Pálffy or Palffy is a

Hungarian surname Hungarian names include surnames and given names. Some people have more than one given name, but only one is normally used. In the Hungarian language, whether written or spoken, names are invariably given in the "Eastern name order", with the fa ...

which means "son of

Pál Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul (given name), Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818–1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pal Benko, Pál Benkő (1928– ...

(Paul)". The family name is common in

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

Pálffy ab Erdöd noble family

The most famous bearers of the name Pálffy are the members of the Austro-Hungarian noble family

Pálffy ab Erdöd The House of Pálffy, also known as Pálffy von Erdőd, Pálffy de Erdőd, or Pálffy of Erdőd, is the name of an old Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family, later incorporated into Austrian nobility. Members of the family held significant po ...

. Family members include: *

Paul Pálffy ab Erdöd Count Franz Paul Rudolf Maria Josef Pálffy ab Erdöd (12 February 1890 – 11 October 1968) was a Hungarian aristocrat, landowner, and author best known for his eight marriages. Early life Franz Paul Rudolf Maria Josef was born on 12 February ...

(1580/1589–1653),

Palatine of Hungary The Palatine of Hungary ( or , , ) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were representatives of the monarchs, later (from 1723) the vice-regent (vi ...

, Knight of the Golden Fleece *

Johann Bernhard Stephan, Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

(1664–1751), Imperial field marshal,

Knight of the Golden Fleece This article contains a list of knights of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Burgundian Golden Fleece 15th century !Year of induction!!Name!!Born!!Died!!Notes , - , rowspan=25, 1430, , Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, , 1396, , 1467, , Founde ...

Nikolaus VI Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek , . It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In turn, the name ...

(1657/67–1732), Imperial field marshal and

Lipót Pálffy de Erdőd Count Lipót (Leopold) Pálffy de Erdőd (1764–1825) was the Count of Pozsony County and the Major General, who after the destruction of Dévény Castle negotiated with Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 Augu ...

(1764–1825), Major General *

Ferdinand Palffy von Erdöd Ferdinand is a Germanic name composed of the elements "journey, travel", Proto-Germanic , abstract noun from root "to fare, travel" (PIE , "to lead, pass over"), and "courage" or "ready, prepared" related to Old High German "to risk, ventu ...

(1774–1840), mining engineer in the Austrian Empire and Vienna Theatre manager *

Fidél Pálffy Count Fidél Pálffy ab Erdőd (6 May 1895 – 2 March 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary. Early life After service in the First World War he lived on an estate in Czechoslovakia before return ...

(1895–1946), Hungarian nobleman who was a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary

Other people named Pálffy

Other notable people with the surname include: *

Žigmund Pálffy Žigmund Pálffy (; born 5 May 1972), nicknamed "Ziggy" in English and "Žigo" in Slovak, is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player. One of the most talented wingers, Pálffy played in the NHL for 12 years with the New York Islanders, ...

(born 1972), Slovak ice hockey player *

David Palffy David Palffy is a Canadian film and television actor of Welsh and Hungarian descent, best known for playing Anubis and Sokar on ''Stargate SG-1''. Early life David Palffy attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England. Career ...

(born 1969), Canadian actor of Hungarian extraction *

Zsuzsanna Pálffy Zsuzsanna Pálffy (born 26 December 1970) is a retired Hungarian handball player. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 200 ...

(born 1970), Hungarian handball player *

Géza Pálffy Géza Pálffy (; born 9 February 1971) is a Hungarian historian, full (university) professor. He has long been active in research of the relationship between the Habsburg monarchy and Kingdom of Hungary in the 16–17th centuries. He works as ...

(born 1971), Hungarian historian

Pálffy ab Erdöd noble family

Other people named Pálffy

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