Cecília Rozgonyi
Cecília Rozgonyi (1398–1434)[1] was a Hungarian noble.
She was the daughter of Peter Szentgyörgyi, an influential Hungarian nobleman.[2][self-published source][better source needed] She married another member of the kingdom's elite, Stephen Rozgonyi,[3] and had three sons with him: John, Stephen, and Emeric.[4][self-published source][better source needed]
Cecilia Rozgonyi became famous for her struggle against the Ottoman Empire under King Sigismund of Hungary[5] at Golubac fortress in 1428, commanding her own ship.[6] When the army was retreating Sigismund was attacked and Cecilia intervened, saving the life of the Hungarian king.[3][5]
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- ^ (PDF) (in Hungarian). p. 4 https://mad-hatter.it.unideb.hu/portal/displayDocument/Szervezeti%20t%C3%A1rak/Egy%C3%A9b%20szervezeti%20egys%C3%A9gek/Magyar%20Irodalom-%20%C3%A9s%20Kult%C3%BAratudom%C3%A1nyi%20Int%C3%A9zet/Dokumentumt%C3%A1r/Kutat%C3%A1s/Aurora/Pap%C3%ADralap%C3%BA%20kiad%C3%A1s/1824_csf.pdf.
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(help) - ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Szentgyörgyi és Bazini (Grafen von Sankt-Georgen und Poesing)". Genealogy.EU.
- ^ a b Zollner, Anton (1991). "Die Burgen "Sankt Ladislaus" und "Golubatsch"". Mittelalterliche Burgen auf dem Gebiet des rumänischen Banats (in German). Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Rozgony". Genealogy.EU.
- ^ a b W. B. Forster Bovill (1908) [1908]. Hungary and the Hungarians. London: Methuen & Co. p. 293. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ Dumitru Chiseliță (5 February 2017). "Femeile războinic, o realitate a istoriei (II)". Tribuna (in Romanian). Sibiu. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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