Origin

Origin ← Previous revision Revision as of 22:37, 15 June 2026 Line 24: Line 24: Hungarian medieval chronicles preserved a contradictory and confused story about the origins of the Kórógyi family. The 14th-century ''[[Chronicon Pictum|Illuminated Chronicle]]'' says that the ancestor was a certain Keled (Cletus), who originated from the [[Margravate of Meissen]]. His offspring, Stephen, who was a son of a sister of the [[List of margraves of Meissen|margrave]] and a certain Count Herfold, assassinated the [[List of rulers of Thuringia|landgrave of Thuringia]] during the imperial election in [[Frankfurt]]. To escape reprisals, he fled to Hungary with sixty armored knights, where King [[Géza II of Hungary|Géza II]] (r. 1141–1162) offered him refuge.<ref name="kk"/> It is possible that story is connected to the 1130 unsolved murder of [[Henry Raspe I of Thuringia|Henry Raspe I]], who was the brother of [[Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia]].{{sfn|Pauler|1899|p=488}} Most historians remain skeptical about the authenticity of the story.{{sfn|Engel|1994|p=369}} Historian Elemér Mályusz considered that the story was a fabrication of the mid-13th-century chronicler [[Ákos (chronicler)|Ákos]], who is credited with recording the origins of influential Hungarian families in the text of the chronicle. The Kórógyi family did not adopt Ákos' narration, and it did not appear in the family tradition.{{sfn|Mályusz|1971|pp=66–67}} Hungarian medieval chronicles preserved a contradictory and confused story about the origins of the Kórógyi family. The 14th-century ''[[Chronicon Pictum|Illuminated Chronicle]]'' says that the ancestor was a certain Keled (Cletus), who originated from the [[Margravate of Meissen]]. His offspring, Stephen, who was a son of a sister of the [[List of margraves of Meissen|margrave]] and a certain Count Herfold, assassinated the [[List of rulers of Thuringia|landgrave of Thuringia]] during the imperial election in [[Frankfurt]]. To escape reprisals, he fled to Hungary with sixty armored knights, where King [[Géza II of Hungary|Géza II]] (r. 1141–1162) offered him refuge.<ref name="kk"/> It is possible that story is connected to the 1130 unsolved murder of [[Henry Raspe I of Thuringia|Henry Raspe I]], who was the brother of [[Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia]].{{sfn|Pauler|1899|p=488}} Most historians remain skeptical about the authenticity of the story.{{sfn|Engel|1994|p=369}} Historian Elemér Mályusz considered that the story was a fabrication of the mid-13th-century chronicler [[Ákos (chronicler)|Ákos]], who is credited with recording the origins of influential Hungarian families in the text of the chronicle. The Kórógyi family did not adopt Ákos' narration, and it did not appear in the family tradition.{{sfn|Mályusz|1971|pp=66–67}} [[File:Képes krónika - 31.oldal - Keled.jpg|thumb|left|Knight Keled (Cletus), a hypothetical ancestor of the Kórógyis, depicted by the 14th-century ''[[Chronicon Pictum|Illuminated Chronicle]]'']] In his work ''[[Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum]]'' (1280s), the chronicler [[Simon of Kéza]] modified Ákos's narrative at several points; accordingly, the Kórógyis' ancestor was a knight Geoffrey (Gottfried) from Meissen, who fled to Hungary during the reign of King [[Stephen III of Hungary|Stephen III]] (r. 1162–1172). He was the son of the Count of Hersfeld, and he allegedly killed the landgrave of Thuringia amidst an uprising that broke out during the election of the emperor in Frankfurt. Although his enemies demanded his extradition, Stephen refused this. Simon narrates that Geoffrey led a victorious royal campaign against [[Banate of Bosnia|Bosnia]]. This story is also highly doubtful. There is no trace of the existence of a Count of Hersfeld family, as [[Bad Hersfeld|the town]] was an [[Hersfeld Abbey|abbey estate]],{{sfn|Mályusz|1971|pp=66–67}} while the sequence of events described did not take place. It is possible that both Ákos and Simon mixed the event with the murder of [[Philip of Swabia]] took place in 1208, after which some of the perpetrators (relatives of [[Andrew II of Hungary|Andrew II]]'s [[Gertrude of Merania|wife]]) fled to Hungary. It is also not known whether a campaign against Bosnia took place under Stephen III.<ref name="simon"/> It is possible that, instead of the Kórógyis, the Frankói family from western Transdanubia claimed Geoffrey of Hersfeld as their ancestor, and the two chroniclers mistakenly attributed the ancestor to the Kórógyis.{{sfn|Andrić|2009|p=}} Charters of Géza II and Stephen III from 1156 and 1171, respectively mention some imperial knights Gottfried (Geoffrey) and Albert as expatriates, who could thus in this sense be the ancestors of the Kórógyis (or rather the Frankóis), in line with the chronicle tradition.<ref name="simon"/> In his work ''[[Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum]]'' (1280s), the chronicler [[Simon of Kéza]] modified Ákos's narrative at several points; accordingly, the Kórógyis' ancestor was a knight Geoffrey (Gottfried) from Meissen, who fled to Hungary during the reign of King [[Stephen III of Hungary|Stephen III]] (r. 1162–1172). He was the son of the Count of Hersfeld, and he allegedly killed the landgrave of Thuringia amidst an uprising that broke out during the election of the emperor in Frankfurt. Although his enemies demanded his extradition, Stephen refused this. Simon narrates that Geoffrey led a victorious royal campaign against [[Banate of Bosnia|Bosnia]]. This story is also highly doubtful. There is no trace of the existence of a Count of Hersfeld family, as [[Bad Hersfeld|the town]] was an [[Hersfeld Abbey|abbey estate]],{{sfn|Mályusz|1971|pp=66–67}} while the sequence of events described did not take place. It is possible that both Ákos and Simon mixed the event with the murder of [[Philip of Swabia]] took place in 1208, after which some of the perpetrators (relatives of [[Andrew II of Hungary|Andrew II]]'s [[Gertrude of Merania|wife]]) fled to Hungary. It is also not known whether a campaign against Bosnia took place under Stephen III.<ref name="simon"/> It is possible that, instead of the Kórógyis, the Frankói family from western Transdanubia claimed Geoffrey of Hersfeld as their ancestor, and the two chroniclers mistakenly attributed the ancestor to the Kórógyis.{{sfn|Andrić|2009|p=}} Charters of Géza II and Stephen III from 1156 and 1171, respectively mention some imperial knights Gottfried (Geoffrey) and Albert as expatriates, who could thus in this sense be the ancestors of the Kórógyis (or rather the Frankóis), in line with the chronicle tradition.<ref name="simon"/>