The Bertha de Felsőőr family (or Felső-Eőr in the Middle Ages) is a still existing Hungarian noble family from Vas county, who moved to Sopron and Zala counties also. The family received noble title in exchange for his service as a border guard at Oberwart (Felsőőr). The family's nobility was confirmed on July 1, 1327, by Charles I.[1][2][3] The first documented family name version (felső-eőri Bertha) was on January 18, 1582, by Rudolf II in Pressburg, when the family members were Márton, Mihály and Ferenc Bertha.[4][5][6][7]

Bertha de Felsőőr
felsőőri Bertha család

Bertha de Felső-Eőr
Noble family
Coat of arms of the Bertha de Felsőőr
CountryKingdom of Hungary
Current regionHungary, Austria
Place of originOberwart
FoundedJuly 1, 1327; 696 years ago (1327-07-01)
Connected familieskisbarnaki Farkas, lovászi és szentmargithai Sümeghy, Bezerédy, guári és felsőszelestei Guáry, dukai és szentgyörgyvölgyi Széll, chernelházi Chernel, Farkas de Boldogfa, szarvaskendi és óvári Sibrik, kehidai Deák, péchújfalusi Péchy, szendrői Gőcze, lőkösházi Tavaszy

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In a blue field, a warrior with a drawn sword, a star shining above him, and an armored arm also flashing a sword above his helmet.

— Iván Nagy, Hungarian families, Volume II, Pest, 1858[8][9]

Notable family members edit

  • Ignác Bertha (1780-1847), vice-ispán of the county of Vas (alispán of Vas), landowner
    • Antal Bertha (1808-1874), Prothonotary of the county of Vas, emissary of the county of Vas, landowner
      • György Bertha (1841-1905), emissary of the county of Vas, supreme chief magistrate of the district of Pornói (főszolgabíró) in the county of Vas.
  • Sándor Bertha (1796-1877), royal officer, ministerial adviser
    • Sándor Bertha (1843-1912), composer, pianist, writer
  • János Bertha, principal of the Szombathely manor
  • János Tádé Bertha (1757-1837), swore chief magistrate of county of Vas
  • Julianna Bertha (1817-1873) - József Széll (1801-1871), ispán-regent of Vas county
  • Mária Emilia Bertha (1820-1890) - Ferdinánd Chernel (1815-1891), vice-ispán of Vas county
  • Klára Bertha (1748-1772) - Antal Sibrik (1737-1797), vice-ispán of Győr
    • Erzsébet Sibrik (1768-1803) - Ferenc Deák (1761–1808), jurist, landowner, chief magistrate of the district (főszolgabíró) of Kapornak

Notes edit

  1. ^ Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiasticus ac civilis, Volume: Tomi VIII. Vol. 3., Buda, 1832
  2. ^ Gyula Balogh: Vas vármegye nemes családai, 16. p., Szombathely, 1901
  3. ^ Tibor Almási: Anjou age, Certificate store, XI. 1327, Budapest–Szeged, 1997
  4. ^ "Márton Kovács - A felsőőri magyar népsziget, Budapest, 1942" (PDF).
  5. ^ Royal Books: A 57 - Hungarian Chancellery Archives - Libri regii - Volume 4. - 267 - 268. p.
  6. ^ Royal Books: A 57 - Hungarian Chancellery Archives - Libri regii - Volume 6. - 269 - 271. p.
  7. ^ Illésy's family history database
  8. ^ Iván Nagy: Magyarország családai, Volume II. Bertha family (Felső-Őri)
  9. ^ Magyarország címeres könyve, Bertha de Felsőeőr

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