| Rhedey, Redei : Redei | There is only two way you can have this name:
Everyone with this name, regardless of the spelling, whos genealogy is part of the Genus Aba is related. We all come from one common ancestor.
I have never herd of anyone that would adopt this "name" just because it is a nice name. It would be the same way as if you let say changed your name from Smith to Duke of Kent or Rockefeller.
The names you listed in your e-mail are unknown to me. However, it doesnt mean that we are not related. Let me put it this way. There are many lost relatives that got misplaced from the family circle during the past 1 - 2 centuries. From your correspondence I can see that you really dont know to much about the "Rhédey name" and what it means.
Dodi, it is not every day that somebody calls me and tel me that they are member of the Rhédey family and that they dont know what does it mean.
A bit of history regarding Rhédey family.
The "Rhédey" is not a name.
It is a Title of Nobility used by the Lords of the Lordship of Rhéde. (Kis-réde, Nagy-réde, etc.)
The Rhédeys are the senior line of the Hungarian Royal House of Aba.
Genus Aba is the ancient / ethnic Hungarian dynasty that is made of 19 branches. Rhédey is one of them.
They are: Athinai, Báthori von Gagy, Berthóthy, Budaméry, Csirke, Csobanka, Frichi, Gagyi, Hedry, Kecser, Kompolthi, Laczkffy de Nádasd, Lapispataky, Rhédey, Sirokay, Somos, Vendeghy and Vitéz. They are represented by their heads who at the same time are Hereditary Lords of their respectful Lordships.
The British Royal House of Windsor descent from Rhédey family. In a not to far past Countess Claudia von Rhédey married Prince Alexander von Wurtemberg. Their grand child was Mary Queen of England and wife of King George V. Elizabeth II is our "cousin". This is what she have to say about Rhédey:
This is the full text of a speech by The Queen at the state banquet for the President of Hungary on June 22, 1999.
Your Excellency,
I would like to welcome you and Mrs. Göncz most warmly to our country. It is a great pleasure for Prince Philip and me to greet you here at Windsor, remembering the warmth of the welcome you extended to us in 1993, when we visited Hungary.
I have vivid and very happy memories of that visit and I was particularly pleased that, as my great, great grandmother, Countess Rhédey, was Hungarian, my first visit to Central and Eastern Europe following the collapse of the Berlin Wall was to Hungary. .......
This is the what my grandfather Michael had to say about our family:
The story of the Aba Dynasty cannot be told without touching on the history of Asia, Europe, the Roman Empire, the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire and the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Crusades, the Golden Horde, the Reformation or the history of the whole of Hungary and its people. It is a story of conquest, love, betrayal, hate, war and peace and defeat, wealth and power, ideology, beliefs and spirituality, defiance, chivalry and sacrifice, celebration of life and death. But most of all it is the story of survival.
To understand our family it is necessary to not only understand the economic and dynastical events in European history, but it is also essential to understand many individual ambitions and agendas of so many ecclesiasts of the Roman Catholic Church whos actions had so much adverse impact on Hungarian culture, individual families and so many single persons during the past two millenniums in the name of God and the Holy Church.
Our children are though that no one man, group of people or a another nation should impose in the name of God, civilization, progress, ideology or anything ells that would effect other nations right to exist as a unique people. As well we believe that no nation should be subject to live in perpetual lies or suppress its own ethnic identity for fear of persecution, or whatever reason, because by doing so that nation would allows its self to disappear in the oblivion away from the pages of history and die. If this is to happen to a nation or a family, there will be no one left to even morn them. It would be as if they newer existed.
Michael Rédey von kisréde (1898 - 1958).
Pistol-whipped and murdered by the Czechoslovakian communists during the collectivization of his land in Olcsvár, County of Aba-uj, now Koicke Olany, Republic of Slovakia.
This is what the Hungarian, Romanian and Slovakian Archives have to say about us:
The Lordship of Rhédey is located 75 Km east from Budapest in County of Heves, three (3) Km west of the Town of Gyongyos, and four (4) Km southeast of the Village of Gyongyospata, power seat of the Aba dynasty.
Apart from the Castle of Gyongyospata the other most important seat of the Aba dynasty was the Castle of Gonc (Aba-Uj County), twenty-five (25) Km south of the City of Kassa (Koice).
The Past.
In 1250, some 9,000 hectares of land was parceled out from the Aba Royal Estate at Gyongyospata to create Lordships of Felso-Rééde (Upper-Réde) and Alsó-Réde (Southern- Réde) in Heves County, Hungary. The first Lord of the Lordship of Réde was Peter, son of Tamas Aba, who's great-great-grandfather was Samuel Aba, second ethnic King of Hungary (1041 - 1044). Later on Peter's son Amadeus (Omode) Aba became palatine of Hungary. On June 15, 1312, in defense of Hungarian Crown during the Battle of Roszgony palatine Omode, together with number of other renowned members of the Aba dynasty, were slain.
