The ósydeTótdióDiósy de Tótdiós family (shorter forms: Diósy or Dióssy) was Hungarian noble house. The Diósy name comes from the old name of Tótdiós (Dyos), which means "walnut grove" in Hungarian.

History

In 1336, András gained nobility by serving king Charles I () of Hungary bravely, and got the villages of Tótdiós () in Nyitra (), Garbócbogdány () in Kassa (), Koksóbaksa () in Kassa () and Nagyörvistye () in Nagyszombat () county, and their surroundings as a gift.

Diósy de Tótdiós

In 1634, the members of the family became barons of the Holy Roman Empire by serving the king Ferdinand II of Hungary in the Thirty Years' War; and afterwards, they were mentioned as barons even in documents issued by the Kings of Hungary although this title was not recognised in the kingdom at that time.

Diósy de Tótdiós

After the Treaty of Trianon, the family moved to Bonyhád, Hungary. Every member of the family who fought in the Second World War came back alive and healthy. In 1947, the family lost all of its lands due to the Communist takeover in Hungary. Branches of family are still living in Hungary mostly in Budapest and Slovakia. In addition, the Italian branch of the family lives in Parma while other descendents of the original branch live in the United States today. Part of family lives also in Vojvodina, Serbia,.

Diósy de Tótdiós

Famous members of the family

György Diósy (1354–1395) - Granger of Nyitra

Mihály Diósy (160?-164?) - Second lieutenant

Márton Diósy (1818–1892) - Personal secretary of Lajos Kossuth

Arthur Diosy (1856–1923) - Founder of the Japan-British Society

Lajos Diósy (1867–1922) - Pharmacist

Csaba Diósy (1968–) - Professor of Computer Science

Daniel Dioši (1975-) - Najvyssi krajsky ovocinar

See also

List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary

Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary

References

Hungarian noble families

European noble families