Kőszegi family

House of Kőszegi

Country	Hungary
Parent house	Genus Héder
Founded	c. 1244
Founder	Henry I
Final ruler	Andrew
Dissolution	1324
Cadet branches	House of Rohonci House of Tamási House of Herceg

The Kőszegi was a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 13–14th 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]

Notable members

Henry I the Great (fl. 1244–1274), Palatine of Hungary
- Nicholas I (fl. 1266–1299), Palatine of Hungary
  - Nicholas II (fl. 1314–1332), Master of the horse, ancestor of the Rohonci family
  - John, ancestor of the Béri family
- Ivan (fl. 1266–1308), Palatine of Hungary
  - Gregory (fl. 1287–1297), Master of the stewards for the Prince
    - Nicholas III (fl. 1308–1313), Master of the treasury
    - Andrew (fl. 1311–1324), ispán of Vas County; last member who bore the Kőszegi name^[2]
  - John the "Wolf" (fl. 1325–1333)
- Peter I (fl. 1275–1289), Bishop of Veszprém
- Henry II (fl. 1278–1310), Ban of Slavonia
  - John (fl. 1310–1327), Master of the horse, ancestor of the Tamási family
  - Peter II (fl. 1310–1351), ispán of Bodrog County, ancestor of the Herceg de Szekcső family
  - Nicholas (illegitimate; fl. 1308–1336), Bishop of Győr

References

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

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