Banfi from Losonce ( Bánffy de Losoncz ) is a Transylvanian noble family of Hungarian blood, which for centuries prevailed in the vicinity of Kolosvár . Under various names can be traced from the XIII century .
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The ancestor of the clan is Denes of Losonce (d. 1392), banned Croatia. One of his sons married the heiress of the noble family Banfi from Lendava and took his last name. The Landau Banffies ( Bánffy de Alsólendva ), however, existed until 1644. From among them came the first wife of the Moldavian ruler, Alexander the Good .
Descendants of Denes belonged, in particular, the castle of Boncida and the town of Banfi-Hunyad , which, due to the situation near the main roads from Transylvania to Hungary, were subjected to numerous devastations during the Turkish wars. One of their owners, a supporter of Rakoczi , heroically defended the Boncid castle against the Austrians.
Representatives
- Istvan Banfi saved Temeshvar , besieged by the Turks, and died from his wounds in 1552
- Gyorgy Banfi (1661-1706) - Head of the Board of Transylvania Management at Michael II Apafi (in 1691-95).
- Gyorgy Banfy (1746–1822) - Austrian governor of Transylvania, built a late Baroque palace in Kolosvár, where the picture gallery is now located.
- Baron Dezo Banfi (1843–1911) - politician, prime minister of the Hungarian kingdom in 1895-99.
- Count Miklós Banfi (1873–1950) - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary in 1921-22, author of the Transylvanian trilogy of novels.
- Daniel Banfi (1893-1955) - Minister of Agriculture of Hungary in the years 1940-1944.
Banffi Manor in Transylvania
Martin van Meitens . Portrait of Denesh Banfy.
Castle in Bonzida
Deso Banfi in national costume
Banfi Palace in Cluj-Napoca
Links
- The genealogy of the Banfi de Losonz family
- Banffy // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 extra.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.