The Jeszenszky family or Jesenský (also Jessensky, Jessinsky, Jessensky de Gross Jessen) is the name of two old noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary. They have a mutual name but their origins are different.

House of Jeszenszky
CountryKingdom of Hungary
Founded1255 (Kisjeszen branch)
1278 (Nagyjeszen branch)
FounderAndrás Temérdek (Kisjeszen branch)[1]
Mágya (Nagyjeszen branch)[2]
Cadet branchesKisjeszen branch
Nagyjeszen branch

Kisjeszen family edit

The first known ancestor of the Kisjeszen (Minor Jeszen) family was the castle warrior András Temérdek who received lands in Turóc County (Slovak: Turiec) from king Béla IV of Hungary in 1255.[3][4] The family introduced their new surname after the name of a village "Jeszen" (Jaseno, now Turčianske Jaseno).[3][4] In the 14th century the family used the "Kisjeszeni" ("de Kisjeszen") name form and the Slovak variant of their name "Jeszenszky" came into use from the 15th century.[4]

Nagyjeszen family edit

The first known member of the Nagyjeszen (Major Jeszen) family was called Mágya.[2] In 1278 Mágya received his noble title, because of his valor in the Battle on the Marchfeld.[2]

Famous members of the families edit

Ladislaus Jesenský died in 1526 during the catastrophic Battle of Mohács. Subsequently, all Jesenský property was confiscated by the advancing Ottomans, so brothers Melchior, Lorenz and Balthasar Jesenský moved to Silesia (then part of the Crown of Bohemia) and lived in Wrocław and Świdnica from 1541 onward. Balthasar's son was Ján Jesenský, known as Jan Jesenius, famous scientist and politician who lived and died in Prague, Bohemia.

Branches of the families are still living in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, United States and England.

Important family members:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Járdáni Temérdek András Ivadékai Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, rakovszky.eu
  2. ^ a b c Jeszenszky, Géza: A szlovák-magyar kiegyezés útja. In: Szlovákok az európai történelemben. Közép-Európai Intézet, Teleki László Alapítvány, Budapest, 1994
  3. ^ a b "Pallas Nagy Lexikona". Hungarian Electronic Library, mek.oszk.hu. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. ^ a b c László Fodor, A kisjeszeni Jeszenszky család Szatmárban Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, Szabolcs-Szatmár Bereg Megyei Önkormányzat, 2008, p. 31

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