The Széchy family or Szécsi was an old Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary with notable members in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. The members of the Széchy family held high offices at the church and the royal court.Mária Prokopp, Italian Trecento influence on murals in East Central Europe, particularly Hungary, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1983
History The family had two branches (the branch Széchy de Rimaszécs and branch Széchy de Felsőlindva). They family derived from the Balogh genus (clan) and their first names were Zech, Zechi, Zeechi according to the documents. The family came up from the beginning of the 13th. Documents justify that Joanka de genere Balogh lived in the era of Béla IV of Hungary.
Notable members of the family
Branch of Felsőlindva Nicholas Szécsi Nicholas (II) Szécsi Frank Szécsi Dénes Szécsi
Branch of Rimaszécs Dénes I. Mária Széchy
See also List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary
References
External links
Lexicon of Pallas