{"id":37419,"date":"2018-12-18T10:38:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T08:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.nli.org.il\/?p=37419"},"modified":"2019-09-10T16:45:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:45:31","slug":"batthyany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blognli2026.moonsite.co.il\/en\/batthyany\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hungarian Noble Family That Took in the Exiled Jews"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Batthy\u00e1ny Family was an aristocratic family that served as a meeting point of different social classes between the 16th and 20th centuries and contributed greatly to the continuity of the previously Turkish-splintered Hungary, not only with their private armies and bodies of governance, but also through their contributions to Hungarian cultural, educational, political and medical history. In 1848, Count Lajos Batthy\u00e1ny even served as the first Prime Minister of Hungary.\u00a0Today, the famous \u201cBatthy\u00e1ny t\u00e9r,\u201d a square in Budapest, preserves the family’s memory.<\/p>\n

The Batthy\u00e1ny family\u2019s existence is continuously verifiable from 1398 when the Esztergomer Captain Gy\u00f6rgy K\u0151v\u00e1g\u00f3\u00f6rsi received\u00a0the estate of Batthy\u00e1n with the market town Polg\u00e1rdi from King Sigismund for his services in the fight against the Turks. For hundreds of years, the coat of arms of the Batthy\u00e1ny family was a pelican feeding his chicks with his own blood and a sword carrying lion below it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"Batthyanys<\/a>
Boldizs\u00e1r and Benedek Batthy\u00e1ny\u2019s Coat of Arms received from Ul\u00e1szl\u00f3 the Second on December 12th, 1500 in Buda<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
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\"Batthyanys<\/a>
The coat of arms went through some small changes over the centuries, but its central motif remained the same. Later, the lower part was bordered by a ribbon, that read in Latin, “FIDELITATE ET FORTITUDINE” (with fidelity and courage).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In the second half of the 17th century, when Emperor Leopold the First expelled the Jews from lower Austria and later forbade them from settling in the royal cities, the Batthy\u00e1nys were among the major landowners, in addition to the noble Esterh\u00e1zy and Zichy families, who welcomed and accepted the Jews, allowing them to settle on their properties in the western part of Hungary as they saw a potential economic advantage in their presence in the local economic life. Typically, once the Jews settled down in the villages of the large estates and in the centers of the capital, they got actively involved in the economic life of the estate.<\/p>\n

The first group of Jews came mainly from the Jewish communities of Nikolsburg and Uhersk\u00fd Brod (Magyarbr\u00f3d). The Jews were accommodated and resettled by Esterh\u00e1zy in Sopron county in the well-known “Seven Communities<\/a>” (Sheva Kehilot) of the Eisenstadt (Kismarton) estate. In Rohonc (Rechnitz), on the Batthy\u00e1nys estate was established in 1687 the first large Jewish community with more than 30 families. Their lives were governed by a letter of privilege received from the Batthy\u00e1ny landlords. The privileges provided\u00a0by the Batthy\u00e1ny family, which laid down the duties and rights of Jews, were also used as a model for communities established in subsequent settlements.<\/p>\n

Contrary to the seemingly positive attitude of the Batthy\u00e1ny family towards the Jews, the castle in Rohonc has a sad World War II history that is described in the British journalist David R. L. Litchtfield\u2019s article<\/a>\u00a0published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in 2007, as well in Swiss journalist Sacha Batthyany\u2019s book \u201cA Crime in the Family<\/a>\u201d that was published in 2017.\u00a0Rohonc had been the\u00a0property of the Batthy\u00e1nys since the 16th<\/sup> century, but in the 19th-century, the property was transferred to the possession of the Thyssen family. In the 1930s, Count Iv\u00e1n Batthy\u00e1ny married the Rohonc born Margit Thyssen-Bornemisza and Rohonc returned to the Batthy\u00e1ny family.<\/p>\n

In the spring of 1945, a party was held at the Castle of Rohonc on Palm Sunday evening (24th March). One hundred and eighty Jewish Hungarian forced laborers were murdered and buried in mass graves during the party. These 180 Jews were among the 600 Jews brought to the Burgenland settlement in Rohonc for the construction of the south-east rampart with the purpose of holding back the advancing Red Army. The mass shooting of 180 Jewish men who were found \u201cunfit for work,” was ordered by Margit\u2019s lover and Nazi sympathizer Joachim Oldenburg and by Franz Podezin, the NSDAP Commander of Rohonc, who freely and purposefully handed out guns to the partygoers. Fifteen of the Jewish prisoners were left alive and were tasked with digging the mass grave for the victims. After they completed their task, the fifteen survivors became victims and were murdered by Podezin and Oldenburg. With the completion of the shootings, the party guests went back to the castle to continue the celebrations with drink and dance. The otherwise immaculate name of the Batthy\u00e1nys was disreputed following these events. Margit and her husband lived a long life in Bad Homburg in Germany. After their deaths in 1985 and 1989 respectively, the other members of the Batthy\u00e1ny family did not allow the couple to be buried in the family crypt.<\/p>\n

