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==Nobility Records [Nemességi Iratok]== | |||
Nobility Records refer to a variety of records concerning noble families. | |||
'''Time period:''' 1400 to 1918. | |||
'''Contents:''' Investigations (whether an individual belonged to nobility or not); lists of nobility, genealogical tables, armorials, baptism, marriage, and death certificates, personal family documents and correspondence, wills and testaments, estate records, etc. | |||
'''Location:''' Hungarian state archives, Hungarian state regional archives, district archives. Many nobility records are included in distinct family collections at the archives. Some are in private collections. | |||
'''Research use:''' For individuals who can prove their connection to a line of nobility these records can prove to be very complete and reliable, extending far beyond the keeping of church registers. Many nobility records can link three to eight generations. | |||
Accessibility: Records may be searched in person only by special permission. Sometimes proof of relationship is required to use these records. | |||
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