Kohary
Encyclopedia
Koháry was an ancient Hungarian
noble family with seats at Csábrág and Szitnya, now Čabraď
and Sitno
Castle within Slovakia
. The Kohárys belonged among the magnate
s of Hungary.
(1760-1826), was made Fürst Koháry (Prince Koháry) by Emperor Francis I of Austria
. At the death of Ferenc József, his only surviving child, a daughter named Mária Antónia
(1797-1862), was proclaimed heiress of the name (fíúsított). When she married in 1816, her husband Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha took the name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry. Among the descendants of Mária Antónia and Ferdinand are the last three kings of Portugal (Luis I
, Carlos I
, Manoel II) and the last three kings of Bulgaria (Ferdinand I
, Boris III
, Simeon II).
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
noble family with seats at Csábrág and Szitnya, now Čabraď
Cabrad Castle
The Čabraď Castle is a castle ruin in Slovakia near the village of Čabradský Vrbovok, southeast of Krupina.It was built in the 13th century. In the 15th century, it was captured by the army of John Giskra for a while. In 1585 and 1602 it withstood attacks of Ottoman Turks. It was the residence of...
and Sitno
Sitno
Sitno may refer to the following places in Poland and Slovakia:*Sitno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Sitno, Bydgoszcz County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship...
Castle within Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. The Kohárys belonged among the magnate
Magnate
Magnate, from the Late Latin magnas, a great man, itself from Latin magnus 'great', designates a noble or other man in a high social position, by birth, wealth or other qualities...
s of Hungary.
Prince Koháry
In 1815, the head of the house, the then imperial chancellor Ferenc JózsefFerencz József Koháry de Csábrág
Ferenc József, Graf und 1. Fürst Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya was an Austrian Imperial Chancellor. He was given an Austrian princely title in 1815...
(1760-1826), was made Fürst Koháry (Prince Koháry) by Emperor Francis I of Austria
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz...
. At the death of Ferenc József, his only surviving child, a daughter named Mária Antónia
Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
Mária Antónia, Prinzessin Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya was a Hungarian noblewoman and the ancestress of many European monarchs.-Family and marriage:...
(1797-1862), was proclaimed heiress of the name (fíúsított). When she married in 1816, her husband Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha took the name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry. Among the descendants of Mária Antónia and Ferdinand are the last three kings of Portugal (Luis I
Luís I of Portugal
|-...
, Carlos I
Carlos I of Portugal
-Assassination:On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open...
, Manoel II) and the last three kings of Bulgaria (Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Ferdinand , born Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, was the ruler of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918, first as knyaz and later as tsar...
, Boris III
Boris III of Bulgaria
Boris III the Unifier, Tsar of Bulgaria , originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver , son of Ferdinand I, came to the throne in 1918 upon the abdication of his father, following the defeat of the Kingdom of Bulgaria during World War I...
, Simeon II).
Notable members of the family
- István KoháryIstván KoháryCount István Koháry , the poet, politician and general was a member of the Hungarian Koháry family.István Koháry became the first count in his family. He fought against the Ottoman Empire and the Kuruc. He wrote his best refined poems during his Kuruc captivity...
(1649-1731) - Ferenc József KoháryFerencz József Koháry de CsábrágFerenc József, Graf und 1. Fürst Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya was an Austrian Imperial Chancellor. He was given an Austrian princely title in 1815...
, 1st Fürst Koháry (1760-1826) - Maria Antonia Koháry de CsábrágMaria Antonia Koháry de CsábrágMária Antónia, Prinzessin Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya was a Hungarian noblewoman and the ancestress of many European monarchs.-Family and marriage:...
(1797-1862)