Básztély (genus)

According to a scholar theory, they were of French origin, and erected a tower in the settlement which became eponym to the village (first appeared in contemporary records as "Boztyh" in 1240) and subsequently the kindred ("bastille" --> "Básztij" --> "Básztély").

[2] Some historians, including Pál Engel, incorrectly claimed that he held the dignity of ispán of Veszprém County from 1237 to 1238; the office-holder's seal proves that he was, in fact, Reynold Rátót.

[3] Reynold's eldest son was Andrew, who remained in Básztély to manage the clan possessions, while his younger brothers Solomon and Ladislaus were sent to the court of Ban Stephen Gutkeled.

[5] All of the Básztély brothers, except Denis, who possibly died by then, had participated in the Battle on the Marchfeld (1278), as their subject, Simon of Kéza's Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum commemorated.

He connected his fate and social ascendancy to the power aspirations of the duke,[1] who governed the province of Transylvania on behalf of his father, King Béla IV of Hungary.

[7] Reynold's sons remained marginal nobles, without holding any office; their lowborn status hindered to inherit their father's influence, who rose to the elite due to his talent and loyalty.