From Hungary to the USA: Donald Trump’s Surprising Hungarian Noble Lineage Revealed!

Many people know the name of US President Donald Trump, but few are aware that his family has a special Hungarian connection. This interesting fact was revealed by Dr István Zoltán, a retired associate professor at the Technical University of Budapest, who discovered the information during his own genealogical research. It turns out that he and Donald Trump are 17th cousins, and their common ancestor is Rudolf III, Prince of Saxe-Wittenberg, who lived in the 14th century.

According to SZON, Rudolf III had five children, but only two daughters, Skolastika and Barbara, reached adulthood. Skolastika became the wife of John I of Glogau-Sagan, Prince of Poland, and among her descendants is István Zoltán. The other branch can be traced back to the Trump family through Princess Barbara.

Barbara’s daughter Dorottya married two Danish kings, and her second husband, Margaret of Oldenburg, was born to Christian I, who later married James III of Scotland. The Scottish royal line continued through the generations to Donald Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, who was born into the famous Scottish clan of MacLeod.

The Hungarian connection

István Zoltán’s family is linked to Hungarian history through Rudolf III’s eldest daughter, Skolastika. Among the grandchildren of Skolastika’s son, Prince János II, there is Miklós Bánffy, the chief bishop of Bratislava, and his son János Bánffy, who served as a nobleman in Hungary. Several prominent members of the Bánffy family held important positions, including János Zoltán, who was deputy county governor of Szabolcs County in the 19th century and state secretary for internal affairs during the 1848-49 revolution. He is the direct ancestor of István Zoltán.

István Zoltán is remarkable not only for his genealogical research but also for his outstanding academic career. Born in Miskolc, he studied electrical engineering at the Technical University of Budapest and was awarded the title of Candidate of Engineering in 1987. His research in the measurement of electric current, voltage, and impedance was revolutionary, and he is credited with many inventions. He has received several awards, including the silver and gold grades of the Distinguished Inventor Award and the prestigious J.A. Jedelik Ányos Prize.