House of Forgách

The House of Forgách^[1][2] was a Hungarian^[3] noble family in Hungary which became very influential during the Ottoman wars in Europe in Royal Hungary. The family held the title of Count in Hungary, granted to them on 11 May 1675.

House of Forgách
Parent house	Hont-Pázmány
Country	Kingdom of Hungary
Founded	1241
Founder	András I
Current head	András (b. 1929) or János (b. 1948)
Titles	Count Forgách de Ghymes et Gács
Estate(s)	Gímes, Gács

Notable members

• Ferenc Forgách (bishop of Várad) (1530–1577)
• Ferenc Forgách (archbishop of Esztergom) (1560–1615)
• Zsigmond Forgách (1559–1621)
• Ádám Forgách (1601–1681)
• János Forgách (1870–1935)

See also

• List of titled noble families in the Kingdom of Hungary