The Szilágyi of Horogszeg () was an old and important medieval Hungarian noble family, whose members occupied many significant political and military positions in the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

and in the Principality of Transylvania.

History

The Szilágyi family traces its origin from the region of the Szilágy-patak (present-day Sălaj River, part of

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

). The family intermarried with other important houses of the region, such as

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, House of Hunyadi, House of Rozgonyi etc. Most specialists agree that the family died out in the

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.A Zürichi Magyar Történelmi Egyesület kiadványa,
A Zürichi Magyar Történelmi Egyesület Ötödik Magyar Őstörténeti Találkozó Előadásai és Iratai
', Budapest – Zürich, 2005, p. 179, According to the Hungarian medieval scholar and author Zoltán W. Vityi, the noble Szilágyi de Horogszeg family who lived in

Nyírgelse Nyírgelse is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Geography It covers an area of and has a population of 1112 people (2015). History The village was first mentioned in 1310, whe ...

and

Nyírmihálydi Nyírmihálydi is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary. As of the 2011 Hungarian census the village had a population of 1,995, an increase of 155 from 2001.

(in Szabolcs County in Hungary) in the 1930s were descendants of this medieval noble family.

Gallery

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Michael Szilágyi Michael Szilágyi de Horogszeg (; c. 1400 – 1460) was a Hungarian general who was Regent of Hungary, Count of Beszterce and Head of Szilágyi–Hunyadi Liga. Family He was born in the early 15th century as vice-ispán of Bács County, ...

Regent of Hungary The regent of Hungary was a position established in 1446 and renewed in 1920. It was held by Admiral Miklós Horthy until 1944. Under Hungary's constitution there were two regents, one a regent of the ruling house, called the Nádor, and another ...

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Voivode of Transylvania The Voivode of Transylvania (;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. ;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. ; ) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the King of Hun ...

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Matthias Corvinus Matthias Corvinus (; ; ; ; ; ) was King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia from 1458 to 1490, as Matthias I. He is often given the epithet "the Just". After conducting several military campaigns, he was elected King of Bohemia in 1469 and ...

, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia, Duke of Austria, son of File:Szilagy.png, A 19th-century map of

showing the location of

Szilágy County Szilágy (Romanian language, Romanian: Sălaj) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now in north-western Romania. The capital of the county was Zilah (present-day Za ...

File:Salaj.svg, Present-day location of

Sălaj County Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of ...

on the map of

File:Vajda_Szilágyi_Erzsébet_1890.jpg,

Erzsébet Szilágyi Erzsébet (, ) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary. Demographics According to a 2011 census, the village of Erzsébet had 286 inhabitants. From an ethnic point of view, the majority of the inhabitants (81.36%) were Hungarians, with minor ...

with her son Matthias

Notable members

Ladislaus Szilágyi Ladislaus Szilágyi (; born at the end of the 14th century) was a Hungarian nobleman, general, captain of the fortress of Bradics, Sources *Fraknói Vilmos: Michael Szilágyi, The uncle of King Matthias (Bp., 1913) *W.Vityi Zoltán: King Matth ...

(15th century) of Horogszeg, captain of the fortress of Bradics *

(1400–1460), Regent of the

, Ban of Macsó * Jusztina Szilágyi, Second consort Vlad Tepes III *

, Queen Mother of Hungary, mother of king

Orsolya Szilágyi Orsolya Szilágyi () was a Hungarian noblewoman from the House of Szilágyi, she was the daughter of count László (Ladislaus) Szilágyi and Katalin Bellyéni. Orsolya Szilágyi was the wife of John Rozgonyi, which was voivode of Transylvania ...

, wife of

John Rozgonyi John Rozgonyi (; ? – 1471) was voivode of Transylvania in 1441–1458 and in 1459–1461 (for the second time), also ispán of Sopron and Vas Counties (1449–1454), count of the Székelys (1457–1458), Judge Royal of the Kingdom of Hungary. ...

voivode of Transylvania The Voivode of Transylvania (;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. ;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. ; ) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the King of Hun ...

, Judge Royal of the Kingdom of Hungary * Zsófia Szilágyi, wife of John Geréb de Vingárt,

vice-voivode of Transylvania The vice-voivode of Transylvania (; ) was the deputy of the voivode of Transylvania in the Kingdom of Hungary. The office first appeared in contemporary sources in 1221. From the early 15th century, the voivodes rarely visited Transylvania, permanen ...

* Margit (Erzsébet) Szilágyi, wife of Máté (Mátyus) Maróti, Ban de Macsó,

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. (, , and ),Kirschbaum 2007, p. 315. deriving from title of župan, ...

of Bács, Baranya, Bodrog, Syrmia, Tolna and Valkó Counties(Hungarian) Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. p. 29. Budapest. * Gergely Szilágyi, Lord of the Castle of Szarvaskő

References

Sources

*Bokor József (szerk.). A Pallas nagy lexikona. Arcanum: FolioNET Kft. , 1998 *Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally, ''Dracula: Prince of many faces - His life and his times'', p. 130 *Kisfaludy Károly: Szilágyi Mihály szabadulása (színmű, Pest, 1822) *Fraknói Vilmos:

, The uncle of King Matthias (Bp., 1913)

External links

College of the Hereditary Nobility of Hungary and Transylvania
* For a list of surnames of the historical nobility of Hungary, see ''nobilitashungariae: List of Historical Surnames of the Hungarian Nobility / nobilitashungariae. A magyar történelmi nemesség családneveinek listája
nobilitashungariae: List of Historical Surnames of the Hungarian NobilityThe house of Matthias Corvinus, the only king born in Cluj
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