List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary explained

Dukes and princes

NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
AuerspergArticle 118 of 1655Imperial baron

1573; imperial count: 1630, 1673; imperial prince: 1653, 1791. A branch of the family continued to bear the title of count. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Johann Weikhard of Auersperg's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.

Batthyány-StrattmannA branch of the Batthyány family. Bohemian prince: 1763; imperial prince: 1764. The Batthyány-Strattman name was conferred upon Károly József Batthyány in 1755. After the line descending from him died out, the name and the title of prince were granted to László Batthyány in 1915. The Batthyány-Strattmanns' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Cillei (†)Imperial count: 1341, 1372; imperial prince: 1436 (confirmed in 1443). Hermann II, Count of Celje received domains in Slavonia in 1397 and styled himself count of Zagorje in reference to them. The family extinguished in 1456.
Coburg–KoháryArticle 71 of 1790/91, article 41 of 1827 A branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (from the House of Wettin). The last kings of Portugal and tsars of Bulgaria were descended from this family. Nowadays, the members of the family name themselves Sachsen–Coburg und Gotha. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Corvinus (†)1479 (Duke of Liptó)An illegitimate branch of the royal Hunyadi family. Count: 1479; duke of Troppau. The family extinguished in 1505.
CzartoryskiArticle 6 of 1805.Imperial prince: 1433 (confirmed in 1442, 1569 and 1785). Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Prince Adam Czartoryski's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Erba-Odescalchi1910 (authorization to use the Italian title)1831Duke of Monteleone (Italian nobility): 1906.
EsterházyHungarian baron: 1613; Hungarian count: 1620; imperial prince: 1687. The family's two other branches continued to bear the title of count. The Esterházys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Festetics1910 (primogeniture)Hungarian count: 1766, 1772 and 1874; imperial count: 1857. The family's three other branches continued to bear the title of count. The Festetics' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
HercegovićDuke of Saint Sava: Herceg Vladislav Hercegović received two fortresses in Križevci County in Slavonia in 1467. The Republic of Ragusa paid a pension to his descendants who lived in the Principality of Transylvania until the early 17th century. The circumstances surrounding the adoption of the title are unknown, although most likely Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Vladislav's father, took the title all by himself around 1449/50.
Khevenhüller-MetschArticle 73 of 1638, article 100 of 1649 and article 44 of 1764/65Imperial baron: 1566; Austrian count: 1673; imperial count: 1725; Bohemian and imperial prince: 1763 (primogeniture). Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Prince Johann Joseph Khevenhüller-Metsch's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
KinskyArticle 37 of 1687, article 124 of 1723 and article 68 of 1741Imperial count: 1628 (confirmed in 1676 and 1687); Bohemian prince (primogeniture): 1746; imperial prince: 1747. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Philip Joseph Kinsky's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
KoriatovychPrince Fyodor Koriatovych received the domain of Munkács (now Mukachevo in Ukraine). His line extinguished in 1414.
LiechtensteinArticle 27 of 1608, article 27 of 1687 and article 129 of 1715Imperial prince: 1608. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Princes Karl, Maximilian, Hans-Adam, Maximilian, Anton-Philip, Hartmann, Anton Florian, Hans, Hartmann, Hans Venzel, Emanuel, Hans Anton Liechtenstein at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
LobkowiczArticle 131 of 1659Imperial baron: 1459; imperial prince: 1624. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Prince Václav Lobkowicz's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Lónyay (†)1917Hungarian baron: 1627; Hungarian count: 1871, 1896 and 1910. Elemér Lónyay, who was rewarded with the title of prince in 1917, died childless in 1946. The family's three other branches continued to bear the title of count and the family had two branches that did not bear an aristocratic title. The Lónyays' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
MetternichArticle 38 of 1827Imperial baron: 1635; imperial count: 1679; imperial prince (primogeniture): 1803; Austrian baron: 1813. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Prince Klemens von Metternich's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Odescalchi1697 (expansion of the imperial title)Article 40 of 1751Imperial prince: 1689 (confirmed in 1698). Livius Odescalchi's family name and title of prince were granted to his nephew, Marquess Balthasar Erba. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Prince Livius Odescalchi's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
PaarArticle 119 of 1655Imperial baron: 1623; imperial count: 1652 (confirmed in Bohemia: 1654); imperial prince (primogeniture): 1769. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Franz Paar's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Pálffy (†)Baron: 1581; imperial count: 1599; Hungarian count: 1634; Austrian prince (primogeniture): 1807. The Festetics' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886. The last member of the family who held the title of prince, László Pálffy, died in 1947.
Pálffy–Daun (†)1879 (expansion of the Austrian title)Austrian count: 1853; prince of Teano: 1876. The last member of the family who held the title of prince, József Pálffy–Daun, died in 1963.
PerényiImperial prince ("Prince of Siklós"): 1517 (confirmed in 1541). The family never used the title of prince publicly.
SchwarzenbergArticle 131 of 1659 Imperial baron: 1492; imperial count: 1599; imperial prince (primogeniture): 1670; imperial prince (all descendants of Prince Joseph Schwarzenberg) Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Johann Schwarzenberg's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Thurn und Taxis1885 (acknowledgement of the princely title in Hungary)Article 51 of 1840Baron: 1608; imperial count: 1624; count in Spain and the Low Countries: 1681; imperial prince: 1695. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Prince Egon von Thurn und Taxis's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
TrauttmansdorffArticle 66 of 1625, article 133 of 1715Austrian baron: 1598; imperial count: 1623; Bohemian and imperial prince: 1805 (primogeniture). Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Maximilian Trauttmansdorff's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Újlaki (†)1472Lawrence Újlaki was styled prince after his father, Nicholas, was made king of Bosnia. The family extinguished in 1524.
Windisch-GraetzArticle 119 of 1655, article 40 of 1751Imperial baron: 1551; imperial count: 1658; imperial prince: 1804 (primogeniture), 1822. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Count Franz Joseph Windisch-Graetz and Barons Adam and Gottlieb Windisch-Graetz at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.

