromhold Johann Burchard-Bélaváry (1777°),

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(1830) in the

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, knight of the orders of Saint Vladimir and

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. *Jan Konrad Burchard (1748, Tallinn- 1828, Poland), captain of the Warsaw militia, diplomat, captain- aide-de-camp of general Kościuszko (

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), pharmacist in

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and Radom, mayor of

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. Integrated into the

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within the Jastrzębiec clan (1790). *Konrád Bélaváry de Sikava (18th century – 19th century), General, governor of

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, his was an Ottoman

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. * Konrád Burchard-Bélaváry (1837–1916), member of the hungarian

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of Brazilia in

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. *Rudolf/Rezsö von Burchard-Bélavary (1870 -), son of Konrad. PhD in economics and

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, business magnate and

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and ''Chef de service'' to the

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(''miniszteri titkár''). *Andor Burchard-Bélaváry (1880–1947). PhD in economics and political science, businessman, he has the title of Senior Councillor of the Government (''kormányfőtanácsos''). *Julius-Konrad ''Gyula'' Burchard-Bélaváry (1820–1917),

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, captain of

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during the Hungarian Revolution in 1848, he was next to his friend general count Henryk Dembiński. He later became the CEO of the French champagne Delbeck and president of the Union of Great Brands (''Syndicat de Grandes Marques''), in

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. * István Burchard-Bélaváry (1864–1933), artist. *Marcel Burchard-Bélaváry (1864–1914), French

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. Knight of the

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Image:Blason Burchardt Bélavary 1636.jpg, Coat of arms of the family in the

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Sources

*''Magyar Heraldikai és Geneológiai Társaság'', Budapest, 1894, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1926 *''Récits de famille, Histoire de la Famille Burchard-Bélavàry'', by Cdt Marcel Burchard-Bélavary, Berger-Levrault et Cie, Nancy, 1906; La Hulpe, Bruxelles, 2001 *''A Bothfalvi B. -család címere'' by Meliorisz B., Turul, 1901 (netlexicon.hu) *''Nagykanizsa – Romlottvár'', by George Szekér dipl. Architecte, 2007, Budapest *''The Business Strategy of Fathers and Sons:A Hungarian Family in the 19th and 20th Centuries'', Klement Judit, ed. in AETAS – Journal of history and related disciplines (1-2/2005
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