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Sorry, but I have to disagree with this. You are right, that these families never were granted the title of Prince (Fürst, Princeps), but yes, they were called in Croatian Knez. The word knez in Croatian had the meaning of "big boss" and only later became an equivalent to Prince. Families styled...

Legal status of titles In Hungary there is a law adopted in 1947 during the Soviet occupation of the country that says: titles of nobility are not allowed to be used officially. Some argue that the ban extends to the private use as well, but it is not true. So, you can't have your title of...

There are many controversies around the titles of the Doimi de Frankopan family. I have made some research to clarify the situation and my conclusion is that although their titles are a bit pretentious and maybe not 100 per cent genuine their use is defensible. The Doimi and the Frankopan...

Thanks very much, it is very interesting. Dr. Celler publshed a book in Hungarian about the deposed royal families in the world and according to his book he received the title from the Vietnamese Imperial House, but no person was mentioned.

Ex PM of Hungary wants constitutional kingdom Dr. Péter Boross, the former PM of Hungary recently has been asked about the new constitution of the country which will be ready for 2011. Boross considered he can imagine that the new constitutional government will be kingdom. Boross is advisory...

Granted, he set off as a French agent, but as he had become familiar with the country he started respecting its people and customs and eventually he sacrificed his life for its independence.

Hungarian doctor and writer Tibor Celler has received the hereditary title of Count from the Vietnamese Imperial House, however it is not clear who is the fons honorum in this case. Any idea?

Here is an older short news, before the official declaration. This is in English: King of Hungary Reveals Himself to Uninterested Hungarian Republic - Pestiside.hu

Maurice Benyovszky, King of Madagascar Perhaps we should also mention Count Móric Benyovszky de Benyó et Urbanó, a Hungarian nobleman, who became the King of Madagascar in the 18th century. I think his male line became extinct, but a collateral comital branch, which is descending maybe from...

This week, Hungarian gossip media suggested an affair between Count Miklós Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek (gróf Milványi Cseszneky Miklós) and British actress Preeya Kalidas. Count Miklós is a great-nephew of Macedonian grand voivode Count Gyula Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek. The count...

Alleged crowned king of Hungary officialy claims throne On 30 October József Daka of the Árpád dynasty officialy submitted a claim to the Hungarian parliament and declared himself to be the legitimate crowned king of Hungary. Daka claims that in the 13th century during the Mongol invasion of...

Coat of arms of Roskoványi Sorry, I can't copy here the pictures, but I can tell you, that they had different ecutcheons, the descriptions of these versions are here in German language: Wappen a): Oberhalbe nackte Menschengestalt, mit Hirschstangen an Stelle der Arme. [Siegel d. d. 1474, 1477...

Roskoványi family tree from the middle ages N. (ld. az 1. táblán) ______________________________|_____________________. Tekele Bodon Roskoványi Dobói 3. tábla _________________________________________|__________________________________ Tamás c.* Lede*...

Hello. The Roskoványi family is one of the oldest Hungarian noble families. It is originated from Sáros county and was first mentioned in 1278. If you understand Hungarian I copy here what the great Hungarian genealogist Iván Nagy wrote about them: Sáros vármegyének egyik legrégiebb törzsökű...