The Batthy\u00e1ny Collection at the National Library of Israel<\/h3>\n

The Batthy\u00e1ny Collection at the National Library of Israel consists of 76 archival files (ARC. 4* 2013 – Batthy\u00e1ny family collection)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These files include about 200 records in Latin, German, Hungarian and Czech and include letters (correspondence), resolutions, orders, certificates and other administrative documents dealing with properties of all kind created by the Batthy\u00e1ny family members or other European medieval noblemen, kings, emperors and administrative workers between 1470 and 1868. It seems that none of these documents are connected to the Jews or their matters.<\/p>\n

The Batthy\u00e1ny Family Collection includes documents from the second half of the 15th<\/sup> century issued by various kings and royal officials. The timeframe of the collection begins with this period and stretches all the way to the second half of the 19th<\/sup> century. The collection includes various paraphernalia, documents on heritage issues and other administrative documents that relate to the family’s elaborate mansions. The correspondence includes not only discussions with the most prominent personalities of the time but also communications with high official servants, domestic serfs and property governors who turned to the landlords during the course of their routine tasks, providing us with documentation of the problems of everyday life of that time. Among the administrative documentation from the 16th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup> centuries are representations of the Ortenegg, V\u00e1ros-Szal\u00f3nak, Rohonc, N\u00e9met\u00fajv\u00e1r, K\u00f6rmend, \u00d6rd\u00f6glika, and Hidegk\u00fat estates. The documents issued in the 18th<\/sup> century\u00a0have a political and military character\u00a0and include several matters regarding the Batthy\u00e1ny family members who were prominent in their national positions.<\/p>\n

The majority of the documents are clearly related\u00a0to the Batthy\u00e1nys and their affairs, however, there are also a\u00a0number of private letters and official documents which could not be linked directly to the family. Their possible direct or indirect relation to the family has not been disproven but any attempt to reveal this connection may require a deeper knowledge of the Batthy\u00e1ny family tree and its history.<\/p>\n

Despite their age, the documents, written on parchment and paper, are in relatively good shape but some of them will undergo special conservation treatment at the National Library in the near future. Because of the sensitivity of these archival materials to humidity and other climate conditions and because of their high historical value and importance, the Batthy\u00e1ny Family Collection is kept in the Library’s Rare Collections Department.<\/p>\n

The collection now found in the National Library of Israel completes the archive of Batthy\u00e1ny family in Hungary, which is massive and well known, serving as a major source of information for many historians.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the archive suffered many misfortunes including damage caused by Soviet soldiers in K\u00f6rmend during World War II and fire damage during the revolution of 1956 in Budapest. Today it is kept at the National Library of Hungary in Budapest (Magyar Nemzeti Lev\u00e9lt\u00e1r<\/a>) including almost 212 meters of archival material created between 1501-1944<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here are some examples of the interesting historical documents of the Batthy\u00e1ny Family Collection at the National Library of Israel:<\/p>\n

