The Mórocz family, also known as ''Mórócz'', is a old Hungarian noble family from the northern part of the

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(today's southwest

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). Several members of the family held significant positions in the Habsburg monarchy.

History

The origin of the Mórocz family is unclear. Historians try to attribute

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roots to them. In the

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, Czech invaders arrived in Hungary and acquired from King Stephen III. the land called "Abony" (Fel-Abony, Nagyabony, Velke Blahovo) in the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary (today's southwestern

). The monarch gave it to them. Their first known ancestor was Mauricio (Moricz) son of Michael of Velke Blahovo (de Nagyabony), who lived in the

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and had estates in this noble village. Mauricio had a son, Benedict, who was the first to use the surname "Morocz" derived from his father's first name. Historical sources state his full name as "''nobilis Benedictus Morocz de Naghaban''". Benedict is considered to be the first Mórocz of Velke Blahovo. The Mórocz family was split to two branch: * Mórocz de Beketfalva (the prestigue branch) * Mórocz de Nagyabony (the medieval branch) The Mórocz family were consistently loyal to the Habsburg monarchs. Antonius and his father Petrus received a

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and title from Maximilián II. in

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for faithful service. Since

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they have been the owners of a property in Beketfalva and the full surname of the family became Mórocz de Beketfalva. Beketfalva being a small village east of

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(Hungarian: Pozsony, German: Pressburg), now capital of Slovakia. Antonius's wife was Anna Bessenyei de Galántha, the sister of Ilona Bessenyei de Galántha, the wife of Benedict Zerhas de Zerhashaz.The family rose to prominence under Wolfgang Mórocz (1575–1648). During his rich career, Wolfgang was a sub-prefect of the

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region, a councilor of the Hungarian Chamber, a regional sub-judge and a Hungarian vicepalatine. Nicolaus Eszterházy was Wolfgang's patron until his death in 1645. The Eszterházy family was the patron family of Mórocz family. Wolfgang morocz fotka

The branch of Mórocz family living in Nagyabony is a medieval curial nobility that retained its privileges in the modern era. The branch of Mórocz family living in Beketfalva separated from them during the

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. Georgius, Andreas, Lucas, Joannes and Petrus received a property (lat. „processus inferior insulanus“) in

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and a new coat of arms in

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from Ferdinand III. Nagyabony being a small village east of Bratislava. They have been the owners of a property in Nagyabony and the full surname of the family became Mórocz de Nagyabony. They were listed as landowners from Nagyabony in the historical records. The family also had one branch in the village of Eperjes (today Pozsonyeperjes). Morocz de Nagyabony

Notable members

* Benedict (hu. Benedek) de Nagyabony (14-15th century), Landowner of village by name Nagyabony, the first to use the surname "Morocz" * Wolfgang (hu. Farkas) Mórocz de Beketfalva (1575 – 1648), Vicepalatine of Hungary, Sub-prefect of Bratislava capital * Stephanus (hu. István) Mórocz de Beketfalva (1600/1610–1683) ub-prefect of Bratislava capital, Deputy regional judge and Member of the royal court, husband of baroness Susan Amáde de Wárkony * baron Emercius (hu. Imré) Mórocz de Beketfalva (1699–1758), Imperial sub-marshal, Owner of the hussar regiment. He became famous in the Battle of Cologne in 1757 * Karl (hu. Károly) Mórocz de Beketfalva (1700/1720 – † 1795), Hussar major. He became famous in

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* chevalier Andreas (hu. András) Mórocz de Nagyabony (1891-1958), Hero of WW1, Commander of the attack unit. He became famous in the Battle of Jagodina in 1914. He was

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, Member of The Order of Vitéz.

The Mórocz family in the present

The successor of the tradition of the family today is Róbert Mórocz (* 1985, Bratislava), unofficial full name chevalier (hu. vitéz) John Róbert Maria Mórocz de Nagyabony (German: ritter von, Hungarian: vitéz nemes). Róbert inherited the

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from his great-grandfather, chevalier András Mórocz de Nagyabony (* 1891 – † 1958). He was knighted by Joseph Charles of Habsburg-Lorraine,

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and Crown Prince of Hungary, as a heritable successor of the bloodline in 2022 in Máriapócs (Hungary). Róbert is a member of the Order of Vitéz. His wife is dame Andrea Resek (married Mórocz Reseková), whose great-great-grandfather Karl Reszek was a long-time magistrate in

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(1856-1867), a town west of Bratislava region.

External links

https://moroczovci.sk/morocz/morocz_eng

References

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