Décsey
- This article is about the Hungarian noble family. For the Austrian author and music critic, see Ernst Decsey.
The Décsey family (Hungarian: Kisdobai és Nagydobai Décsey (Décsei) család) is a Hungarian noble family originating from the Transylvanian village of Maros-Décse around the late 13th or early 14th century. The full surname and name of the noble house is Décsey de Maros-Décse et Nagy-Doba.
Origins
Though the exact origins of the family is not known, it is possible that the family dates to the Magyar settling of the area. They were nobles [1] of both the Kingdom of Hungary and the Principality of Transylvania and had properties in Maros-Décse (Romanian: Decea), Enyed (Romanian: Aiud), Kis-Doba (Romanian: Doba Mică) and Nagy-Doba (Romanian: Doba Mare).
The first documented mention of a member of the Décsey family still in existence is of Péter Décsey, who had received a grant of land from Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund as a gift for services to the Bán of Timişoara, Pipo of Ozora in 1413.[2]
Notable members
- Péter Décsey (1413), of Maros-Décse[2]
- Fruzsina Décsey (born 1486, married 1505), married István Bánffy de Losoncz[3]
- János Décsey (1561), Chancellor of the Transylvanian Royal Court[2]
- Balthasar Décsey (died 1591), of Maros-Décse
- Sigismund Décsey I., member of the Transylvanian Royal Court
- Sigismund Décsey II. (1732), Viscount of Doboka [4]
- László Décsey (1848-1849), a leader of the Hungarian Revolution against the Habsburgs in 1848. Sentenced to death for rebellion but later pardoned.[2][5]
Memorial to Balthasar
When Balthasar died in 1591, his father Ferencz Décsey had a memorial created in the Reformed Church of Maros-Décse. The memorial shows the family Coat of Arms as well as a eulogy to Balthasar written in Latin. Much of the Latin inscriptions have faded or have been damaged, but the following can be read from the stone memorial:
- "Ego Balthasar Detsey infelix puer, filius Francisci Detsey a Deo ad immortalitatum vocatus Anno 1591. A Patre hoc Monumento donatus."
Coat of arms
Arms: Argent, growing from a mount in base vert, a dead tree entwined with a serpent proper, crowned or. The helm ducally crowned. Mantling: Dexter, or and azure; sinister, argent and gules.[6]
See also
- Cireşoaia, Bistriţa-Năsăud County (Hungarian: Magyardécse)
- Decea, Alba County (Hungarian: Marosdécse)
- Doba, Sălaj (Hungarian: Kisdoba and Nagydoba)
- Décsey (disambiguation)