\"Matyas<\/a>
Order bearing the secret seal of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary regarding Berthold Elderbach\/Ellerbach from Monyor\u00f3ker\u00e9k. Buda, 1470.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 02<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elisabeth<\/a>
An agreement to divide the estate of Elisabeth Batthy\u00e1ny (n\u00e9e Swetkowitz, wife of Krist\u00f3f Battyh\u00e1ny) written by the Austrian inheritance advisor Marshal Wilhelm von Puchaim. Vienna, 09.06.1535<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: <\/span>ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 05<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Anna<\/a>
Inventory of silver, clothes, garments and other property of Anna Szwetkowitz, widow of Joseph von Lemberg. Ortenegg, 04.03.1558.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 09<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Balthasar<\/a>
Testimony in Latin signed by Balthasar Boldizs\u00e1r III Batthy\u00e1ny. Nikolsburg, 16.04.1572. Many of his letters are declared lost. Boldizs\u00e1r had a great passion for books and had about one thousand of them in his personal library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 14<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Bethlen<\/a>
Letter from the king of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania, G\u00e1bor Bethlen to Count Betlenfalvi Imre Thurz\u00f3, about an event planned for 16.03.1621. The letter mentions, among others, Friedrich V, Elector Palatinate of the Rhine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 18<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Komornyik<\/a>
One letter from the Bailiff Istv\u00e1n Komornyik to Count \u00c1d\u00e1m Batthy\u00e1ny reporting on matters concerning escaped bondservants, cattle, debts, Turkish prisoners, battles, etc. Veszpr\u00e9m, 24.03.1639.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: <\/span>ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 21<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Mikl\u00f3s<\/a>
A contract concerning the leasing of family property in Hidegk\u00fat involving Ambrosio Ludwig von Reichhardtsperg, Mikl\u00f3s Post\u00e1kovich, Cristoph Batthy\u00e1ny etc. Koschendorf, 13.06.1696. The document includes a financial redemption for the leased estate (additional text) for 300 florins signed by Augustin Reichhartperg in G\u00fcssing on 26.05.1745 (note the difference in years).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 40<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Mikl\u00f3s<\/a>
A similar contract concerning the leasing of family property in Hidegk\u00fat involving Ambrosio Ludwig von Reichhartsberg, etc. G\u00fcssing, 20.08.1696. The document also includes the redemption of the leased estate for a fee of 1000 florins from Augustin Reichhartperg signed also in G\u00fcssing on 26.05.1745 (note the difference in years).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: <\/span>ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 40<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"G\u00fcssinger<\/a><\/p>\n

\"G\u00fcssinger<\/a>
An article in the G\u00fcssinger Zeitung newspaper from 21.09.1930 that mentions the redemption of a previously leased (1696) Batthy\u00e1ny family property in Hidegk\u00fat for 300 florins in 1745.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Batthy\u00e1ny<\/a>
Instructions from Eleonora Batthy\u00e1ny to the Prefect S\u00e1muel Palotai concerning money matters – rental, sale and credit contracts with the Dominican priests in the city of Sopron (\u00d6denburg), Steinamanger, etc. Vienna, 15.02.1713.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: <\/span>ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 47<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"L\u00e1szl\u00f3<\/a>
A barely legible Hungarian letter from L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Ign\u00e1c Bercs\u00e9nyi to count Ferenc Batthy\u00e1ny concerning a future meeting in Rohonc. Szombathely, 10.05.1714.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 48<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Gal\u00e1nthai<\/a>
A letter from Gal\u00e1nthai J\u00f3zsef Esterh\u00e1zy in Vienna to the Hungarian chancellor Count Lajos Batthy\u00e1ny of N\u00e9met-\u00dajv\u00e1r. Csekl\u00e9sz (today Bernol\u00e1kovo), 15.02.1739.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: <\/span>ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 51<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Maria<\/a>
Imperial mandate signed by the Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary, Maria Theresia (Theresa) given to Count Philipp von Batthy\u00e1ny (1731-1795), youngest son of Ludwig von Batthy\u00e1ny, allowing him to serve in the Sz\u00e9chenyi Husar Regiment as Lieutenant Colonel. Vienna, 10.10.1760.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 60<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Count<\/a>
Imperial decree appointing Count Philipp von Batthy\u00e1ny (1731-1795), youngest son of Ludwig von Batthy\u00e1ny, to the rank of Major-General (General Major) and as a member of the Secret Council on a trial basis. Vienna, 08.08.1771.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: <\/span>ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 65<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Karl<\/a>
Notes on purchased property matters written and signed by Karl (Carl) von Batthy\u00e1ny, Lord of G\u00fcssing. G\u00fcssing, 30.09.1792. On the same document: additional property notes dated 18.01.1827 in G\u00fcssing concerning Johann Batthy\u00e1ny and Philipp Batthy\u00e1ny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 68<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"G\u00e1bor<\/a>
A letter from G\u00e1bor S\u00e9nyi, prince F\u00fcl\u00f6p Batthy\u00e1ny’s governor of goods, to the property office in K\u00f6rmend concerning the rental of the premises of the castle of K\u00f6rmend and the sale of horses and wool from the lordships of Kanizsa and Ludbreg. Vienna, 18.06.1852.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: <\/span>ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 71<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Holic<\/a>
Two letters from the Imperial Royal Administrative Office in Holitsch (Hol\u00ed\u010d) to the Goods and Property Administration in K\u00f6rmend concerning an auction, etc. 09.06.1854.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Link to the record of the above document: ARC* 4. 2031 \/ 73<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Batthy\u00e1ny\u00a0Archive<\/a> has been reviewed and described thanks to the generous support of The Leir Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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