Kacsics (family)

Kacsics (family)

Kacsics was the name of a "gens" ("clan") in the Kingdom of Hungary. Their possessions were located around Szécsény on the Ipoly River ( _sk. Ipeľ). A member of the "gens", Simon took part in the murder of Queen Gertrude of Merania (24 September 1213) and therefore King Andrew II of Hungary confiscated his possessions.

The Kacsics "gens" divided into four branches by the end of the 13th century. The powerful Szécsényi family ascended from one of its branches.

The members of the "gens" accepted the supremacy of Máté Csák, one of the most powerful oligarchs of the kingdom, around 1300; only one of them, Thomas Szécsényi became the partisan of King Charles I. Consequently, the king granted him his relatives' possessions following his victories over the oligarch.

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* Kristó, Gyula (editor): Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon - 9-14. század "(Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History - 9-14th centuries)"; Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994, Budapest; ISBN 963 05 6722 9.


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  • Szécsényi — The Szécsényi was a noble family of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 14 15th centuries. The ancestor of the family, Thomas descended from the gens ( clan ) Kacsics. He was one of the most powerful barons of King Charles I of Hungary and he hold… …   Wikipedia

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