Kustáni or Kustányi was a minor noble family in the
Kingdom of Hungary
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, which first appeared in the late 13th century and had estates and villages mostly in
Zala County
Zala (, ; ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci County, Koprivnica–Križevci and MeÄ ...
.
History
The first member of the family was Ladislaus I (fl. 1274), who originated from the Zala branch of the
''gens'' (clan) Péc, as the son of Lucas II (also known as Lucas the Great). Ladislaus took his surname after Kustán or Kustány (present-day part of
Kehidakustány
Kehidakustány is a village in Zala County, Hungary
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).
The most notable member of the family was
Daniel
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, who attended the national Diets as a representative of the nobles in the 1440s.
Notable members
* Andrew (fl. 1400–08): a ''
familiaris
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'' of Stephen Kanizsai, who served as castellan of
Simontornya
Simontornya is a town in Tolna County, Hungary
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in 1405
* Daniel (fl. 1399–1444): a participant of the
Diet of Hungary
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* Gregory:
vice-''ispán'' of
Borsod County
Borsod was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The capital of the county was Miskolc. After World War II, the county was merged with the Hungarian parts of Abaúj-Torna County and Zemplà ...
in 1453
* Ladislaus IV: a ''familiaris'' of Ladislaus Pető, who served as castellan of
Tátika in 1443
* Lucas II: vice-''ispán'' of Zala County around 1455
Known family tree
*Ladislaus I (fl. 1274)
**Lucas I (fl. 1336–53)
***Matthias (fl. 1372)
****Andrew (fl. 1400–08)
***Ladislaus III (fl. 1372)
****Daniel (fl. 1399–1444)
*****Paul
*****Ladislaus IV (fl. 1443)
*****Lucas II (fl. 1455)
**Ladislaus II (fl. 1336)
References
Sources
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