Csák was the name of a ''gens'' (Latin for "clan"; ''nemzetség'' in Hungarian) in the

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Origin

The ''

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'' ("Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians") records that the ancestor of the family was Szabolcs, son of chieftain Előd, the leader of one of the seven

Magyar tribes The Magyar or Hungarian tribes ( , ) or Hungarian clans were the fundamental political units within whose framework the Hungarians (Magyars) lived, before the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin and the subsequent establishment of the Prin ...

.Pál Engel, Andrew Ayton, Tamás Pálosfalvi
The realm of St. Stephen: a history of medieval Hungary, 895-1526
895-1526, I.B.Tauris, 2005, p. 85. The ''gens'' divided into 12 branches and several families in the course of the centuries. The Csáky de Mihály family also belongs to the Csák gens.Iván Nagy, István Friebeisz
Magyarország családai: Czimerekkel és nemzékrendi táblákkal, Volumes 3-4
Kiadja Friebeisz I., 1858, p. 67

Notable members of the clan

*Csák, ancestor and denominator of the ''gens'' Csák *Ugrin (12th century), ''

ispán The ispánRady 2000, p. 19.''Stephen Werbőczy: The Customary Law of the Renowned Kingdom of Hungary in Three Parts (1517)'', p. 450. or countEngel 2001, p. 40.Curta 2006, p. 355. (, , and ),Kirschbaum 2007, p. 315. deriving from title of župan, ...

Ugod branch

:''The numbering means within the branch.'' * Luka ** Demetrius I (fl. 1217–1254),

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(1233–1234; 1242–1245) *** Ugod (fl. 1264–1270) **** Demetrius II (fl. 1277–1285; d. before 1287), wildgrave of Bakony (1281); married N Kőszegi ***** Blessed Maurice (d. 20 March 1336), Dominican friar ***** Csák II (d. before 1309), last male descendant ***** Kunigunda or Kingus (fl. 1317), married Julius II Rátót **** (?) Michael (fl. 1270–1277), ispán of

Nyitra County Nyitra County (; ; ; ) was an administrative county ( comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory lay in what is now western Slovakia. Geography Nyitra County shared borders with the Austrian land Moravia and Trencsén County, Turó ...

(according to Pál Engel) *** ''Unknown'' daughter (fl. 1232), married Csépán II Győr *** Csák I (fl. 1264–1270), wildgrave of Bakony (1270) ** (?) ''Adam'' *** ''Paul'' **** ''Peter (fl. c. 1305)''

Kisfalud branch

* Ugrin (d. 1204),

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, maybe son of ''ispán'' Ugrin * Nicholas, his testament of 1231 mentions archbishop Ugrin as his ''pater'', but more likely that he was Nicholas' uncle

Dobóc (Orbova) branch

''The numbering means within the branch.'' * Peter I **

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(fl. 1262–1300),

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for younger king

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(1266), possibly married N, daughter of

Ivan Kőszegi Ivan Kőszegi (, ; died 5 April 1308) was an influential lord in the Kingdom of Hungary at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Earlier historiographical works also refer to him Ivan Németújvári (, , ). He was Palatine of Hungary, Palatin ...

*** Nicholas (fl. 1280) **** John ("the Red", fl. 1323) **** Michael II (fl. 1323) *** Stephen I ("Cimba", fl. 1280–1322) **** Dominic II (fl. 1325–1338, d. before 1351) ***** Csala (fl. 1355) ***** Clara (fl. 1355) ***** Anna (fl. 1355–1356) ***** Bagó (fl. 1355–1356) **** Peter III (fl. 1328–1351) **** Stephen II (fl. 1351–1356), died without descendants *** Peter II (fl. 1280, d. before 1308), married N, daughter of ''comes'' Ladislaus **

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(fl. 1264–1277), ''

'' of

Veszprém County Veszprém (, ; ) is an administrative county (''vármegye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county. Veszprém county Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the norther ...

