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Kőszegi family

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House of Kőszegi
Coat of arms of Kőszegi family
Parent houseGenus Héder
CountryHungary
Croatia
Foundedc. 1244
FounderHenry I
Final rulerPeter II
Dissolution1339
Cadet branchesHouse of Rohonci
House of Bernstein (Austria)
House of Tamási
House of Herceg

The Kőszegi (Croatian: Gisingovci) was a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Croatia in the 13th and 14th centuries. The ancestor of the family, Henry the Great, descended from the gens ("clan") Héder. Henry's paternal great-grandfather was the clan's co-founder Wolfer.[1]

A dozen provinces depicted in a map
The provinces ruled by the "oligarchs" (powerful lords) in the early 14th century

Notable members

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References

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  1. ^ Kristó Gyula (főszerk.); Engel Pál; Makk Ferenc, eds. (1994). Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14- század). Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.
  2. ^ Engel: Genealógia (Genus Héder 4., Kőszegi branch)

Sources

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  • Kristó, Gyula (1983). "A Kőszegiek kiskirálysága [The Petty Kingdom of the Kőszegis]". Tanulmányok az Árpád-korról (in Hungarian). Magvető Könyvkiadó. pp. 241–268. ISBN 963-271-890-9.
  • Zsoldos, Attila (2010). "A Henrik-fiak: A Héder nembéli Kőszegiek "családi története" [The Henry Sons: The "Family History" of the Kőszegis from the Kindred Héder]". Vasi Szemle (in Hungarian). 64 (6): 651–661. ISSN 0505-0332.