House of Apor | |
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Country | Kingdom of Hungary Principality of Transylvania |
Place of origin | Hungarian, Székely |
Founded | Unknown (before written sources) |
Founder | Unknown (according to historian Peter Apor: Hungarian tribal chieftain Apor) |
Titles | primor, baron, count, vajda (voivode), rabonbán (allegedly) |
Estate(s) | Formerly: Bálványos Castle Currently: Altorja, Szentivánlaborfalva |
Dissolution | Currently two living branches:
Apor de Altorja (carrying title báró) Apor de Zalán (in origin also from Altorja, carrying title primor) |
The Apor family (different branches styled altorjai or zaláni) is a family of ancient Hungarian nobility, which played a major role in Transylvanian history. It has several branches, which held different ranks over the years, including primor (the highest rank of Székely nobility, comparable to baron or count[1]), and the Westernised titles of báró (baron) and gróf (count).