The Teleki family is an old Hungarian noble family whose members, for centuries, occupied many important positions in the Principality of Transylvania, in the

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and later in the

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History

The family was originally called Garázda as they originated from

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, today's

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and was first mentioned in the 14th century.

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is said to be collateral branch of this family. When Anna, the only member of one Székely branch of the Garázda family, married to Mihály Garázda, called Teleki, member of another existing family branch, their descendants left the name Garázda, and from then on they used the suffix Teleki de Szék. Members of the Teleki family bear the title

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which was given to them by

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in 1697.

Properties of Teleki family

File:Gornesti_Castelul_(1).JPG, Teleki Castle, Gornești File:Castelul_de_la_Capalnas,_Arad4.jpg, Teleki-Mocioni Castle, Arad File:Teleki–Wattay-kastély_-_1_-_KKriszti.jpg, Teleki-Wattay Castle, Hungary File:Casa_Teleki_Targu_Mures.JPG, Teleki Castle,

Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...

File:RO_MS_Conacul_Teleki_din_Glodeni_(15).jpg, Teleki Castle,

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File:Teleki_Mansion,_Hungary.jpeg, Teleki Castle,

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File:Teleki_kastély_Gyömrő.jpg, Teleki Castle,

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File:Nagykovácsi_légifotó.jpg, Tisza-Teleki Castle,

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File:08586-Budapest-1907-Kristofter_Grof_Teleki_Palota-Brück_%26_Sohn_Kunstverlag.jpg, Teleki Palace,

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File:Kővárhosszúfalu_-_Teleki-kastély.jpg, Teleki Castle,

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/Kővárhosszúfalu File:Pribékfalva_Teleki_kastély.jpg, Teleki Castle, Pribilești/Pribékfalva, Maramureș county File:Teleki-kastély_(Koltó).jpg, Teleki Castle, Coltău File:Teleki Castle Posmus.jpg, Teleki Castle Posmuș

Notable members of the family

* Teleki de Szék family **Count

Mihály Teleki Mihály Teleki (Oradea, Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania, 1634 - Zărnești, 21 August 1690), was Chancellor of Transylvania and adviser to Prince Michael I Apafi. Biography Michael Teleki (Hungarian: Tel ...

(1634–1690),

Chancellor of Transylvania The following is the list of chancellors of Transylvania during the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711) and the (Grand) Principality of Transylvania (1711–1867). List of chancellors Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principali ...

** Count Sámuel Teleki (de Szék) (1739–1822), chancellor of

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

, founder of the Teleki Library ** Count Ádám Teleki de Szék (1789–1851), honvéd general in the Revolution of 1848 (hu) **Count József Teleki de Szék (1790–1855), jurist and historian, first President of the

Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( , MTA) is Hungary’s foremost and most prestigious learned society. Its headquarters are located along the banks of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. The Academy's primar ...

**Countess Blanka Teleki de Szék (1806–1862), educator and women's rights activist **Count László Teleki IV (de Szék) (1811–1861), politician and writer **Count Géza Teleki de Szék (1843–1913), Hungarian politician ** ** Count Sámuel Teleki (de Szék) (1845–1916), explorer **Countess Margit Teleki de Szék (1860–1922), Hungarian noblewoman and prime minister's wife ** Count Pál Teleki (de Szék) (1879–1941), prime minister of Hungary **Count

de Szék (1896–1991), Hungarian politician **Count Géza Teleki de Szék (1911–1983), athlete, politician, academic geologist *

Pál Teleki Count Pál János Ede Teleki de Szék (1 November 1879 – 3 April 1941) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1921 and from 1939 to 1941. He was also an expert in geography, a uni ...

(1906–1985), Hungarian footballer * Gyula Teleki (born ''Tiegelmann'', 1928–2017), a Hungarian national football player, coach

Place names

* Teleki, a village in Somogy county

Other

* Teleki Library (est. 1802) () * Teleki Blanka Gymnasium (est. 1873), school in Budapest

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