Erdody
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Erdődy is the name of a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary
(most notably in Croatia
). The Habsburg Monarchy
granted them the title Graf / Gräfin.
The family was first raised in a document dated 1187, under the name of Bakoch Generated Erdewd. They received the title of Count in 1485. (The first hereditary count in Hungary was Janos Hunyadi in 1453 by the king Ladislas V).The family origins from the town of Erdőd which is in the region Szatmár (now Satu Mare in Romania). They are barons of Monyorokerek and counts of Monoszló
. Monyorokerek is a small village in the south of Burgenland
(Austria) near the Hungarian border. Today Monoszló is in Croatia.
The Erdődy family originated from the Bakócz family. The Bakóczs were originally serfs of the Drágffy in Szatmár county. They acquired wealth, when Tamás Bakócz
became the archbishop
of Esztergom
. After Tamás Bakócz
's death his estates were divided and the Southern branch took the name Erdődy. More members of the family held important offices, we can find judges of the royal court, Croatian
bans
, bishops and generals among the members of the family. From 1607 they held the capitancy of Varaždin.
Most of the Erdődy family fled during the First World War to notably France
and the USA after the Austro-Hungarian empire took side with Germany
.
Notable members included:
The Palais Erdödy
was acquired by the Erdődy family from the Esterházys.
After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Erdődy's possession in the successor states of the monarchy decreased, which was mostly due to forced expropriation by the Bela Kun Regime. The final collapse was World War II. During World War II the Bavarian royal family who are relatives of the Erdődy family stayed in the castles of Somlóvár and Vép, after they had fled from the Nazis in Germany. The invasion of the Red Army forced the most descendants of the family to flee to the West and brought the complete expropriation and destruction of most of the goods and locks with.
Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen
The historical term Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen was used to denote a group of territories connected to the Kingdom of Hungary within Austria-Hungary...
(most notably in Croatia
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
The Kingdom of Croatia was an administrative division that existed between 1527 and 1868 within the Habsburg Monarchy . The Kingdom was a part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen, but was subject to direct Imperial Austrian rule for significant periods of time, including its final years...
). The Habsburg Monarchy
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
granted them the title Graf / Gräfin.
The family was first raised in a document dated 1187, under the name of Bakoch Generated Erdewd. They received the title of Count in 1485. (The first hereditary count in Hungary was Janos Hunyadi in 1453 by the king Ladislas V).The family origins from the town of Erdőd which is in the region Szatmár (now Satu Mare in Romania). They are barons of Monyorokerek and counts of Monoszló
Monoszló
-History:The village is a very ancient settlement mentioned in the old charters. One of the famous descendents of the village is Monoszlói Ladomér, archbishop of Esztergom in the 13. c. A. D. during king Ladislaus IV of Hungary. The king did not live according to the Christian norms and Ladomér...
. Monyorokerek is a small village in the south of Burgenland
Burgenland
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
(Austria) near the Hungarian border. Today Monoszló is in Croatia.
The Erdődy family originated from the Bakócz family. The Bakóczs were originally serfs of the Drágffy in Szatmár county. They acquired wealth, when Tamás Bakócz
Tamás Bakócz
Tamás Bakócz was a Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman.In sources in Croatian, Tamás Bakócz is also referred under the name Toma Bakač....
became the archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of Esztergom
Esztergom
Esztergom , is a city in northern Hungary, 46 km north-west of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom county, on the right bank of the river Danube, which forms the border with Slovakia there....
. After Tamás Bakócz
Tamás Bakócz
Tamás Bakócz was a Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman.In sources in Croatian, Tamás Bakócz is also referred under the name Toma Bakač....
's death his estates were divided and the Southern branch took the name Erdődy. More members of the family held important offices, we can find judges of the royal court, Croatian
Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)
The Kingdom of Croatia was an administrative division that existed between 1527 and 1868 within the Habsburg Monarchy . The Kingdom was a part of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen, but was subject to direct Imperial Austrian rule for significant periods of time, including its final years...
bans
Ban (title)
Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
, bishops and generals among the members of the family. From 1607 they held the capitancy of Varaždin.
Most of the Erdődy family fled during the First World War to notably France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the USA after the Austro-Hungarian empire took side with Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Notable members included:
- Petar ErdödyPetar ErdödyPéter Erdödy was the ban of Croatia from 1557 to 1567 and the founding member of the Croatian branch of the Erdödy noble family.Péter was born in 1504. He was the son of Peter I...
(b. 1504, d. 1557) - Toma ErdödyToma ErdödyCount Tamás Erdődy was a Croatian ban and member of the Erdödy noble family .He succeeded Krsto Ungnad as ban in 1583. He was the son of former ban Petar Erdödy. During his reign he scored many victories against the Ottoman Empire's armies. His first victory occurred near Slunj in 1584. In 1591...
(b. 1558, d. 1624) - Nikola ErdödyNikola ErdödyMiklós Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló was a Croatian ban but his nationality was Hungarian. He was a member of the Erdődy noble family....
(d. 1693) - Sidonija Erdödy RubidoRubidoThe Rubido family of Madrid originated in Castile. They were ennobled in the 12th century.The Croatian branch of that family came to Croatia in the first half of the 19th century....
(b. 1819, d. 1884)
The Palais Erdödy
Palais Erdödy
Palais Erdödy, also called the Palais Esterházy, was a palace in Vienna, Austria. It was commissioned by Prince Nikolaus Esterházy II in 1802 to be designed and built by Karl von Moreau....
was acquired by the Erdődy family from the Esterházys.
After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Erdődy's possession in the successor states of the monarchy decreased, which was mostly due to forced expropriation by the Bela Kun Regime. The final collapse was World War II. During World War II the Bavarian royal family who are relatives of the Erdődy family stayed in the castles of Somlóvár and Vép, after they had fled from the Nazis in Germany. The invasion of the Red Army forced the most descendants of the family to flee to the West and brought the complete expropriation and destruction of most of the goods and locks with.