# Nádasdy family

The House of Nádasdy, also spelled Nadasdy in English, is a major Hungarian aristocratic family whose roots reach into the Middle Ages. The house motto is, "Si Deus pro nobis quis contra nos," ("If God is for us, who can be against us?"). The Nadasdy family made a large contribution to the development of Hungarian printing. The Nadasdy Hussars, a regiment named after the family, developed a strategy incorporating lightly armed and fast-moving cavalry that was internationally adopted.

## Early history

The name is first encountered in the early part of the 13th century, that of Imre (descendant of Darabos de Nádasd) and his sons, Stefánd, Tódor, and Valkomer. Another important member, deceased before 1275, was Simon Nádasdy. Frequently mentioned in family records between 1324 and 1376 is Pető Gersei, who was married to Margit Hidvégi, is considered the progenitor of the family "Pethő de Gerse". In 1229, Petan sold most of his land to a member of the family Nádasdy. The buyer and his three sons, Vencel/Venceslav, Raszló/Vraslav and László/Ladislav, now partially used the predicate of Pethenegh. Laszlo Nádasdy of Pethenegh (c. 1236) is the progenitor of main line Nádasdy.

## Notable family members

* Baron Tamás I Nádasdy (1498–1562), was Palatine of Hungary and the Ban of Croatia.
* Ferenc Nádasdy II (1555-1604) called the "Black Captain", a general and the son of Tamás I Nádasdy
* Elizabeth Nádasdy (1560-1614), wife of Count Ferenc Nádasdy and an alleged serial killer
* Franz III. Nádasdy (1622-1671), grandson of Ferenc Nádasdy II, was a Judge royal, high steward (Hofrichter) of Hungary, and imperial privy councillor, executed in Magnate conspiracy; he created one of the most notable libraries and private art collections in central Europe.
* Franz Leopold von Nádasdy (1708–1783), was an Austrian field marshal, and Ban of Croatia.
* Ferenc Nádasdy (cultural preservationist) (1937–2013), the last direct male member of the family.
* Borbála Nádasdy (1939–present) is a ballet master and author who currently lives in France.

## Holdings

Of its many holdings, the family held the Nádasdy Castle in Sárvár, Hungary, the Csejte Castle, in Čachtice, Slovakia which is situated on a hill adjacent to a nature reserve, and the Nádasdy Castle in Nádasdladány, Hungary.

## Family members

| Name & Last name | Age | Origin | Périod | Status |
| Ferenc Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld | 71 | Hungary | 1470–1541 | Baron and Count |
| Orsolya Véssey | | Hungary | | Married to Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Tamás Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld | 64 | Hungary | 1498–1562 | Baron and Ban of Croatia, főispán, Palatine of Hungary |
| Orsolya Kanizsai | | Hungary | | Married to Tamás Nádasdy |
| František, Ferenc II Nádasdy de Nádasd | 49 | Hungary | 1555–1604 | Count, general, the son of Tamás I Nádasdy. |
| Countess Erzsébet (Née Báthory) | 54 | Hungary | 1560–1614 | Married to František, Ferenc II Nádasdy de Nádasd |
| Pavol, Pal Nádasdy | 57 | Hungary | 1593–1650 | Father and son of Hungarian nobles |
| Judith Nádasdy (Née Revay) | 53 | Hungary | 1590–1643 | Married to à Pavol/Pal Nádasdy |
| Francis, Ferenc Nádasdy III Nadásdi | 48 | Austria | 1623–1671 | Count, Judge Royal of the Kingdom, a great patron of and opponent to the Habsburgs. |
| Anna Julia Nádasdy (Née Esterhazy) | | Austria | | Married to Ferenc Nádasdy III, mother of many children. |
| Pál Nádasdy | | | 1650 – ???? | Son of Hungarian nobles |
| Jan Nadásdy | | | | Son of Pál Nádasdy |
| Joseph Nadásdy | 50 | Hungary | 1717–1767 | Great-grandson of Francis, Ferenc Nádasdy III Nadásdi |
| Támas Nadásdy (2) | | | | Descendant of the family Nádasdy |
| Anna Nádasdy (Née Nádasdy?) | | Hungary | 1792 – ??? | Her child bears her surname and not that of the father |
| Comte Lipót Nádasdy | 72 | Hungary | 1801–1873 | Significant Count Hungary |
| Francis Nadásdy (1) | 50 | Hungary | 1864–1914 | Great-grandson of Támas Nasdy (2) |
| Lajos Nadásdy | 58 | Hungary | 1887–1945 | Great-grandson of Lipót Nádasdy Count |
| Francis Nadásdy ² | 40 | Poland | 1889–1929 | |
| Kálmán Nádasdy | 76 | Hungary | 1904–1980 | Direct descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy. Was also 4th cousin thrice removed from Francis Nádasdy ² |
| Pál Nádasdy | 64 | Hungary | 1910–1974 | Great-grandson of Count Lipót Nádasdy |
| Lajos Nádasdy ² | 101 | Hungary | 1913–2014 | |
| Jan Nádasdy (2) | 80 | France | 1918–1998 | Left Hungary at the age of 4 and immigrated to France. Was the son of Francis Nádasdy ² |
| Borbála Nádasdy | | Hungary – France | 1939 – | Countess Nádasdy, has lived in Austria, in Hungary and in France |
| Henri Vajda-Nádasdy | 68 | France | 1946–2014 | He bear the surnames of both parents |
| Ádám Nádasdy | 75 | Hungary | 1947 – | Linguist, and son of Kálmán Nádasdy |
| Jean Vajda-Nádasdy | 40 | France | 1974–2014 | Father of Nina, Clara, Laure Déborah Vajda-Nádasdy and other.. |
| Siblings Nádasdy | | Hungary | | Children of the current countess and direct descendants of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Anikó Nádasdy-Nagyné Bálint | | Hungary | 1985 – | Worked at Budapest Gyógyfürdői |
| Zoli Nádasdy | | Hungary | | Married to Éva Nádasdy-Erdélyi and descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Éva Nádasdy-Erdélyi | | Hungary | | Married to Zoli Nádasdy and assistant in primary education |
| Héléna Nádasdy | | Brazil | | Direct descendant to Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Ludovicus J Nádasdy | | United States | | Affiliation to the family is unproven |
| Tamás Nádasdy | | Roumania | | Student in pharmacy and medicine |
| Úrsula Nádasdy | | Spain | 1995 – | Biochemistry student and direct descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Amanda Nádasdy | | Slovakia | | Student and direct descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Ángela Pino Nádasdy | | Chile | 1995 – | Student in graphic design and direct descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Siblings Vajda-Nádasdy | | France | | Direct descendants 17 generations from Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Richard Nádasdy | | Hungary | 1996 – | Descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy and an agricultural student |
| Balázs Nádasdy | | Hungary | | Student and direct descendant Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Katalin Nadasdy | | Mexico | | Direct descendant 17 generations from Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Bárthory Nádasdy | | Germany | 1999 – | High school student and descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Siblings Nádasdy | | Hungary | | Grandchildren of the current countess and direct descendants of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Matyi Nádasdy-Nagyné | | Hungary | 2014 – | Daughter Aniko Nádasdy – Nagyné and descendant of Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Katalin Nadasdy-Ban - descendant from Kalman Nadasdy-Ban Grandchildren are Zold, Beke, Balazs }  Family members who have always or can claim a title of nobility |