Marquesses

NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
Csáky-Pallavicini de Körösszegh et Adorján1876 Counts Zsigmond and Hippolyt Csáky received royal authorization to adopt the name and title of their adoptive (but biological) father, Marquess Roger Pallavicini, in 1876. Their previous (legal) father (Siegmund Csáky) was the ex-husband of their mother (Eulalia Vaj de Vaja).

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Counts

NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
Abensberg-TraunArticle 155 of 1647Imperial count: 1653. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Baron Ernst Traun's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
AichelburgArticle 51 of 1840Imperial and Austrian baron: 1627; imperial count: 1787.
Almásy1771, 1815 and 1910The Almásys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
AlthannArticle 35 of 1578Austrian baron: 1574; Hungarian baron: 1578; imperial count: 1608. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Barons Christoph, Eustachius, Wolfgang and Wilhelm Althann at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Ambrózy1913Hungarian baron: 1838, 1845. The Ambrózys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886. Count István Ambrózy was authorized to adopt the name Ambrózy-Migazzi in 1918.
Andrássy1766, 1779Hungarian baron: 1676. The Andrássys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Apor (†)1696Hungarian baron: 1693 and 1712. An extinguished branch of the Apor family.
Apponyi1739, 1808Hungarian baron: 1606, 1624 and 1718. The family line descending from József, Lajos, Rudolf and Lipót Apponyi, who were rewarded with the title of count in 1808, extinguished, but the other line survived. The Apponyis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
AuerspergArticle 102 of 1649, article 34 of 1802.Imperial baron: 1573; imperial count: 1630, 1673. A branch of the family received the title of imperial prince in 1653 and 1791. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Counts Herbart, Gaetan and Nicholas von Auersperg at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Balassa (†)1653, 1664
Bánffy (of Alsólendva) (†)1622
Bánffy (of Losonc) (†)1696 and 1880The family was descended from the ancient Tomaj kindred. Hungarian baron: 1674; Austrian count: 1855. The Bánffys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886. The two family lines that bore the title of count died out in 1858 and 1950, but the branches with the title of baron still exist.
Barkóczy (†)1687Hungarian baron: 1631 and 1722. The family line that bore the title of count extinguished in 1872, but a matrilineal descendant of the family, Count Endre Hadik adopted the name Hadik-Barkóczy in 1887. The branches of the family that bear the title of baron still exist.
BeckersArticle 33 of 1802Baron in Electoral Palatinate: 1742; imperial and Bavarian count: 1790. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Count Joseph Beckers at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary
Béldi1770The Béldis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
BellegardeArticle 15 of 1830Savoyard count: 1682; Bohemian count: 1741. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Heinrich von Bellegarde's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Benyovszky1778, 1791Móric and Rudolf Benyovszky (from the untitled family line) were authorized to use the title of their adoptive father, Count Sándor Benyovszky, who was the last member of the comital line, in 1902. The Benyovszkys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
BerchtoldArticle 40 of 1751Austrian, imperial and Bohemian baron: 1633; imperial count: 1673. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Counts Anton, Franc and Joseph Berchtold at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Bercsényi1689Hungarian baron: 1639.
Berényi (†)1700, 1720Hungarian baron: 1655. The Berényis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886. The last member of the family, Count János Berényi, died after 1945.
Bethlen (of Iktár)1623The family was descended from the ancient Becsegergely kindred. (Their kinship with the Bethlen of Bethlen family cannot be proved.)
Bethlen (of Bethlen)1696, 1697The Bethlens' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886. (Their kinship with the Bethlen of Iktár family cannot be proved.)