During the early fourteen century the Felso- Réde and Alsó-Réde, were joint together into a Lordship of Kis-Réde.
By the end of the fourteen century all the Réde lands were incorporated into one estate; the Lordship of Nagyréde (Greater-Réde). This was also an era of economic growth for the family and by the early fifteen century several additional lands were acquired by the Kis-Réde family. One of the more important estates was the Estate of Abony, located 70 Km south of Nagyrééde also in Heves County.
The Abony Estate was administered by Peter Rédey von Kis-Réde. He was married to Lady Briggida Hutnoki von Hutnok. A large manor was build on the site and in 1532 Lady Briggida give birth to their son Michály at their new residence. Due to the military Turkish advance into the region the family moved further north to the Estate of Gyorke, County of Aba-Uj (Durkov - present day Slovakia), where Lady Briggida gave birth to their daughters Borbala in1534, Katalin in 1538, and their second son Pal was also born at the Estate of Gyorke in 1540.
In 1557, the seventeen years old Pal was married to Lady Helena who died few months later given birth prematurely to their son Pal at the Estate of Ocsod, Bekes County. Several months later in1587, Pal married to Lady Anna Sutha at the family Estate of Ladmocz, County of Zempléén.
Once again, the Turks advanced further into Hungary forcing Pal's family to move furtherer north. The Estate of Kis-Lomnicz, County of Szepes (Lomnicka - present day Slovakia) became their new home. In winter of 1589, Lady Anna gave a birth to their son Pal. Their daughter Zsofia was born in 1590, their second son Peter was born in 1596 and their second daughter Zsuzsanna was borne in 1598.
On June 27, 1619, twenty years old Pal, son of Pal Rédey von Kis-Réde and Lady Anna Sutha married to Zsuzsanna Banffy.
The Rédey family remained to reside in Szepes County for over two hundred years. As well the family branched out into Transylvania. During this period members of this family held many Royal administrative positions including; Chief Administrators of various cities and counties, Counts of the County of Szepes, Zemplén, Bihar and Máramaros, Military Commanders of various Castles in Hungary and Transylvania, Royal Treasurers, Royal Chamberlains, Royal Chancellors and Princes of Transylvania.
It is from this Rhédey family line that Countess Claudia Rhédey, wife of Prince Alexander of Wurttemberg and Elizabeth II Queen of England descents.
The present day.
During early 18 th. century Northern Hungary, especially, Szepes, Saros and Zemplén Counties became inflamed in "Kuruc Wars" with Austria. It was during this period that several members of the Rhéédey family left Kis-Lomnicz and Kortvelye of the Szepes County and relocated to the Estates of Jesztreb and Kohany - County of Zemplén, Castle Zemplén, Estate of Palocz - County of Ung, Kostolany and Olcsváár (Koicke Olany) - County of Aba-Uj.
Within resent history four other political events had devastating impact on the Aba family in Central Europe. The first blow came as a result of 1918 - 1920, Trianon Treaty which caused dismemberment of Hungary. During this period Hungary lost over 60 percent of its territory to the neighboring countries. The second blow came as a resulted of communist takeover of post war Central Europe. The third was the economic blow caused by the collectivization of the estates by the Czechoslovakian communists during 1950's. And the last and most painful was the 45 years of communist tyranny that followed. This period for the family was life in trenches with only objective, to survive.
At the present time, apart from Hungary Proper and Transylvania (Romania), the largest number of the Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde line resides in Republic of Slovakia. Once this region was known as Felvidek / Northern Hungary. Koice (Kassa), Kostolany nad Hornadom, Kralovce, Kendice (Kende), Koicke Olany (Olcsvar) and Stara Tura represent in total 38 members of this noble family.
During 18th, 19th, and 2oth, century the members of this family fought as commanders on many bottle fields in defense of the country. They held many important governing, administrative and business positions in Hungary Proper, Northern Hungary and Transylvania. In 1808 - count Adam Rhédey was a Royal Minister of Lands and Forests for the Principality of Transylvania and the President of the Royal Hungarian Law Society. In 1837 - count Michael Rhédey was a Royal Judge for the County of Zemplén. In 1909 Miklos Rhédey was Police Chancellor for the City of Kassa (Koice) and as well he was a co-author of the Royal Hungarian Police Lexicon. From 1910 to 1928 - Joszef Rhédey was the Chief Forester for the City of Kassa (Koice). During First World War Mihály Rhédey of Olcsvár (Koicke Olany) was an artillery officer at Eger Military Headquarters and during the Great War was highly decorated. Several years preceding Second World War he was the President of the Koice - Vidiek Chamber of Commerce.
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