Károlyi Palace (Hungarian: Károlyi-palota) refers to a number of palaces in Hungary, particularly Budapest, which were owned by members of the Károlyi family
History
The Károlyi family is one of the ancient Hungarian noble families.[1] Descendants of the Kaplon family (descendants of the Kaplon, second son of the chieftain Kond), which gained its estates during the conquest, including Kaplony (Romanian: Căpleni), where the family's ancient monastery stood, and the nearby Nagykároly (Romanian: Carei), from which the Károlyi family took its name.[2]
Palaces
Budapest, Hungary
- Károlyi Palace, Budapest (Pollack Mihály Square)
- Károlyi Palace, Budapest (Reviczky Street) (also known as the István Károlyi Palace or Károlyi-Csekonics Palace)
- Károlyi Palace, Budapest (Károlyi Street) (today houses the Petőfi Literary Museum)
- Károlyi Palace, Budapest (Szentkirályi Street) (today houses the Sinkovits Imre Institute for the Theatrical Arts and Antal Németh Institute of Drama Theory)[3]
Vienna, Austria
- Palais Esterházy (Kärntner Straße) (formerly Károlyi Palace)
See also
References
- ^ Nagy, Iván; Friebeisz, István (1857). Magyarország családai : czimerekkel és nemzékrendi táblákkal (in Hungarian). Pest: Pest : Kiadja Friebeisz I. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ Felbermann, Lajos (1911). The House of Teck: A Romance of a Thousand Years. J. Long. p. 183. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "New buildings of University of Theatre and Film Arts revealed". pestbuda.hu. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
External links
Media related to Károlyi Palace at Wikimedia Commons
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