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

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephe ...

Origin

The ''

Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum The ''Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum'Reader's encyclopedia of Eastern European literature'', 1993, Robert B. Pynsent, Sonia I. Kanikova, p. 529. (Latin: "Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians") is a medieval chronicle written mainly by Simon of Ké ...

'' ("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 tribes ( , hu, magyar törzsek) 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 established the P ...

.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. ( hu, ispán, la, comes or comes parochialis, and sk, župan)Kirs ...

Ugod branch

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

judge royal The judge royal, also justiciar,Rady 2000, p. 49. chief justiceSegeš 2002, p. 202. or Lord Chief JusticeFallenbüchl 1988, p. 145. (german: Oberster Landesrichter,Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 72. hu, országbíró,Zsoldos 2011, p. 26. sk, krajinsk� ...

(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 ( hu, Nyitra vármegye; german: link=no, Neutraer Gespanschaft/Komitat Neutra; la, Comitatus Nitriensis; sk, Nitriansky komitát / Nitrianska stolica / Nitrianska župa) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of ...

(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 **

Dominic I Operation Dominic was a series of 31 nuclear test explosions with a total yield conducted in 1962 by the United States in the Pacific. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respond in kind to the Soviet resumption of testing af ...

(fl. 1262–1300),

palatine A palatine or palatinus (in Latin; plural ''palatini''; cf. derivative spellings below) is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times.

for younger king

Stephen Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...

(1266) *** 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 **

Michael I Michael I may refer to: * Pope Michael I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark in 743–767 * Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor (died in 844) * Michael I Cerularius, Patriarch Michael I of Constantin ...

(fl. 1264–1277), ''

'' of

Veszprém County Veszprém ( hu, Veszprém megye, ; german: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (''megye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county. Veszprém county Veszprém county lies in western ...

(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,

archbishop of Spalato In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdioc ...

(1244–1248) ** Pós,

master of the treasury The master of the treasury or treasurerSegeš 2002, p. 316.Rady 2000, p. 113. (german: Königlicher Ober-SchatzmeisterFallenbüchl 1988, p. 80. or , hu, tárnokmester,Zsoldos 2011, p. 61. la, magister tavarnicorum, or , sk, taverník hr, tave ...

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

Voivode of Transylvania The Voivode of Transylvania (german: Vojwode von Siebenbürgen;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. hu, erdélyi vajda;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. la, voivoda Transsylvaniae; ro, voievodul Transilvaniei) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania wi ...

, 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),

archbishop of Kalocsa In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...

, killed in the

battle of Mohi The Battle of Mohi (11 April 1241), also known as Battle of the Sajó River''A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East'', Vol. I, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 279; "Although Mongol losses in t ...

Trencsén branch

:''The numbering means within the branch.'' *

Matthew I Matthew I may refer to: * Matthew I Csák (fl. 1245) * Pope Matthew I of Alexandria (r. 1378–1408) * Matthew I of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1397 to 1410 {{hndis, Matthew 01 ...

(d. 1245/1249), first known member of the branch, master of the treasury (1242–1245) **

Mark I Mark I or Mark 1 often refers to the first version of a weapon or military vehicle, and is sometimes used in a similar fashion in civilian product development. In some instances, the Arabic numeral "1" is substituted for the Roman numeral "I". ...

, ''ispán'' of

Hont County Hont County was an administrative county (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 informal designation of the corres ...

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

master of the horse Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today. (Ancient Rome) The original Master of the Horse ( la, Magister Equitu ...

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

ban of Slavonia Ban of Slavonia ( hr, Slavonski ban; hu, szlavón bán; la, Sclavoniæ banus) or the Ban of "Whole Slavonia" ( hr, ban cijele Slavonije; hu, egész Szlavónia bánja; la, totius Sclavoniæ banus) was the title of the governor of a territor ...

, master of the treasury **

Peter I Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholicos ...

(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),

canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western can ...

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: ''Ödenburg'') was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between Austria and Hungary. The capital of the county was Sopron. Geography Sopron county shared borders with the A ...

(1235–1240) ***

(fl. 1228–1269, d. before 1276),

Ban of Severin The Banate of Severin or Banate of Szörény ( hu, Szörényi bánság; ro, Banatul Severinului; la, Banatus Zewrinensis; bg, Северинско банство, ; sr, Северинска бановина, ) was a Hungarian political, mili ...

(1243); married N Győr **** Emeric (fl. 1272–1276), ''ispán'' of

Somogy County Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies ...

(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