Country Kingdom of Hungary Founded 13th century | Parent house Genus Balog(h) Founder Ivánka | |
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Titles Count Széchy de Rimaszécs Final ruler István (Felsőlindva branch)
Péter (Rimaszécs branch) | ||
Széchy or Szécsi was a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary with notable members in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The members of the Széchy family held high offices at the church and the royal court. The family had two branches (the branch Széchy de Rimaszécs and branch Széchy de Felsőlindva). They family derived from the Balogh genus (clan) and their first names were Zech, Zechi, Zeechi according to the documents. The family came up from the beginning of the 13th. Documents justify that Joanka de genere Balogh lived in the era of Béla IV of Hungary.
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Branch of Felsőlindva
Branch of Rimaszécs
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