Mikes family

The Mikes de Zabola is a Hungarian noble family of Székely origin from the 16th century.

House of Mikes
CountryKingdom of Hungary
Principality of Transylvania
Founded16th century
FounderMiklós I
Titles
  • Baron (1693)
  • Count (1696)
Cadet branchesZágon branch

Notable members

  • Mihály Mikes (d. 1662), Chancellor of Transylvania (1656–1660)
  • Mihály Mikes (soldier) (d. 1721), created Baron (1693) then Count (1696), became kuruc after 1703
  • Kelemen Mikes (1820–1849), Honvéd general in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, killed in the Siege of Nagyszeben (Sibiu)
  • Ármin Mikes
  • János Mikes (1876–1945), Bishop of Szombathely (1911–1936)

From the Zágon branch

Manor Houses

Bodola

Nagydebrek

Marosujvár

Szászfenes

Sepsibükszad

Uzon

Zágon

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See also

  • Marek, Miroslav. "Mikes family". Genealogy.EU.
  • Mikes Castle webpage (English, German, Hungarian languages)
  • Family history
  • Adventures of a Hungarian Aristocrat in Greater Romania


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