History of the distinguished Medonich family is interwoven within the majestic tapestry of Hungary and her people,which has produced some of the most illustrious family names that the world has ever known.It is from this rich cultural heritage of the Hungarian peoples traditions of strong powerful warrior princes like Attila the Hun and the Magyar Prince, Arpad, that the surname Medonich originates. the house of Medonich anciently held their territories in the Moldavian region of eastern Hungary.The broad Danube River divides Hungary down the middle. To the east of the river live a vast flat area called the Great Alf ld, and thence the great forests of Transylvania and Moldavia where the Medonich family were first recorded. The Great Plain is the most typically Magyar region of the Carpathian basin. Arpad's Magyars settled here in the Great Plain first and then in Transylvania and Moldavian The Romans in Pannonia were even tually forced to bulid forts to protect them selves but they were not able to extend their empirs into what is now eastern Hungare.The family name Medonich was found to be descended from the founding Magyar race, a strong and proud race of warriors,farmers and horsemen who survived against the continued incursion of the Turks seeking to gain their and proud beautiful homeland.By the 11th century the Magyars had converted to christianity and saw waves of crusaders and heated battles over the next centuries in 1221 the issuance of the Golden Bull by King Andras II gave rights of self determination to the nobles and gentryat the national council and it is here that the Medonich family on the document of attendance. During this perdird of trans the Medonich family ware found in along the border of the Transyvanian/Moldavian borde rwhere the Medonich family held their lands and estates as nobles and feudal lords from very early on. Family yradition has it that they trace their ancient descent from a famous warrior who defended and extended his territories marrying a princess from a neigh bouring region Konrada Mazowieckiego appeared as a powerful noble warrior who established the Slepowron, Stracchowa,Drozkzion and Wola tribes in the far reacing territories in 1224. His descendants through his son Korwin or Corwins were noblesand the north of Italy in the west As a noble ancient family of distinction with the powerful royal Slepowron and DrozkzinoLatvia in the north and south into Slavonia. One member of the Medonich family appeared at the Prussian court in 1414 acting as represenative for his territories and people in Galacia; and another appeard at Dobryczn in 1674 Members of this small butimportant family are also recorded in the annals for their valiant service for king, country and faith over the centuries.Notable figures of the time bearing the Medonich name were the house of Medonich of Moldavia,Translyvania, Austria, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Greece, Itatly and the U.S
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