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Somewhat before 1920 Béla Wass (1853–1936) deposited the family archives in the collection of the Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület (Transylvanian Museum
Society). Ottilia Wass (1829–1917) gave his house in Kolozsvár to the Society; both donations have been confiscated by the state. After World War II the
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György Wass, was the first member of the family playing a political role in the life of the forming
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Medieval Hungary (1541) did they get political roles within the Transylvanian Principality.
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family was forced to emigrate, first having been deprived of all their possessions. Since then the male line has been living in the United States and in
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Dániel Wass (1674–1741), just like his above mentioned relative, left the
Habsburgs’ side in order to join Rákóczi. Dániel's sons, Miklós, György and Ádám were donated a title by empress
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