The House of Szécsényi was a noble family of the

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in the 14-15th centuries. The ancestor of the family, Thomas descended from the ''gens'' ("clan") Kacsics. He was one of the most powerful barons of King

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and he hold several dignities during his reign. The family was named after its possession, Szécsény. The male line of the family ended in 1460.

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Notable members of the family

Thomas Szécsényi Thomas (I) Szécsényi ( hu, Szécsényi (I.) Tamás; died 1354) was a Hungarian powerful baron and soldier, who rose to prominence during King Charles I's war against the oligarchs. He belonged to the so-called "new aristocracy", who supported th ...

(cca. 1285-1354), the son of Farkas Szécsényi, joined King Charles I against the powerful

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in 1301. In 1342, he was appointed to the office of Master of the King's Treasury ''(tárnokmester)'' and in 1349, he became

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''(országbíró)''.

Sources

* Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig - Életrajzi Lexikon ''(The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days - A Biographical Encyclopedia)'';

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, 2000, Budapest; . * Engel, Pál: Magyarország világi archontológiája (1301–1457) ''(The Temporal Archontology of Hungary (1301-1457))'';

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, 1996, Budapest; .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Szecsenyi Hungarian nobility