János Farkas de Boldogfa
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János Farkas de Boldogfa | |
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| Prothonotary of the county of Zala | |
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| Born | 17 November 1741 |
| Died | 12 November 1788 (aged 46) |
| Profession | jurist |
János Farkas de Boldogfa (17 November 1741 – 12 November 1788) was a Hungarian jurist, lawyer, landowner, Prothonotary of the county of Zala, president of the Supreme court of Zala County (Latin: "Inclyti Sedis Iudiciaria Comitatus Szaladiensis Praeses").
János (in English: John), was born in the family states of Zalaboldogfa in the county of Zala, in the former Kingdom of Hungary, as member of the ancient Roman Catholic Hungarian noble family Farkas de Boldogfa (in Hungarian: boldogfai Farkas család). His father was Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1713–1770), jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (Hungarian: alispán of Zala), and his mother was the noble lady Anna Mária Rosty de Barkócz (1722–1784).[1] who hailed from the illustrious and ancient noble Perneszy family. His brother was Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1742–1807) Jesuit priest, parish priest of Nemesapáti, poet, master canon of the Diocese of Veszprém.
After finishing his studies of law, János Farkas de Boldogfa started working in the administration of county of Zala, when he was 30 years old in 1771, as the substitute notary of the county of Zala.[2] In 1773 he became the Prothonotary of the county of Zala, which was the third most important office in the administration of the Hungarian county system, which he occupied until 1786. In 1783 he worked as substitute of the vice-ispán of the county of Zala (Hungarian: alispán of Zala),[3] the second most important office of the county. At the same time in 1783 he was a notary at the Royal Council of Regency (Latin:: "consilium regium locumtenentiale Hungaricum").[4] During the reign of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor from 1787 to 1788 he was the president of the Supreme court of Zala County (Latin: "Inclyti Sedis Iudiciaria Comitatus Szaladiensis Praeses").
