Derencsényi family

House of Derencsényi
House of Derencsényi
Parent house	Genus Balog(h)
Country	Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Croatia;
Founded	14th century
Founder	Peter
Final ruler	Stephen
Titles	Ban of Croatia;
Dissolution	16th century

The Derencsényi (Croatian: Derenčin) was a Hungarian noble family from the 14th century to the end of the 16th century.

Origins[]

The Derencsényi family belonged to the Balog, a clan of Hungarian nobles, which traced its descent to a German knight, Altmann von Friedberg who immigrated into Hungary during the second reign of King Peter (1044–1046).^[1]

The first member of the family was Peter Derencsényi ("of Derencsény"), Vice-voivode of Transylvania who obtained the lordship of Derencsény, Gömör County (today: Drienčany, Slovakia). The Derencsényis also possessed Eszterény (today part of Hrušovo) and Laponya.^[2]

Paul Derencsényi lost Derencsény and Kápolna because of his tyrannical behavior in 1544. The related House of Szécsi (Széchy) acquired those lands. The last member of the family was Stephen in the end of the 16th century.

Notable members of the family[]

Nicholas Derencsényi (c. 1354 – c. 1380): Count of the Székelys (1377–1380)^[3]
Emeric Derencsényi (c. 1394 – c. 1434): Ispán (Count; comes) of Gömör County
Emeric Derencsényi (? – 11 September 1493): Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia, Ban of Slavonia (1493), killed in the Battle of Krbava Field

References[]

^ Simon Kezai, Lázló Veszprémy, Frank Schaer (ed.), Gesta Hungarorum: The Deeds of the Hungarians (Central European Medieval Texts). Central European University Press, 1999. ISBN 963-9116-31-9
^ Karácsonyi, János: Gömör vármegye nemesi családai.
^ Engel 1996, p. 192.

External links[]

Marek, Miroslav. "Derencsényi family". Genealogy.EU.
Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. ("Secular Archontology of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I."). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN 963-8312-44-0.