Bissingen-NippenburgArticle 50 of 1827Imperial baron: 1647; imperial count: 1746. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Ferdinand Bissingen-Nippenburg's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
BlanckensteinArticle 21 of 1792Austrian count: 1796. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Ernst, Heinrich and Ernst Blanckenstein at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
BolzaArticle 21 of 1792Baron: 1790; count: 1808. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Baron Peter Bolza's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Bombelles1880Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Counts Mark Heinrich and Karl Albert Bombelles at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Brankovic1688Baron: 1683.
Breunner-EnkewoirthArticle 28 of 1687, article 134 of 1715.Baron: 1550; count: 1693. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Maximilian Ludwig Breunner's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Burián1918Hungarian baron: 1900.
ButtlerArticle 134 of 1715.Count: 1681. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Johan Ludwig Buttler's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
CavrianiArticle 131 of 1659Baron: 1359 and 1452; imperial count: 1636. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Friedrich Cavriani's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
CebriánArticle 42 of 1827Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Anton Cebrián's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Chamare-HarbuvalArticle 73 of 1790/91Austrian baron: 1727; Austrian count: 1751. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Aloys, Johann and Hans Chamare-Harbuval at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
ChotekArticle 46 of 1764/65Bohemian count: 1723; imperial count: 1745. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Counts Johan Karl and Johann Rudolf Chotek at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Crouy-Chanel1908 (Count Endre Crouy-Chanel was authorized to use his title in Hungary)
Csáky1560, 1638, 1655 (confirmed in 1778)The Csákys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Csekonics1864 (confirmed in 1874)The Csekonics' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Cziráky1723Hungarian baron: 1620. The Czirákys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Czobor1652Hungarian baron: 1588.
Degenfeld-Schonburg1810Imperial baron: 1625; imperial count: 1716. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Maximilian Degenfeld-Schonburg's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Dessewffy1754, 1775Hungarian baron: 1666, 1756 and 1763. The Dessewffys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Dezasse1812Article 34 of 1802The Dezasses' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Dőry (†)1766Hungarian baron: 1741, 1759, 1816; Austrian baron: 1854. The family line that bore the title of count extinguished, but the branch bearing the title of baron still flourishes.
Drašković1635Hungarian baron: 1567; imperial count: 1631. The Drašković's hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Drugeth (†)1622
Edelsheim-Gyulai (†) 1906Hungarian baron: 1882. The childless Count Lipót Gyulai adopted his nephew, Baron Leopold Edelsheim, in 1866. The Edelsheim-Gyulais' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886. The family died out in 1981.
EltzArticle 47 of 1764/65Imperial count: 1733. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Anselm Casimir Eltz-Kempenich's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Erdődy1565 (confirmed in 1580)The Erdődys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Esterházy1626, 1683, 1715A branch of the family bore the title of prince. The Esterházys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
Fekete de Galántha1758Split between Comital and Baronial branches.[1] Austrian baron: 1859.
Festetics1766, 1772 and 1874Hungarian count: 1766, 1772 and 1874; imperial count: 1857. The head of a line of the family bore the title of prince. The Festetics' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Folliot de CrenevilleArticle 44 of 1827Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Louis Charles Folliot de Crenneville's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Forgách1640, 1647, 1655 and 1676The family was descended from the ancient Hont-Pázmány kindred. Hungarian baron: 1560. The Forgáchs' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Gudenus1703Imperial baron: 1696 (confirmed in 1730); Austrian count: 1907.
