Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa
| Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| vice-ispán of the county of Zala (alispán of Zala) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 September 1713 Zalaboldogfa, county of Zala |
| Died |
22 February 1770 (aged 56) Zélpuszta, county of Zala |
| Profession | jurist |
Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (22 September 1713 – 22 February 1770) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (alispán of Zala).
Life
Born in Zalaboldogfa in the county of Zala, in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Ferenc (in English: Francis), was a member of the ancient Roman Catholic Hungarian noble family Farkas de Boldogfa (in Hungarian: boldogfai Farkas család). His father was János Farkas de Boldogfa (†1724), jurist, landowner, chief magistrate of the district of Zalaegerszeg. His mother was the noble lady Dorottya Sidy de Sid (1693-1775), daughter of Mihály Sidy de Sidy, who was the vice-captain of the castle of Egervár in the county of Zala during the Turkish invasions, and of Mária Terjék de Szenterzsébet, who hailed from an ancient Hungarian family of Zala. Ferenc Farkas descended from the Zichy, the Rudnay, and the Maholányi families from his maternal grandmother's side.
After finishing his studies of law, Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa started working in the administration of county of Zala, as the substitute of chief magistrate of the district of Zalaegerszeg between 1738 and 1747. Later he was elected as the supreme chief magistrate of the same district, and occupied this office between 1747 and 1756. Then he was elected as the deputy county head of Zala (vice-ispán / alispán of Zala): he was at the office from 1761 until 1769.[1] This office was the second most important in the administration and ruling of the Hungarian county system. During Empress Maria Theresa's reign in 1765 there were sanctioned several laws for regulate the serfdom. During this time many peasant revolts occurred in the Kingdom of Hungary. Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa was who coordinated the military defenses and successfully achieved to reestablish the local security whin the county of Zala.
As usual at his time, the catholic Ferenc Farkas donated ecclesiastical buildings. He built a private chapel in his lands on Zélpuszta, county of Zala, and rebuilt and expanded the church in his hometown of Zalaboldogfa.[2]
Within the untitled nobility of the count of Zala, Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa, was one of the wealthiest landlords during Maria Theresa' era, having through all his lands in total 70 families of serfs.[3]
In 1739 he married the illustrious noble lady Anna Mária Rosty de Barkócz (1722-1784), daughter of László Rosty de Barkócz, chief magistrate of the Vas county and Mária Csapody de Zalalövő. Through this marriage he acquired several lands that were inherited from the extinct family Perneszy de Osztopán. Among her ancestors, Anna Rosty had the families Both de Bajna, the Bánffy de Alsólendva, and the Batthyány de Németújvár. Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa's brother in law was Ferenc Rosty de Barkócz (†1790), royal counselor, vice-ispán of the Vas county, and a wealthy landowner. From Ferenc Farkas and Anna Rosty's marriage 13 children were born. The one that had most relevant carrier was János Farkas de Boldogfa (1741-1788), jurist, lawyer, landowner, Prothonotary of the county of Zala, which is the ancestor of the family's two branches that exist until the present time.
Bibliography
- ZML. XII. Farkas család. 7. doboz. 285. pallium.
- Szluha Márton (2012) Vas vármegye nemes családjai II kötet. Heraldika kiadó. 401. o.
References
- ↑ Molnár András. (2000) Zala megye archontológiája 1338–2000. Zalaegerszeg. (278. p.)
- ↑ Hungarian National Archives. Archives of the county of Zala. Zala megye helytörténeti lexikona. Kéziratos regesztagyűjtemény. (Zalaszentmárton-Zovajka) Zél (Ma: Zalaszentgyörgy része) 26.522. 23
- ↑ Fónagy Zoltán. (2013). A Nemesi Birtokviszonyok az Úrbérendezés Korában. Adattár II. MTA. Budapest. (927-928. o.)