Garai 998529 217584458 2008-06-06T18:11:38Z 68.48.80.179 /* Nicholas I's branch of the family */ '''Garay''' or '''Garai''' (Croatian and Serbian: '''Gorjanski''') were a [[Nobility|noble]] family in the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], a branch of the [[Dorozsma]] (Duružmić) clan, with notable members in the 14th and 15th centuries. They were lords of [[Csesznek]]. ==Name and origin== The name means ''of Gara / Gorja'' (modern village of [[Gorjani]] near [[Đakovo]]), their estate. By origin the Garai family was [[Magyars|Magyar]] (Hungarian), but since they frequently administered the southern regions of the [[Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen]], the [[South Slavic languages|South Slavic]] rendition of the surname is often used. ==Notable members of the family== ===Nicholas I's branch of the family=== *[[Nicholas I Garay]] (Croatian/Serbian: Nikola I Gorjanski, Hungarian: Garai Miklós I), the chief governor of [[Bratislava]], was a [[palatine (Kingdom of Hungary)|palatine]] to the King of Hungary (1375-1385). He was killed in 1386. **Nicholas I's first son [[John Garay]] (Ivan Gorjanski, Garai János; 1371-1429) was the governor of [[Temes|Temesiensis]] and [[Požega (former county)|Pozsega]] banates. **Nicholas I's second son [[Nicholas II Garay]] (Nikola II Gorjanski, Garai Miklós II; 1367-1433) was the [[ban (title)|ban]] of [[Banovina of Mačva|Mačva]], [[Usora]], [[Soli]] (modern [[Tuzla]]), [[Slavonia]], [[Croatia]], [[Dalmatia]], and married to [[Jelena Lazarević]], daughter of Serbian [[Prince Lazar]]. In 1396 he fought the Ottomans in the [[Battle of Nicopolis]] which was lost due to others' errors. In 1416 Sigismund extended their armorial bearings showing the Order of the Dragon and the Order of the Scarf. He presented the patent to his brother-in-law Garai Miklós. Nicholas II's granddaughter Anna was engaged to [[Matthias Corvinus]]. ***Nicholas II's son, [[László II Garay]] (1410-1459) was a Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary (1447-1458). Based on an agreement with the Hunyadi family he originally supported Matthias Hunyadi as king. Later when Hunyadi did not keep the bargain the barons of the Garai party opposed Matthias Hunyadi. **Nicholas I also married his daughters well: Ilona was married to the magnate Nicholas Széchy, and Dorothea married Nicholas [[Frankopan]], ban of Croatia and Dalmatia. ===Paul Garay's branch of the family=== *Nicholas I's uncle, [[Paul Garay]] (Croatian: Pavao Gorjanski, Hungarian: Garai Pál, Serbian: Pavle Gorjanski; 1280-1353), was also a ban of Mačva. His successors to this position were his son-in-law John Alsáni and his grandson Paul Alsáni. **Paul's son, [[Paul Bánfi de Gara]] (died in 1377/80) was the governor of [[Zala]]. **Paul's other son, [[Stephen Bánfi de Gara]] (died in 1346/47) was also the governor of [[Zala]]. ***Stephen's son, [[Paul Bánfi de Gara]] (died in 1386) was the governor of [[Zala]] as well. ****Paul's son, [[Dezsõ Bánfi de Gara]] (died in 1437/40) was a ban of Mačva. ==See also== *[[Nobility and royalty of the Kingdom of Hungary]] *[[Croatian nobility]] * [[János Garay|Janos Garay Poet]] ==External links== * http://garaiak.spaces.msn.com * http://genealogy.euweb.cz/hung/garai.html * http://worldroots.com/brigitte/theroff/balkan.htm * [http://www.euratlas.com/history_europe/europe_map_1400.html Map: Lands ruled by Miklos Garai in 1400 AD] * [http://www.hervardi.com/images/slovenijeh004.jpg Map: Lands ruled by Ladislav III Gorjanski] * [http://mek.oszk.hu/01900/01949/html/cd3a/kepek/history/to423gf95137.jpg Garai Tombstone 1380-5 Janus Pannonius Museum, Pécs Hungary] * [http://www.kolostorut.hu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=89&lang=iso-8859-1 Siklos Church founded 1332 by Garai to honor St. Anne] * [http://www.sigismundus.hu/guide/show.php?l=en&p=4_121a 1416 Extension of Garai Armorial Bearings by Sigismund] {{Euro-hist-stub}} {{Hungary-hist-stub}} {{croatia-hist-stub}} {{Serbia-hist-stub}} [[Category:Hungarian nobility]] [[Category:Croatian nobility]] [[Category:History of Serbia]] [[Category:History of Vojvodina]] [[bs:Gorjanski]] [[es:Garay (apellido)]] [[no:Garai]] [[nn:Garai]] [[sv:Garai]]