Kőszegi family

House of Kőszegi
Parent house Genus Héder
Country Hungary
Croatia
Ethnicity Hungarian
Founded c. 1244
Founder Henry I
Final ruler Andrew
Estate(s) of Croatia
Dissolution 1324
Cadet branches House of Rohonci
House of Tamási
House of Herceg

The Kőszegi (Croatian: Gisingovci) was a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Croatia in the 13–14th centuries. The ancestor of the family, Henry the Great descended from the gens ("clan") Héder. Henry's paternal great-grandfather was the clan's co-founder Wolfer.[1]

Notable members

References

  1. Kristó Gyula (főszerk.); Engel Pál; Makk Ferenc, eds. (1994). Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14- század). Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.
  2. Engel: Genealógia (Genus Héder 4., Kőszegi branch)
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