Individual Details
Baroness Éva Forgách de Ghymes et Gács
( - 1639)
Eva was born at Sempte, county Nyitra in the kingdom of Hungary, on 6 December 1613, the daughter of Baron Zsigmond Forgách de Ghymes et Gács, palatine of Hungary, and his third wife Gräfin Katalin Pálffy ab Erdöd. Her maternal grandfather was Graf Miklos II Pálffy ab Erdöd, one of the most powerful and highly respected Hungarian politicians and military commanders in Hungary at the end of the 16th century. Her paternal grandfather Simon Forgách de Gács, a general, was one of the richest men in Hungary.
Eva herself owned considerable property. Her dowry comprised 36,000 forints in cash and other property. However her mother held her back from marrying, as she herself wanted to administer Eva's property for as long as possible. So Eva decided to take a bold step: she met in secret with her intended, István Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján, son of István Csáky de Zsidó et Körösszeg and Baronin Anna Wesselényi de Hadad, and the young couple decided to get married. Her mother was furious and did all she could to prevent the marriage. She charged István Csáky with seduction, while he accused her of misappropriating her daughter's dowry and giving the money to the Pálffy family. The scandal continued for half a year until finally Peter Pazmany, archbishop of Esztergom, was obliged to intervene. With his mediation the family finally settled the matter, and the betrothal took place in the spring of 1625. However Eva left home immediately and moved in with her future mother-in-law.
On 24 June that year at Gács, county Nógrád, Eva married István Csáky. Eva and István had eight children, of whom only their son István would have progeny.
On 24 April 1639 Eva died in the Zipser Burg (Szepesvár in Hungarian, Spissky hrad in Slovenian), acquired by her husband in 1636 when its previous owners, the Thursok family, died out in the male line. It remained in the hands of the Csáky family until 1945. Eva's young sons Ferenc and István were taken in by her mother-in-law.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Eva herself owned considerable property. Her dowry comprised 36,000 forints in cash and other property. However her mother held her back from marrying, as she herself wanted to administer Eva's property for as long as possible. So Eva decided to take a bold step: she met in secret with her intended, István Csáky de Körösszeg et Adorján, son of István Csáky de Zsidó et Körösszeg and Baronin Anna Wesselényi de Hadad, and the young couple decided to get married. Her mother was furious and did all she could to prevent the marriage. She charged István Csáky with seduction, while he accused her of misappropriating her daughter's dowry and giving the money to the Pálffy family. The scandal continued for half a year until finally Peter Pazmany, archbishop of Esztergom, was obliged to intervene. With his mediation the family finally settled the matter, and the betrothal took place in the spring of 1625. However Eva left home immediately and moved in with her future mother-in-law.
On 24 June that year at Gács, county Nógrád, Eva married István Csáky. Eva and István had eight children, of whom only their son István would have progeny.
On 24 April 1639 Eva died in the Zipser Burg (Szepesvár in Hungarian, Spissky hrad in Slovenian), acquired by her husband in 1636 when its previous owners, the Thursok family, died out in the male line. It remained in the hands of the Csáky family until 1945. Eva's young sons Ferenc and István were taken in by her mother-in-law.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Death | 1639 |
Families
| Spouse | István VIII. Csáky de Körösszegh et Adorján (1603 - 1662) |
| Child | Count István X. Csáky de Körösszegh et Adorján ( - ) |
| Father | Baron Zigmond Forgách de Ghymes et Gács (1559 - 1621) |
| Mother | Baroness Katalin Pálffy ab Erdöd ( - 1639) |