Győry (†)1785The family died out in 1882.
Gyulai1701Hungarian baron: 1694. The title of Count Sámuel Gyulai was transferred to his adopted son, Adolf Gyulai-Javorzik, who died in 1939.
Gyürky1867 (confirmed in 1874)The last member of the family, Count Aladár Gyürky, died in 1979.
Hadik1763Imperial count: 1777. The Hadiks' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Hadik-BarkóczyThe son of Count Béla Hadik and Countess Ilona Barkóczy, Endre, adopted the double name in 1887.
HallerImperial baron: 1656, 1699, 1790; imperial count: 1713, 1753. The Hallers' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
HarrachArticle 77 of 1563Austrian baron: 1550; imperial baron: 1552; imperial count: 1627. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Baron Leonhard Harrach and his two sons at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
HerbersteinArticle 77 of 1609Austrian baron: 1531; imperial baron: 1537; Austrian count: 1644; imperial count: 1710.
Horváth-Toldy1883Transylvanian baron: 1845; Austrian count: 1857. Count Sámuel Tholdy adopted János Petrichevich-Horváth, who assumed the Horváth-Toldy name. János's son, Count Lajos Horváth-Toldy, who survived his sons, also adopted his relative, Rudolf Petrichevich-Horváth, who thus assumed the name. The Horváth-Toldys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
HoyosArticle 41 of 1827Baron: 1547; imperial count: 1674. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Count Johann Ernst Hoyos at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Hugonnai (†)1810 (confirmed in 1822)Zsigmond Horváth who was rewarded with the title of count in 1810 changed his name to Hugonnai a year later. The Hugonnais' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886. Count Kálmán Hugonnai, the last male member of the family, died in 1946.
Hunyadi (†)1453 (perpetual ispán)John Hunyadi was granted the Transylvanian Saxon district of Bistritz after he abdicated the office of governor of Hungary. His son, Matthias Corvinus, was elected king of Hungary.
Hunyady de Kéthely1792Hungarian baron: 1753; imperial count: 1797. The Hunyadys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Huyn1697Article 49 of 1840
Jankovich1885The Jankovichs' had a hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Jankovich-Bésán1916József Jankovich married Matild Tallián, who was the elder daughter of Anna Bésán, assumed his mother-in-law's family name in 1888. Their grandsons were awarded with the title of count. The Jankovich-Bésáns had a hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
Kálnoky1697The Kálnokys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Karacsay (†)1798Hungarian baron: 1779. Count Sándor Karacsay, the last male member of the family, died in 1880.
Karátsonyi1874Imperial count: 1858. The Karátsonyis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Károlyi1712Hungarian baron: 1609. The Károlyis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Keglević1687 (confirmed in 1816)Hungarian baron: 1646. The Keglevićs' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Kemény (†)1744, 1804, 1808Hungarian baron: 1698, 1755. The family was descended from John Kemény, Prince of Transylvania. The three family lines that bore the title of count extinguished, but the branches with the title of baron still flourish.
Kendeffy1762, 1916The first line that bore the title of count died out in 1834. The second line which had a hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary still flourish.
Khevenhüller-MetschArticle 73 of 1638, article 100 of 1649, article 44 of 1764/65Imperial baron: 1566; Austrian count: 1673; imperial count: 1725; Bohemian and imperial prince (primogeniture): 1763. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of the descendants of Counts Joseph, Sigismund Friedrich, Hans Joseph, Franz Anton and Johann Emanuel Khevenhüller-Metsch at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
KinskyArticle 37 of 1687, article 124 of 1723 and article 68 of 1741Imperial count: 1628 (confirmed in 1676 and 1687); Bohemian prince (primogeniture): 1746; imperial prince: 1747. The head of the family bore the title of prince. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Philip Joseph Kinsky's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Kornis1712Transylvanian baron: 1609; Hungarian baron: 1636.
