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This article is about the Hungarian noble family. For the Austrian author and music critic, see Ernst Decsey.
See also: Décsei (surname)

The Décsey family (Hungarian: Kisdobai és Nagydobai Décsey (Décsei) család) is a Hungarian noble family originating from the Transylvanian village of Maros-Décse around the late 13th or early 14th century. The full surname and name of the noble house is Décsey de Maros-Décse et Nagy-Doba.

Origins

Though the exact origins of the family is not known, it is possible that the family dates to the Magyar settling of the area. They were nobles [1] of both the Kingdom of Hungary and the Principality of Transylvania and had properties in Maros-Décse (Romanian: Decea), Enyed (Romanian: Aiud), Kis-Doba (Romanian: Doba Mică) and Nagy-Doba (Romanian: Doba Mare).

The first documented mention of a member of the Décsey family still in existence is of Péter Décsey, who had received a grant of land from Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund as a gift for services to the Bán of Timişoara, Pipo of Ozora in 1413.[2]

Notable members

Memorial to Balthasar

When Balthasar died in 1591, his father Ferencz Décsey had a memorial created in the Reformed Church of Maros-Décse. The memorial shows the family Coat of Arms as well as a eulogy to Balthasar written in Latin. Much of the Latin inscriptions have faded or have been damaged, but the following can be read from the stone memorial:

"Ego Balthasar Detsey infelix puer, filius Francisci Detsey a Deo ad immortalitatum vocatus Anno 1591. A Patre hoc Monumento donatus."

Coat of arms

Arms: Argent, growing from a mount in base vert, a dead tree entwined with a serpent proper, crowned or. The helm ducally crowned. Mantling: Dexter, or and azure; sinister, argent and gules.[6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Die Wappen des Adels in Ungarn by Johan Siebmacher
  2. ^ a b c d Nagy Iván vol. III, pp. 264-268
  3. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Freiherrliche Häuser, Reference: 1976B 44
  4. ^ SZILÁGY VÁRMEGYE MONOGRAPHIÁJA by Dr. PETRI MÓR
  5. ^ hu:Décsey László
  6. ^ Siebmachers Wappenbuch IV. B. 12. Abt. Wapp. T. 84.
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