Mézes de Debreczen

Mézes (with the praedicat Debreczen) is the name of an old Hungarian noble family. However this family is from the lower-nobility, it gave a bishop, a provost and some politician to Hungary.

The History

The Mézes family can trace its roots to the clan of Hermann von Nürnberg (other families of the clan: House of Lackovic, Bakó de Szebenye and Makray de Felpestes), who arrived in Hungary in 995 together with Giselle of Bavaria by the myth. According to the coat of arms of the Herman(y) clan, the roots can trace back to the Grafen v. Raabs. The first known generation of the Mézes family got estates in Zemplén, Sáros and Abaúj, later in Bihar royal counties in the 13th century (Mézes, Ragyolc, Zebenye, Golop, Ősi) and they held some estates in county Vas and Zala. The Mézes de Mézes family has an older, called Mézes de Mézes and a younger, called Mézes de Debreczen branches.

The name Mézes is from the village of Mézes in Zemplén county, the family got it in 1239., but lost it in the 15th century. Later, the village disappeared, was destroyed by the Ottoman wars.

Family members

• Hermann v. Nurumburg (Nürnberg, Nürburg?), some sources say that he was from the family of Grafen von Raabs.
• Izsép - lived in the early 13th century.His brothers are the ancestors of the Lackfi/Lackovic, Makray, Balaji, Rátótffy etc. families.
• Mátyás - Son of Izsép,Canon of Esztergom (before 1234.), Provost of Szepes (1234-1258.) and the builder of the castle of Szepeshely.
• Antoleus - Comes (of Abaújvár?),1241-1278.. Lord of Mézes, Golop, Ragyolcz villages
• András - fallen in the battle of Muhi in 1241.
• Mikó - fought in the army of Rurik Rastislav after 1240.. Lord of Paznan
• Benedek - Co-Lord Mézes and Szebenye, fought against the Poles in 1324.
• Demeter de Mézes - Son of Benedek, Bishop of Várad,Queen's Chaplain,Provost of Várad, Canon of Buda and Ambassador in Avignon.
• Domokos - Son of Benedek, fought in Poland under the flag of Charles I. of Hungary. Co-Lord of Mézes,Szebenye and Ősi.
• Simon - Son of Benedek, fought in Poland under the flag of Charles I. of Hungary. Co-Lord of Mézes,Szebenye and Ősi.
• Gergely - Son of Benedek, fought in Poland under the flag of Charles I. of Hungary. Co-Lord of Mézes and Szebenye.
• Dezső de Mézes Co-Lord of Mézes and Olaszliszka
• György de Mézes, owner of a mill on river Hernad in 1426.
• András "dictus Bakó", member of the escort of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor in Rome in 1433.
• Balázs, vicecomes of Sáros county in 1440.
• Tóbiás "Bakó", magistrate of Abaúj county in 1502.
• György de Mézes, 1516.^[1]
• György de Mézes, lawyer in Debrecen in 1554.
• János Nagy de Mézes, judge in Debrecen between 1593. and 1610. He got Coat of Arms in 1610.
• Ferenc Mézes de Mézes, magistrate of Gömör county.
• János Mézes de Mézes (aliter Borbély), magistrate of Abaúj county in 1607.
• István Mézes de Mézes, captain(?) of the hussars in Szendrő.
• I.András Mézes de Debreczen et Rettegh, Lieutenant of the army of the Prince of Transylvania after 1625. Died in Huszt in 1636.^[2]
• II.András Mézes de Debreczen et Rettegh, captain of Regéc .
• III. András Mézes, Flag bearer in 1686 during the siege of Buda. Possessor in Peremarton and Takácsi.^[3]
• Mihály Mézes, 1863-1933. Pharmacist
• József Mézes, 1886-1960. Farmer and soldier (served in the Brabant Guard).Possessor in Zsira.
• Miklós Mézes, 1920-, Politician,emigrant ^[4]
• Mihály Mézes, 1898–1968, Pharmacist
• Miklós Mézes, 1936-, Chief Surgeon in Szombathely.First wife is: Ilona Rozália Julianna Móritz de Vadászüllés.
• József Mézes, 1913-2000. Bishop's Counselor and vicar.
• Ádám Mézes, 1990-, Member of the Hungarian Historical Society and the Hungarian Noble Association.

Sources

• Mézes family on Hungarian wiki
• Databases of National Archives of Hungary
• Library of the National Archives of Hungary
• Mézes Miklós: A kalászba szökkenő vetés,1991.
• Mézes Ádám: Debreczeni és Retteghi Mézes család In: Nobilitas 2009. (szerk: Gudenus János József)
• Bunyitay Vincze: A VÁRADI PÜSPÖKSÉG TÖRTÉNETE ALAPÍTÁSÁTÓL A JELENKORIG
• Liber Regius
• Georgius Fejér: Codex diplomaticus Hungariae ecclesiasticus ac civiles

References

1. ^ DIPLOMATIKAI LEVÉLTÁR (Q szekció) • Családi levéltárak (P szekcióból) • Esterházy család hercegi ága, Repositorium (Q 67)
2. ^ Erdélyi történelmi adatok, 4. kötet szerző: Imre Mikó,Károly Szabó
3. ^ Nobility Investigation 1725.
4. ^ Mézes Miklós: A kalászba szökkenő vetés,1991.