KottulinskyArticle 73 of 1790/91Bohemian count: 1706; Prussian count: 1748. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Joseph Kottulinsky's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
KulmerArticle 73 of 1790/91Imperial baron: 1654; Austrian count: 1860. The family also had a branch bearing the title of baron. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Baron Johann Kulmer's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Kuun1762The Kuuns' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
LambergArticle 47 of 1764/65, article 73 of 1790/91.Imperial count: 1628 (confirmed in 1676 and 1687); Bohemian prince (primogeniture): 1746; imperial prince: 1747. The head of the family bore the title of prince. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Philip Joseph Kinsky's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
LazanskyArticle 82 of 1681Imperial baron: 1630; Bohemian count: 1637. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Karl Lazansky's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Lázár1702, 1750 (Transylvania)Transylvanian baron: 1729. The family branch that received the title of count in 1750 extinguished. The Lázárs' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Leiningen-WesterburgArticle 19 of 1833, article 47 of 1836
Lónyay1871, 1896 and 1910Hungarian baron: 1627; Hungarian prince: 1917. One family branch bore the title of prince and the family had two branches that did not bear an aristocratic title. The Lónyays' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Mailáth1785 (ad personam), 1794, 1885The family branches that received the title of count in 1785 and 1795 extinguished. The Mailáths' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
MigazziArticle 46 of 1764/65Count: 1698. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Kaspar Migazzi's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Mikes1696 (Transylvania)Transylvanian baron: 1693. The Mikes' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
MittrowskyArticle 72 of 1790/91Bohemian baron: 1716; Bohemian count: 1769. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Karl Mittrowsky's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
MontecuccoliArticle 119 of 1655, article 134 of 1715Imperial count: 1530. The family branch that was nationalized in Hungary in 1655 extinguished.
Nádasdy1625Baron: 1553; Austrian count: 1828. The Nádasdys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Nákó1813The Nákós' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Nemes1755 (Transylvania)The Nemes' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
NesselrodeArticle 46 of 1729Imperial count: 1705. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Johann Nesselrode's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Niczky1765The Niczkys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Normann-Ehrenfels1896Count in the Kingdom of Würtemberg: 1806. When Counts Gusztáv and Rudolf Norman-Ehrenfels were rewarded with the title of count in 1896, they also received a hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
NugentArticle 41 of 1827Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Laval Nugent's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Nyáry (of Bedeg and Berencs)1632, 1655 and 1723Baron: 1535, 1573. The Nyárys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Nyáry-Normann1922 (by adoption)Count Gusztáv Normann-Ehrenfels adopted Counts Ferenc and Sándor Nyáry (who were the sons of his wife by her first marriage) in 1922.
Orssich1682Baron: 1675. The Orssichs' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
Szapáry1722Baron: 1690. The Szapárys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Széchenyi1697The Széchényis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Szécsen1798The Szécsens' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Széchy1645The family was descended from the ancient Balog kindred. Imperial baron: 1516.
Szirmay1707Baron: 1695. The family descended from Tamás Dessewffy of Csernek and Tarnakő, who was adopted by István Szirmay of Szirmabessenyő in 1690. The Szirmays' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Szilágyi1458 (perpetual ispán)Notable family members: Michael Szilágyi, Regent of Hungary, Banate of Macsó; Erzsébet Szilágyi, Queen Mother of Hungary, mother of king Matthias Corvinus[2]
