the nádasdy, also spelled nadasdy in english, is a major hungarian aristocratic family whose roots reach into the middle ages. their motto is: "si deus pro nobis quis contra nos" ("if god is for us, who can be against us?"). the nadasdy family made a large contribution to the development of hungarian printing. the nadasdy hussars, a regiment named after the family, developed a strategy incorporating lightly armed and fast-moving cavalry that was internationally adopted.