Türje (genus)

Genus (*gens*) Türje
Genus (gens) Türje
Country	Kingdom of Hungary
Founded	13th century
Cadet branches	Szentgirót branch

Türje (Tyürje or Türgye) was the name of a gens (Latin for "clan"; nemzetség in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Szentgróti (Szentgiróti), Orbonay and Zalabéry families belong to this genus.

The village of Türje was first mentioned in 1234. The monastery of the premontre monks was founded at the beginning of the 13th century. In this time, the namesake kindred was the landowner of the village and the neighboring villages, including Zalaszentgrót too.

History

The Türje (also Gurle or Jurle) kindred was one of the most significant clans in Zala County, beside the Atyusz and Hahót families, centered around the namesake village Türje.^[1]

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Notable members

Joachim, ispán (comes) of Szeben County (1210), ancestor of the Szentgróti family
Gecse, ispán of Zala (1225) and Bars Counties (1236–1240)
Denis (d. 1255), voivode of Transylvania (1233–1234), ban of Slavonia (1241–1244/5), palatine (1245–1246; 1248)
Philip (d. 1272), bishop of Zagreb (1248–1262), chancellor (1262–1270; 1272), archbishop of Esztergom (1262–1272), first perpetual ispán of Esztergom County (1270–1272)

Family tree

Gecse I
- Joachim (fl. 1210–1214)
  - Thomas I (fl. 1241–1267) --> Szentgrót branch
    - Denis III (fl. 1270)
      - Desiderius (fl. 1281–1306)
    - Philip II (fl. 1270–1335) ∞ Clara, sister of Ladislaus, son of Werner
      - Szentgróti family
    - Thomas II (fl. 1270–1306)
  - Philip I (fl. 1241–1272†)
  - a daughter ∞ Demetrius Zselizi
- Gecse II (fl. 1225–1240) --> Bér branch
  - Pousa I (fl. 1254–1279)
    - Nicholas (fl. 1281–1284)
    - John (fl. 1281–1308)
      - Stephen (fl. 1322–1328)
    - Pousa II (fl. 1281–1323)
    - Mark Orbonai (fl. 1281–1332)
  - Gecse III (fl. 1276–1279)
Denis I
- Denis II (fl. 1217–1255†)
- a daughter (fl. 1251) ∞ Ákos N (d. before 1251)

References

^ Varga 2024, p. 121.
^ Karácsonyi 1900, p. 1007.

Sources

Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I] (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 963-8312-44-0.
Karácsonyi, János (1900). A magyar nemzetségek a XIV. század közepéig. [The Hungarian genera until the middle of the 14th century] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Kovács, Imre (1991). A türjei Premontrei Prépostság története [The History of the Premonstratensian Provostry of Türje] (in Hungarian). Zalai Gyűjtemény 32., Zala Megyei Levéltár. ISBN 963-7226-08-7.
Varga, Virág (2024). "A Türje nembeli Szentgrótiak a 13. században és a 14. század első felében [The Szentgróti Family of the Türje Kindred in the 13th Century and the First Half of 14th Century]". In Hunyadi, Sándor; et al. (eds.). Micae Mediaevales XIII (in Hungarian). Eötvös Loránd University. pp. 121–149. ISSN 2062-2198.
Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301] (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3.

[FOOTNOTEVarga2024121-1] Varga 2024, p. 121.

[FOOTNOTEKarácsonyi19001007-2] Karácsonyi 1900, p. 1007.

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