Teleki de Szék | |
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Founded | 1685 |
Founder | Mihály Teleki |
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The Teleki family is an old Hungarian noble family whose members, for centuries, occupied many important positions in the Principality of Transylvania, in the Holy Roman Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The family was originally called Garázda as they originated from Goražde, today's Bosnia and Hercegovina and was first mentioned in the 14th century. Szilágyi family is said to be collateral branch of this family. When Anna, the only member of one Székely branch of the Garázda family, married to Mihály Garázda, called Teleki, member of another existing family branch, their descendants left the name Garázda, and from then on they used the suffix Teleki de Szék. Members of the Teleki family bear the title Imperial Count which was given to them by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor in 1697.
Count Pál János Ede Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1921 and from 1939 to 1941. He was also an expert in geography, a university professor, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and chief scout of the Hungarian Scout Association. He descended from an aristocratic family from Transylvania.
Count Sámuel Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian explorer who led the first expedition to Northern Kenya. He was the first European to see Lake Turkana.
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. Below is a list of public place names of Budapest that refer to famous people, cities or historic events. Generality of Budapest's public place names relate to the Hungarian national history. In Budapest there are about 8,600 named public place.
Countess Claudine Susanna Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde was the Hungarian wife of Duke Alexander of Württemberg. Her son, Francis, Duke of Teck, was the father of Mary of Teck, queen consort to George V of the United Kingdom. The current British monarch, Charles III, is Claudine's great-great-great-grandson.
The Teleki Library, also known as Teleki-Bolyai Library and Bibliotheca Telekiana, is a historic public library and current museum in Târgu-Mureş, Romania. One of the richest Transylvanian collections of cultural artefacts, it was founded by the Hungarian Count Sámuel Teleki in 1802, at the time when Transylvania was part of the Habsburg monarchy, and has been open to the reading public ever since. It was among the first institutions of its kind in the Kingdom of Hungary.
Gyömrő is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. The City of Gyömrő is situated in the center of the hilly region of Monor, in the outskirt of the capital city, Budapest. The whole territory of Gyömrő is 26,51 km², its internal area is 6.45 km². The number of inhabitants is about 15,290.
The Szentgyörgyi, also Szentgyörgyi és Bazini, was a noble family of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 13-16th centuries. The ancestor of the family, Thomas descended from the gens ("clan") Hont-Pázmány and he was the head (ispán) of Nyitra County around 1208. The family was named after its two castles, Szentgyörgy and Bazin, built in the 12th century. The possession of the castles ensured that the family could maintain its aristocratic status even among the anarchic conditions of the kingdom during the period between 1290 and 1320. In 1459, the members of the family became counts of the Holy Roman Empire; and afterwards, they were mentioned as counts even in documents issued by the Kings of Hungary although this title was not recognised in the kingdom at that time.
Aba is a noble kindred (genus) of the Kingdom of Hungary which according to the Gesta Hungarorum derives from Pata who was a nephew to Ed and Edemen and the ancestor of Samuel Aba. Some modern scholars have proposed that the family's ancestors may have been among the tribal leaders of the Kabars. The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum connects the family to Attila the Hun.
Csaba was Attila's legitimate son by the daughter of the Greek emperor Honorius. Csaba in turn had two sons, Edemen and Ed. Edemen entered Pannonia with his father's and mother's great entourage when the Hungarians came back for the second time, whereas Ed remained in Scythia with his father. Csaba is the ancestor of the clan of Aba.
Count Géza Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian politician and field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Budapest, the son of Pál Teleki.
Count Sámuel Teleki de Szék, Chancellor of Transylvania, famous book collector, founder of the Teleki Library in Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely), Transylvania. He was the great-grandfather of the explorer Sámuel Teleki.
Count Géza Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1889 and 1890. His son was Pál Teleki, who later became Prime Minister during the first half of the Second World War.
The House of Kálnoky is a noble family originating from the Kingdom of Hungary. The Kálnoky family history can be traced back to medieval times.
Baron Dániel Bánffy de Losoncz was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture between 1940 and 1944.
Count József Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian jurist and historian, who served as the first President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1830 until his death.
Countess Margit Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian noblewoman, wife of Prime Minister Károly Khuen-Héderváry.
István Bethlen was a Hungarian economist and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from MDF Budapest Regional List between 1990 and 1994.
Mihály is a Hungarian masculine given name, It is a cognate of the English Michael and may refer to:
Countess Blanka Teleki de Szék was a Hungarian noblewoman, educator and women's rights activist. She is regarded as an early feminist and pioneer in the education of females.
Mihály Teleki, was Chancellor of Transylvania and adviser to Prince Michael I Apafi.