Szőgyény–Marich1910The grant of the title of count included the Szőgyény–Marich's hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Sztáray1747Baron: 1725. The Sztárays' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Szunyogh (†)1669Baron: 1588 and 1604.
Takács–Tolvay1905József and István Takács of Kisjóka were granted the right to adopt the name and the comital title of the Tolvay family.
TaxisArticle 42 of 1827.Austrian baron: 1714; Austrian count: 1839.
Teleki1685Imperial count: 1697 (confirmed in 1767). The Telekis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Tholdalagi1744The Tholdalagis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Thököly (†)1654Baron: 1593.
Thoroczkay1757Baron: 1733. Another branch of the family bore the title of baron. The Tholdalagis' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Thurzó (†)1606Imperial baron: 1550.
Tisza1883 (expanded in 1897)The Tiszas' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886 and in 1897.
Tolvay1754Baron: 1709.
Török1774The Töröks' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Üchtritz–Amadé1903Baron Emil Üchtritz adopted the family name of his mother, Countess Dominika Amadé.
Vay1830Baron: 1783, 1799. Two family branches bore the title of baron. The Vays' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Vécsey (†)1813Baron: 1692. The family branch that bore the title of count extinguished in 1879, but the baronial branches survived.
Vigyázó (†)1895The Vigyázós received a hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Voikffy1763Baron: 1730. The Voikffys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
WaldsteinArticle 93 of 1635.Austrian count: 1619; imperial count: 1628. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Adam Waldstein's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
WallisArticle 28 of 1687.Imperial count: 1724; Bohemian count: 1736.
WalterskirchenArticle 34 of 1802.Austrian baron: 1643; Austrian count: 1907.
WartenslebenArticle 73 of 1790/91.Imperial baron: 1703; count in Prussia: 1703; imperial count: 1706. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Wilhelm Wartensleben's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
WenckheimArticle 73 of 1790/91.Austrian baron: 1776; Austrian count: 1802. The Wenckheims' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Wesselényi (†)1646Baron: 1582 (confirmed in 1725). The family branches that bore the title of baron survived.
Wilczek1709Article 134 of 1715.Baron: 1506; imperial count: 1713; Bohemian count: 1729. Act VIII of 1886 confirmed the hereditary seat of Count Heinrich Wilczek's descendants at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary.
Wimpffen1902Article 42 of 1827.Imperial count: 1797; baron in Würtemberg: 1834; Austrian baron: 1876. The Wimpffens received a hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary in 1902.
Woracziczky1914Bohemian count: 1783. The Woracziczkys received a hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary in 1914.
Wurmbrand-Stuppach1682Article 82 of 1681.Imperial baron: 1607; imperial count: 1701.
Zápolya (†)1465 (perpetual ispán)John Zápolya was elected king of Hungary in 1526.
Zay1830Baron: 1560. The Zays' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.
Zedtwitz 1891Imperial and Bavarian count: 1790; Austrian count: 1846.
Zelenski (†)1899Count in Galicia: 1801. The Zelenskis received a hereditary seat at the Upper House of Hungary in 1899. The last member of the family, Count Róbert Zelenski, died in 1939.
Zichy1679Baron: 1655. The Zichys' hereditary seat at the Upper House of the Diet of Hungary was confirmed by Act VIII of 1886.

Barons

NameCoat-of-armsYear of grant of the Hungarian titleNaturalization in HungaryRemarksReferences
Alaghy1607
Monoki (†)1625[3]
Oláh1558

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Pratt, Michael, Lord: The Great Country Houses of Hungary (New York, 2007)
  2. Book: Pannon Reneszánsz : A Hunyadiak és a Jagelló-kor (1437–1526) . Encyclopaedia Humana Hungarica . 4 . 20 April 2018.
  3. “Monoky Család. (Monoki. †).” Arcanum, National Archives of Hungary, https://www.arcanum.com/hu/online-kiadvanyok/Nagyivan-nagy-ivan-magyarorszag-csaladai-1/hetedik-kotet-5828/monoky-csalad-monoki-6B2C/