The Dávid family (Slovak: ''Dávidovci z Turčianskeho Petra'', Hungarian: ''Dávid de Túróczszentpéter'') was a Hungarian noble family in the
Kingdom of Hungary
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, who owned estates in the
Turóc County
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,
Upper Hungary
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During the ...
(today
Turiec region, present-day
Slovakia
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).
History
In the 13th century, the Dávids were one of the many local noble families with title "''nobilis''" (the lowest-ranking nobility in the Kingdom, placed under the
baron
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). The ancestors of the Dávid family were an older noble family of
Záturecký from Záturčie (now part of
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, Slovakia). Dávids had properties and manor houses in
Záturčie,
Istebné,
Turčiansky Peter,
Sasinkovo,
Malý Báb and Veľky Báb.
In 1772 Károly Dávid and his son Antal were promoted to Barons by
Maria Theresa
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, Queen of Hungary.
See also
External links
History of Záturčie
References
*''Rodové erby na Slovensku I''. (Martin 1980)
*''Rodové erby na Slovesnku II''. (Martin 1986)
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Hungarian noble families