Décsey

This article is about the Hungarian noble family. For the Austrian author and music critic, see Ernst Decsey.

See also: Décsei (surname)

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The Décsey family (Hungarian: Kisdobai és Nagydobai Décsey (Décsei) család) is a Hungarian noble family originating from the Transylvanian village of Maros-Décse around the late 13th or early 14th century. The full surname and name of the noble house is Décsey de Maros-Décse et Nagy-Doba.

Origins

Though the exact origins of the family is not known, it is possible that the family dates to the Magyar settling of the area. They were nobles ^[1] of both the Kingdom of Hungary and the Principality of Transylvania and had properties in Maros-Décse (Romanian: Decea), Enyed (Romanian: Aiud), Kis-Doba (Romanian: Doba Mică) and Nagy-Doba (Romanian: Doba Mare).

The first documented mention of a member of the Décsey family still in existence is of Péter Décsey, who had received a grant of land from Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund as a gift for services to the Bán of Timişoara, Pipo of Ozora in 1413.^[2]

Notable members

• Péter Décsey (1413), of Maros-Décse^[2]
• Fruzsina Décsey (born 1486, married 1505), married István Bánffy de Losoncz^[3]
• János Décsey (1561), Chancellor of the Transylvanian Royal Court^[2]
• Balthasar Décsey (died 1591), of Maros-Décse
• Sigismund Décsey I., member of the Transylvanian Royal Court
• Sigismund Décsey II. (1732), Viscount of Doboka ^[4]
• László Décsey (1848-1849), a leader of the Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburgs in 1848. Sentenced to death for rebellion but later pardoned.^[2][5]

Memorial to Balthasar

When Balthasar died in 1591, his father Ferencz Décsey had a memorial created in the Reformed Church of Maros-Décse. The memorial shows the family Coat of Arms as well as a eulogy to Balthasar written in Latin. Much of the Latin inscriptions have faded or have been damaged, but the following can be read from the stone memorial:

"Ego Balthasar Detsey infelix puer, filius Francisci Detsey a Deo ad immortalitatum vocatus Anno 1591. A Patre hoc Monumento donatus."

Coat of arms

Arms: Argent, growing from a mount in base vert, a dead tree entwined with a serpent proper, crowned or. The helm ducally crowned. Mantling: Dexter, or and azure; sinister, argent and gules.^[6]

See also

• Cireşoaia, Bistriţa-Năsăud County (Hungarian: Magyardécse)
• Decea, Alba County (Hungarian: Marosdécse)
• Doba, Sălaj (Hungarian: Kisdoba and Nagydoba)
• Décsey (disambiguation)

Notes

1. ^ Die Wappen des Adels in Ungarn by Johan Siebmacher
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Nagy Iván vol. III, pp. 264-268
3. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Freiherrliche Häuser, Reference: 1976B 44
4. ^ SZILÁGY VÁRMEGYE MONOGRAPHIÁJA by Dr. PETRI MÓR
5. ^ hu:Décsey László
6. ^ Siebmachers Wappenbuch IV. B. 12. Abt. Wapp. T. 84.