Lőrinte (genus)

Genus (gens) Lőrinte
CountryKingdom of Hungary
Founded12th century (?)
FounderLőrinte
Dissolution14th century
Cadet branchesHouse of Essegvári
House of Csékúti
House of Bezerédj
House of Pacsai

Lőrinte or Lőrente (Leurente or Leurenthe) was the name of a gens (Latin for "clan"; nemzetség in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary, which possessed lands in Transdanubia, mainly Veszprém and Zala counties. The Essegvári and Bezerédj families descended from this clan.

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