Csák (family)
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Csák was the name of a gens (Latin for "clan"; nemzetség in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary
. The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum
("Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians") records that the ancestor of the family was Szabolcs, son of chieftain Előd, the leader of one of the seven Magyar tribes
. The family was probably connected to the Árpád dynasty
. Their ancient possessions were located around the Vértes Hills in Transdanubia
; Csákvár
("castle of Csák") and Csákberény
villages still bear their name. The family was named after Szabolcs' grandson who had a fortress built on his possessions.
The most prominent members of the family were Máté Csák and Ugrin Csák
who were powerful aristocrats of the Kingdom of Hungary
from the 1290s.
The gens divided into 12 branches and several families in the course of the centuries. The Csáky family also belongs to the Csák gens.
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
. The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum
Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum
The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum , written mainly by Simon of Kéza around 1282-1285, is one of the sources of early Hungarian history...
("Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians") records that the ancestor of the family was Szabolcs, son of chieftain Előd, the leader of one of the seven Magyar tribes
Magyar tribes
The Magyar tribes were the fundamental political units whose framework the Hungarians lived within, until these clans from Asia, more accurately from the region of Ural Mountains, invaded the Carpathian Basin and established the Principality of Hungary.The locality in which the Hungarians, the...
. The family was probably connected to the Árpád dynasty
Árpád dynasty
The Árpáds or Arpads was the ruling dynasty of the federation of the Hungarian tribes and of the Kingdom of Hungary . The dynasty was named after Grand Prince Árpád who was the head of the tribal federation when the Magyars occupied the Carpathian Basin, circa 895...
. Their ancient possessions were located around the Vértes Hills in Transdanubia
Transdanubia
Transdanubia is a traditional region of Hungary.-Traditional interpretation:The borders of Transdanubia are the Danube river , the Drava and Mura rivers and the foothills of the Alps roughly along the border between Hungary and Austria .Transdanubia comprises the counties of Győr-Moson-Sopron,...
; Csákvár
Csákvár
Csákvár is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. Csákvár is the home of the Csákvári Önkéntes Tűzoltó Egyesület.The Csákvári Önkéntes Tűzoltó Egyesület is the Fire Department of the Town of Csákvár. The CSÖTE was founded in 1878....
("castle of Csák") and Csákberény
Csákberény
Csákberény is a village in Fejér county, Hungary....
villages still bear their name. The family was named after Szabolcs' grandson who had a fortress built on his possessions.
The most prominent members of the family were Máté Csák and Ugrin Csák
Ugrin Csák
Ugrin Csák was a prominent Hungarian nobleman and oligarch in the early 14th century.-Ugrin Csák as an oligarch:...
who were powerful aristocrats of the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
from the 1290s.
The gens divided into 12 branches and several families in the course of the centuries. The Csáky family also belongs to the Csák gens.
Sources
- 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.