House of Forgách

House of Forgách
Parent house	Hont-Pázmány
Country	Kingdom of Hungary
Founded	1241
Founder	András I
Current head	András (b. 1929) or János (b. 1948)
Titles	Count Forgách de Ghymes et Gács
Estate(s)	Gímes, Gács

The House of Forgách[1][2] was a Hungarian[3] noble family in Hungary which became very influential during the Ottoman wars in Europe in Royal Hungary. The family held the title of Count in Hungary, granted to them on 11 May 1675.

Notable members

• Ferenc Forgách, Bishop of Várad (1530–1577)
• Ferenc Forgách, Archbishop of Esztergom (1560–1615)
• Zsigmond Forgách (1559–1621)
• Ádám Forgách (1601–1681)
• János Forgách (1870–1935)

See also

• List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary

References

1. Strhan, Milan; David P., Daniel (1994). Slovakia and the Slovaks: a concise encyclopedia Encyclopaedia Beliana. Encyclopedical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. p. 550. ISBN 9788085584110.
2. Fügedi, Erik; Bak, János M. (1986). Kings, bishops, nobles and burghers in medieval Hungary. London: Variorum Reprints. p. 278. ISBN 0-86078-177-1. LCCN 86209927.
3. John, Robert; Weston, Evans (2006). Austria, Hungary, and the Habsburgs: essays on Central Europe, c.1683-1867. Oxford University Press. p. 205. ISBN 9780199281442.