(1272) ** Simon (fl. 1267) ** Beers (fl. 1267)

Újlak branch

''The numbering means within the branch.'' * Bás I, ''ispán'' ** Bás II *** Csák ****

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(d. before 1324), judge royal (1311–1314) *** Ugrin II,

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master of the treasury The master of the treasury or treasurerSegeš 2002, p. 316.Rady 2000, p. 113. (Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 80. or , ,Zsoldos 2011, p. 61. , or , )General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute, second edition, sixth volume SKA-ŽV. p 3 ...

for prince (1227–1233) then King Béla IV (1235), ban of Severin (1235) *** Ugrin III (''c.'' 1240–1311), oligarch, judge royal,

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, Ban of Szörény, Macsó, master of the treasury, master of the horse **** Nicholas (d. 1359), judge royal (1359) ***** Ladislaus (d. before 1364), last member ** Ugrin I (d. 1241),

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, killed in the

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Trencsén branch

:''The numbering means within the branch.'' * Matthew I (d. 1245/1249), first known member of the branch, master of the treasury (1242–1245) **

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, ''ispán'' of

Hont County Hont County was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Most of its territory is now part of Slovakia, while a smaller southern portion is part of Hungary. Today, in Slovakia Hont is the i ...

(1247) *** Peter II (fl. 1279–1290) *** Stephen II (fl. 1279–1307) **** Mark II (fl. 1309) **** Peter III (fl. 1309–1332; d. before 1350),

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(1314–1317) ***** Ladislaus (fl. 1332) ***** Peter IV (fl. 1332) ***** Dominic (fl. 1332–1359), ancestor of the Dombai family **** Stephen III (fl. 1323–1329) **** ''Unknown'' daughter, married Roland III Rátót *** Maria (fl. 1301), married Ivánka Hont-Pázmány, then Zoeardus Zoárd *** ''Unknown'' daughter, married Jakab Cseszneky (1) and Lőrinte from the kindred Lőrinte (?) ** Stephen I,

master of the stewards The master of the stewards or master of the table (, , and ) was one of the high officials of the royal household in the Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 ...

(1275–1276; 1277–1278) ** Matthew II (d. 1284), palatine, voivode of Transylvania, judge royal,

ban of Slavonia Ban of Slavonia (; ; ) sometimes also Ban of "Whole Slavonia" (; ; ), was the title of the governor of a territory part of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia in union with Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia. From 1102, the title Ban (title), ...

, master of the treasury *** ''Unknown'' daughter (b. 1263, fl. 1271) ** Peter I (d. 1284), palatine, master of the stewards *** Matthew III (1260/65 – 1321), master of the horse (1293–1296), palatine (1296–1297, 1302–1310) and master of the treasury (1310–1311) **** Matthew IV (d. before 1318), married Gutha N ***** Matthew V, married Kunigunda ***** James **** ''Unknown'' daughter, wife of Desoh *** Csák (fl. 1291–1300), bearer of the sword (1293) ** ''Unknown'' daughter, wife of and mother of Stephen the Bohemian, Lord of Trencsén (1321)

Kendertó branch

:''The numbering means within the branch.'' * Nicholas I ** Matthew I (fl. 1263) *** Nicholas II (fl. 1315–1336; d. before 1367), died without male descendants **** Matthew II (fl. 1336) **** Ladislaus (fl. 1336) **** Catherine (fl. 1336–1367), heir, married Demetrius Málasi ***** Nicholas III (fl. 1367),

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of Fehérvár ***** Michael (fl. 1367) ****** Anne (fl. 1398), married Francis Apáti ***** Elizabeth (fl. 1383), married Klemens, a citizen of Fehérvár *** a possible daughter

Nadab branch

Fragments

*Gúg I **Csák (fl. 1219–1246), ''ispán'' of

Sopron County Sopron (German language, German: ''Ödenburg'', Slovak language, Slovak: ''Šopron'') was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between Austria and Hungary. Th ...

(1235–1240) ***

(fl. 1228–1269, d. before 1276), Ban of Severin (1243); married N Győr **** Emeric (fl. 1272–1276), ''ispán'' of

Somogy County Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica- ...

(1272–1273) ***Gúg II (fl. 1237–1263) ***''four other unidentified sons'' (fl. 1237)

References

* Kristó, Gyula (editor): Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon - 9-14. század ''(Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History - 9-14th centuries)''; Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994, Budapest; . {{DEFAULTSORT:Csak (Family) fr:Famille Csáky