Rodostótól Párizsig. Egy magyar származású család viszontagságai
From Rodosto to Paris: The Vicissitudes of a Family of Hungarian Origins

Summary/Abstract: The modern Turkish town of Tekirdağ, situated on the shores of the Marmara Sea, formerly known as Rodosto, is one of the best-known lieux de mémoires of the Hungarian history. The 18th century history of Hungarian emigration formed by Prince Francis Rákóczi II and his comrades-in-arms is relatively well known, but we have only partial information about families of Hungarian origin settled down in Rodosto. The Kőszeghy family was one of the most famous of such families, whose members integrated into the international society of the Levant over the centuries. This paper aims to present the history of this family from their ancestors in Rodosto, through diplomats and merchants in the 19th century, to the Saïh family who emigrated to France in the early 20th century. The family history reflects well the great historical changes of Central Europe and the Middle East over the past three centuries.

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