György Kossuth

Juraj Košút (also Ďorď, Ďurko, Hungarian: György Kossuth, 1776 – 31 July 1849) was a Hungarian nobleman, a lawyer and a supporter of the Slovak national movement.

He was baptized as Georgius Kosúth on 12 May 1776 in Necpaly (Necpál). His father was Pavol (Paul) and his mother was Zuzana (Sus) Košút née Beniczky. He had two brothers (Šimon and Ladislav/László) and one sister (Jana).

The family lived for centuries in Košúty (Kossut). Their origin is dated back to the 13th century when king Béla IV of Hungary granted them nobility and the feod in Turiec (Turóc) in 1263. The surname means in Slovak "a billy goat" and a billy goat was also in their coat of arms. The family was a typical example of provincial gentry in the Kingdom of Hungary and was kindred with other families of the local gentry in the region of Turiec and Liptov (Liptó). The mother tongue of the Turiec branch of the family (including him and his brother László) was Slovak and also the family archive contains only records in Slovak language together with official Latin documents. Brother László moved from Košúty to Monok and later became the father of Hungarian statesman Lajos Kossuth (Slovak: Ľudovít Košút).

The details of his childhood are not known. He studied law then he returned to the family estate. On 2 November 1803, he married Anna Zolnensis, but the couple had no children. He spoke Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Latin and German.

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