La mémoire de l’histoire. Le destin de la famille Török (Váradi): la noblesse oubliée
Histories from the shadow of memory. Török (Váradi) family between nobility and forgetfulness

Summary/Abstract: The enterprise of giving the present its history and destiny braided with forgetfulness of a few noble Hungarian families are part of an attempt to recuperate the memorial heritage of a lost world. Some Hungarian historians of the XIXth century mention in their writings the aristocratic family Török. Pál Török received the title of armalist nobleman from prince G. Bethlen. By mid XVIIIth century, his heirs, József, István and Ferenc had their privileges renewed. With the dissipation of Duke of Modena's estate, the Erarium decided to sell its domains to noblemen willing to invest in the economical development. In 1799, the family bought the estate of Dezna, with the village of Buhani, in today's ARAD county. In order to exploit its natural resources, they built the iron forges, started the fish pond, contributed to maintaining the infrastructure in the Sebiș-Moneasa area, supported the Roman-Catholic church and school. For a century, the aristocratic family Török, of which also descended Török Gábor (1800-1868), mayor of ARAD, placed its seal on the historic development of Dezna and its surroundings. The tracks of their presence in the area were lost through time. Local documents stock informations about the old Roman-Catholic cemetery, where some of them were buried. Comunist times let forgetfulness lay over the history and destiny of old times nobility.

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