Mézes de Debreczen
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Mézes is the name of an old Hungarian noble family. However this family is from the lower-nobility, it gave a bishop
Bishop
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, a provost
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 and some politician to Hungary
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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
Giselle of Bavaria
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 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
Zemplén
Zemplén may refer to:*a historical region of the Kingdom of Hungary, see Zemplén *the part of the historical region in present-day Hungary, now part of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county*Zemplín...

, Sáros
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 and Abaúj
Abaúj
Abaúj is the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. In parts of the 19th century, and in the beginning of the 20th century, it was united with Torna County to form Abaúj-Torna county. Its territory is presently in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary...

, later in Bihar
Bihar
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 royal counties in the 13th century (Mézes, Ragyolc, Zebenye, Golop
Golop
Golop is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.- External links :*...

, Ősi
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) and they held some estates in county Vas
Vas
Vas is the name of an administrative county in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. The county is a part of the Centrope Project.-Geography:...

 and 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...

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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
    Lord
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     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
    Demeter de Mézes
    Demeter de Mézes was the bishop of Nagyvárad between 1345 and 1372.- Life :He was born in the village Mézes in Zemplén county in the early 14th century. In 1324 he was canon of Buda. In 1331 he was subcollector and canon of Várad. In these decades he was the rector of the seminary of Várad and...

     - 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
    Olaszliszka
    Olaszliszka is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary.Olaszliszka is nestled among the hills of the Tokay country side where the famous Tokay wines come from...

  • György de Mézes, owner of a mill on river Hernad in 1426.
  • András "dictus Bakó", member of the escort of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
    Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
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     in Rome in 1433.
  • Balázs, vicecomes of Sáros county
    Sáros county
    Sáros was a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northeastern Slovakia...

     in 1440.
  • Tóbiás "Bakó", magistrate of Abaúj county  in 1502.
  • György de Mézes, 1516.
  • György de Mézes, lawyer in Debrecen
    Debrecen
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     in 1554.
  • János Nagy de Mézes, judge in Debrecen between 1593. and 1610. He got Coat of Arms
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     in 1610.
  • Ferenc Mézes de Mézes, magistrate of Gömör county.
  • János Mézes de Mézes (aliter Borbély), magistrate of Abaúj
    Abaúj
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     county in 1607.
  • István Mézes de Mézes, captain(?) of the hussar
    Hussar
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    s 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.
  • II.András Mézes de Debreczen et Rettegh, captain of Regéc
    Regéc
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     .
  • III. András Mézes, Flag bearer in 1686 during the siege of Buda. Possessor in Peremarton and Takácsi.
  • Mihály Mézes, 1863-1933. Pharmacist
  • József Mézes, 1886-1960. Farmer and soldier (served in the Brabant Guard).Possessor
    Ownership
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     in Zsira
    Zsira
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    .
  • Miklós Mézes, 1920-, Politician,emigrant
  • Mihály Mézes, 1898–1968, Pharmacist
  • Miklós Mézes, 1936-, Chief Surgeon in Szombathely
    Szombathely
    Szombathely is the 10th largest city in Hungary. It is the administrative centre of Vas county in the west of the country, located near the border with Austria...

    .First wife is: Ilona Rozália Julianna Móritz de Vadászüllés
    Móritz de Vadászüllés
    Móritz de Vadászüllés is the name of an old Hungarian noble family. It appeared in the 15th century in Vas county. The family's main possession was Vadászüllés, which was destroyed in the 1590s by the Osman army...

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  • 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
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