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Garay or Garai were a Hungarian noble

Nobility

Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...

family in 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...

, a branch of the Dorozsma

Dorozsma

Dorozsma was a genus in Kingdom of Hungary . Their ancient possessions were in Csongrád county .-Nicholas I's branch:* Nicholas I Garay...

(Duružmić) clan, with notable members in the 14th and 15th centuries. They were lords of Csesznek

Csesznek

Csesznek is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary. Famous for its medieval castle.-History:The medieval castle of Csesznek was built about 1263 by the Baron Jakab Cseszneky who was the swordbearer of the King Béla IV...

Name and origin

The name means of Gara / Gorja (modern village of Gorjani

Gorjani

Gorjani is a municipality in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. There are 1,832 inhabitants, 96% who are Croats. Gorjani village was the seat of the Garai family....

near Đakovo in Croatia

Croatia

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), their estate. By origin the Garai family was Magyar (Hungarian), but since they frequently administered the southern regions of the Kingdom of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary

, the South Slavic

South Slavic languages

The South Slavic languages comprise one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches by a belt of German, Hungarian and Romanian speakers...

rendition of the surname is often used. Their old possessions were in Valkó county.

Nicholas I's branch of the family

Nicholas I Garay
Nicholas I Garay
Nicholas I Garay , Croatia of Gorjani/Gara, form city Đakovo, the chief governor of Bratislava, was a palatine to the King of Hungary . He was Palatine of Pozsony and he was Count of Pozsony ; Count of Baranya ; and Duke of Mаčva...

(Croatian: Nikola I Gorjanski, Hungarian: Garai Miklós I), the chief governor of Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...

, was a palatine to the King of Hungary (1375-1385). He was killed in 1386.
- Nicholas I's first son John Garay (Ivan Gorjanski, Garai János; 1371-1429) was the governor of Temesiensis
  Temes
  Temes was the name of an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary. Its territory is currently in southwestern Romania and northern Serbia...
  
  and Pozsega
  Požega (former county)
  Požega County was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen , the Hungarian part of the dual Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its territory is presently in eastern Croatia...
  
  banates. John's daughter, Dorothy Garai
  Dorothy Garai
  Dorothy Garai was Queen consort of Bosnia as spouse of King Tvrtko II of Bosnia.-Family and engagement:She was the daughter of powerful Hungarian nobleman, John Garai, who governed Croatia as ban, and a descendant of a notable Hungarian noble family of Garai. Dorothea's grandfather was Palatine...
  
  , was Queen of Bosnia as spouse of King Tvrtko II of Bosnia
  Tvrtko II of Bosnia
  Stephen Tvrtko II reigned as King of Bosnia from 1404 to 1409 and again from 1421 to his death. His reigns took place during a very turbulent part of Bosnian history.-Family connections:...
  
  .
- Nicholas I's second son Nicholas II Garay
  Nicholas II Garay
  Nicholas II Garay was the ban of Mačva, Usora, Soli , Slavonia, Croatia, and Dalmatia. He also ruled Braničevo, Syrmia, Bačka, Banat and Baranya regions through vassals. In 1416 Sigismund extended their armorial bearings showing the Order of the Dragon and the Order of the Scarf...
  
  (Nikola II Gorjanski, Garai Miklós II; 1367-1433) was the ban
  Ban (title)
  Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
  
  of Mačva
  Banovina of Macva
  The Banovina of Mačva was a province of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, which was located in the present-day Mačva region of Serbia.- History :The region of Mačva came under Hungarian administration after the death of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus in...
  
  , Usora, Soli
  Soli
  Soli can refer to:* Soli, Cyprus, an ancient city on the island of Cyprus.* Soli, Cilicia, an ancient city in Cilicia, later renamed Pompeiopolis.* Soli, a 10th century name for Tuzla, a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina....
  
  (modern Tuzla
  Tuzla
  Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
  
  ), Slavonia
  Slavonia
  Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
  
  , Croatia
  Croatia
  Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
  
  , Dalmatia
  Dalmatia
  Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
  
  , and married to Jelena Lazarević, daughter of Serbian Prince Lazar. In 1396 he fought the Ottomans in the Battle of Nicopolis
  Battle of Nicopolis
  The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied army of Hungarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German and assorted troops at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising of the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the...
  
  which was lost due to others' errors. In 1416 Sigismund extended their armorial bearings showing the Order of the Dragon and the Order of the Scarf. He presented the patent to his brother-in-law Garai Miklós. Nicholas II's granddaughter Anna was engaged to Matthias Corvinus.
  - Nicholas II's son, Ladislaus II Garay (1410-1459) was a Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary (1447-1458). Based on an agreement with the Hunyadi family he originally supported Matthias Hunyadi as king. Later when Hunyadi did not keep the bargain the barons of the Garai party opposed Matthias Hunyadi.
- Nicholas I also married his daughters well: Ilona was married to the magnate Nicholas Széchy, and Dorothea married Nicholas Frankopan
  Frankopan
  The Frankopans are a Croatian noble family. Also called Frankapan, Frangepán in Hungarian, and Frangipani in Italian.The Frankopan family is the leading princely Croatian aristocratic family which dates back to the 12th Century and even earlier to Roman times...
  
  , ban of Croatia and Dalmatia.

Paul Garay's branch of the family

Nicholas I's uncle, Paul Garay (Croatian: Pavao Gorjanski, Hungarian: Garai Pál, Serbian: Pavle Gorjanski; 1280-1353), was also a ban of Mačva. His successors to this position were his son-in-law John Alsáni and his grandson Paul Alsáni.
- Paul's son, Paul Bánfi de Gara (died in 1377/80) was the governor of Zala
  Zala
  Zala is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. Itlies in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3784 km²...
  
  .
- Paul's other son, Stephen Bánfi de Gara (died in 1346/47) was also the governor of Zala
  Zala
  Zala is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. Itlies in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3784 km²...
  
  .
  - Stephen's son, Paul Bánfi de Gara (died in 1386) was the governor of Zala
    Zala
    Zala is the name of an administrative county in Hungary. Itlies in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia and Slovenia and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém and Somogy. The capital of Zala county is Zalaegerszeg. Its area is 3784 km²...
    
    as well.
    - Paul's son, Dezső Bánfi de Gara (died in 1437/40) was a ban of Mačva.

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Name and origin

Nicholas I's branch of the family

Paul Garay's branch of the family

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