Hont-Pázmány
Hont-Pázmány (Hunt-Poznan) was the name of a gens ("clan") in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum mentions that the ancestors of the family, the brothers Hont (Hunt) and Pázmány (Pazman), originally from the Duchy of Swabia in the Holy Roman Empire, arrived in the late 10th century to the court of Grand Prince Géza of the Magyars:
The next arrivals were Hunt and Pazman, two half-brothers, courageous knights of Swabian origin. These two and their retainers had been journeying through Hungary with the intention of passing over the sea when they were detained by Duke Géza, and finally they girded King Stephen with the sword of knighthood at the river Hron, after the German custom.
| Genus (gens) Hont-Pázmány | |
|---|---|
| Country | Apulia (Italy, according to János Karácsonyi) Kingdom of Hungary |
| Founded | c. 983 |
| Founder | Conte Panzano |
| Estate(s) | Hont County, Esztergom County |
| Cadet branches | House of Bozóky House of Bényi House of Csalomjai House of Födémási House of Forgách House of Szegi House of Garadnai-Pogány House of Szentgyörgyi House of Czibak House of Ujhelyi House of Pázmány House of Besztercei |
The clan Hontpaznan was mentioned for the first time in 1226 in a charter. Several prominent families of the kingdom (e.g., Szentgyörgyi and Forgách) descended from the gens.