The Derencsényi family belonged to the Balog, a clan of Hungarian nobles, which traced its descent to a German knight, Altmann von Friedberg who immigrated into Hungary during the second reign of King Peter (1044–1046).

[1] The first member of the family was Peter Derencsényi ("of Derencsény"), Vice-voivode of Transylvania who obtained the lordship of Derencsény, Gömör County (today: Drienčany, Slovakia).

The Derencsényis also possessed Eszterény (today part of Hrušovo) and Laponya.

[2] Paul Derencsényi lost Derencsény and Kápolna because of his tyrannical behavior in 1544.

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