Imreffy family
Imreffy de Szerdahely was a Hungarian noble family from the kindred of Győr.
Origins
The forefather of the family was Péter, the second son of Ders Szerdahelyi. He inherited the Pauline monastery in Szerdahely from his elder brother, Miklós. However the lordship of Szerdahely itself remained in Miklós' hand.Péter's great-great grandchild, György was the first member who used the surname of "Imreffy". His siblings also took the Imreffy last name.
Notable members
- Miklós, brother of György, Vice-ispán of Tolna County
- Mihály, son of György, Master of the horse, captured in the Battle of Mohács
- János, Chancellor of Transylvania for Gabriel Báthory, killed in the Battle of Brassó.
- János' son, Mihály was the last member of the Transylvanian branch. His wife was Erzsébet Zólyomi. Together they owned Sólyomkő Castle. Mihály died sometimes before 1622, when his widow married Gabriel Movilă, a former prince of Wallachia, who spent his exile in Transylvania.
- Farkas, the last member of the family died in 1628.