Perneszy family

[1] I. Pető and Katich Egudi's grandson, Paul Perneszy de Osztopán, son of II.

Paul Perneszy became in 1444 vice-ispán of Somogy county, and was a personal assistant of the magnate Ladislaus Garai, who was the Palatine of Hungary.

[2] During his life, master Paul Perneszy received many new states donations in Somogy county including: Mérő, Torvaj, Szenna, Szomajom, Kalocsafalva, Kiskára and Bárd.

After a time, he became the personal assistant of Nicolas Újlaki, and Paul was the vice-ban of Croatia and Slavonia in 1464, until 1470 when he died.

Andrew Perneszy inherited several states in the county of Zala through his marriage, which originally were property of the ancient family Pogány de Cséb.

The prestigious Andrew Perneszy was the personal counselor of count Ferenc Batthyány, ispán of Zala.

later he became the personal counselor of count Julius Salm von Neuburg, owner of the huge state of Felsőlendva.

During this time, in 1579 the Andrew Perneszy followed the orders of the count and dismantled the clandestine printing house of the Lutheran bishop Péter Bornemisza.

He had a son, John Perneszy de Osztopán, who in 1581 was captain of Nagykanizsa, and between 1596 and 1601, was the vice-ispán of the county of Zala.

[8] John Perneszy, was also captain of the castle of Zalalövő, which was a property of the family inherited from Pogány de Cséb the ancestors.

Stephen Perneszy (†c.1651), captain of the fortress of Zalalövő, landowner, married Susanna Rauch de Nyék (fl.

The wealthy and ancient Perneszy de Osztopán family then died out in the beginning 18th century.