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Mikes family

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Founded
  
16th century

Cadet branches
  
Zágon branch

Founder
  
Miklós I

Mikes family

Country
  
Kingdom of Hungary Principality of Transylvania

Titles
  
Baron (1693) Count (1696)

The Mikes de Zabola is a Hungarian noble family of Székely origin from the 16th century.

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Notable members

  • Mihály Mikes (d. 1662), Chancellor of Transylvania (1656–1660)
  • Mihály Mikes (soldier) (d. 1721), created Baron (1693) then Count (1696), became kuruc after 1703
  • Kelemen Mikes (1820–1849), Honvéd general in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, killed in the Siege of Nagyszeben (Sibiu)
  • János Mikes (1876–1945), Bishop of Szombathely (1911–1936)

    • From the Zágon branch

  • Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761), essayist, scribe of Francis II Rákóczi, died in exile

    • References

    Mikes family Wikipedia
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