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Emeric Csák
Emeric from the kindred Csák ( hu, Csák nembeli Imre; died after 1276) was a Hungarian lord in the 13th century, who served as '' ispán'' of Somogy County from 1272 to 1273. Life and career Emeric was born into an unidentified branch of the powerful and wealthy ''gens'' (clan) Csák, as the son of Stephen Csák and an unidentified granddaughter of the influential baron Pat Győr. His parents got married around 1228, consequently Emeric was born thereafter.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Csák 10., fragments) His father Stephen was a confidant of Béla IV of Hungary since the 1220s and held several court dignities in the upcoming decades. Emeric had no known siblings nor descendants. His father Stephen died sometime after 1269 or 1270. Emeric inherited his estates which mostly laid in Baranya County. After the minor Ladislaus IV ascended the Hungarian throne, Emeric was appointed ''ispán'' of Somogy County in September 1272. He held the office until 12 May 1273, when he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somogy County (former)
Somogy was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was slightly larger than that of present Somogy county, is now in south-western Hungary. The capital of the county was Kaposvár. Geography Somogy County shared borders with the Hungarian counties of Zala, Veszprém, Tolna, Baranya, Verőce and Belovár-Körös (the latter two part of Croatia-Slavonia). It extended along the southern shore of Lake Balaton and encompassed the region south of the lake. The river Drava (Hungarian: Dráva) formed most of its southern border. Its area was 6530 km2 around 1910. History In the 10th century, the Hungarian Nyék tribe occupied the region around Lake Balaton, mainly the areas which are known today as Zala and Somogy counties. Somogy County arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. Demographics 1900 In 1900, the county had a population of 345,586 people and was composed of the following lingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernye Ákos
Ernye from the kindred Ákos (''Erne''; hu, Ákos nembeli Ernye; died after January 1275) was a Hungarian baron and landowner. He is best known for saving the life of king Béla IV after the disastrous Battle of Mohi in 1241. He participated in various military campaigns in the following decades. He elevated into the group of most powerful barons by the second half of the reign of Béla IV. He retained his influence even after Béla's death. Family The name of Ernye (also Erne, Erney or Ernei) derived from the Latin variant Irenaeus. He was born around 1225 into the Ernye branch of the ''gens'' (clan) Ákos as the son of Erdő I, who resided in Pályi in Bihar County and was only mentioned in his own right in the ''Regestrum Varadinense'' in 1220. As Erdő's parentage is unknown, there is an inability to connect Ernye's family to the other branches of the prestigious and extended Ákos clan.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Ákos 3., Erne branch) Ernye had two brothers, Albert the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojs II
Mojs, also Moys, Majs or Majos (died September/December 1280) was a Hungarian powerful baron in the 13th century, who held various positions in the royal court since the early 1250s. He retained his influence until his death, owing to his marriage with an unidentified relative of the ruling Árpád dynasty. His last will and testament is a uniquely detailed source on the social history of the Árpádian era. Through his daughters, Mojs was maternal ancestor of the Meggyesi, Tamási, Herceg de Szekcső and Báthory de Somlyó noble families. Career Béla's confidant Mojs (II) was born in the first decade of the 13th century, as one of the three children of Mojs (I) and Venys Monoszló.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Mojs kinship 1.) The family background of the elder Mojs is unknown, but he definitely originated from a wealthy and notable kindred due to his marriage, which presumably possessed lands in Slavonia. He was a prominent supporter of Duke Béla since the 1220s, as a result hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Csák (genus)
Csák was the name of a ''gens'' (Latin for "clan"; ''nemzetség'' in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary. Origin The ''Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum'' ("Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians") records that the ancestor of the family was Szabolcs, son of chieftain Előd, the leader of one of the seven Magyar tribes.Pál Engel, Andrew Ayton, Tamás Pálosfalvi The realm of St. Stephen: a history of medieval Hungary, 895-1526 895-1526, I.B.Tauris, 2005, p. 85. The ''gens'' divided into 12 branches and several families in the course of the centuries. The Csáky de Mihály family also belongs to the Csák gens.Iván Nagy, István FriebeiszMagyarország családai: Czimerekkel és nemzékrendi táblákkal, Volumes 3-4 Kiadja Friebeisz I., 1858, p. 67 Notable members of the clan *Csák, ancestor and denominator of the ''gens'' Csák *Ugrin (12th century), ''ispán'' Ugod branch :''The numbering means within the branch.'' * Luka ** Demetrius I (fl. 1217–1254), judge royal (1233–1234; 124 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Csák, Ban Of Severin
Stephen from the kindred Csák ( hu, Csák nembeli István; died after 1269) was a Hungarian baron and military leader in the 13th century. He was a confidant of King Béla IV of Hungary since his heir years to the throne. He led the Hungarian army to victory against the Serbs, who invaded the Duchy of Macsó in 1268. Family Stephen was born into an unidentified branch of the powerful and wealthy ''gens'' (clan) Csák, as the son of Csák,Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Csák 10., fragments) who was a confidant of Duke Béla in the 1220s, then served as ''ispán'' of Sopron County from 1235 to 1240, after Béla IV ascended the Hungarian throne. Stephen had five brothers, including Gug (II). Stephen's grandfather Gug (I) was the first known member of the branch. Around 1228, Stephen married an unidentified granddaughter of the influential baron Pat Győr. She had a sister (her name is unknown too), who became the wife of Paul Geregye around the same time. Through the legal doctrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ispán
The ispánRady 2000, p. 19.''Stephen Werbőczy: The Customary Law of the Renowned Kingdom of Hungary in Three Parts (1517)'', p. 450. or countEngel 2001, p. 40.Curta 2006, p. 355. ( hu, ispán, la, comes or comes parochialis, and sk, župan)Kirschbaum 2007, p. 315. was the leader of a castle district (a fortress and the royal lands attached to it) in the Kingdom of Hungary from the early 11th century. Most of them were also heads of the basic administrative units of the kingdom, called counties, and from the 13th century the latter function became dominant. The ''ispáns'' were appointed and dismissed by either the monarchs or a high-ranking royal official responsible for the administration of a larger territorial unit within the kingdom. They fulfilled administrative, judicial and military functions in one or more counties. Heads of counties were often represented locally by their deputies, the vice-ispánsRady 2000, p. 41. ( hu, alispán,Nemes 1989, p. 21. la, viceco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Győr
Pat (I) from the kindred Győr ( hu, Győr nembeli (I.) Pat; died after 1221) was a Hungarian influential lord at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries, who served as Palatine of Hungary from 1209 until 1212. Family Pat (also Pot or Poth) was born into the Óvár branch of the ''gens'' (clan) Győr of German origin, as one of the five sons of Stephen. His brothers were prelate and chancellor Saul, Bishop of Csanád, then Archbishop of Kalocsa; Maurus, Ban of Primorje, who was the ancestor of the Gyulai and Geszti noble families; Alexander, who participated in King Emeric's Wars in the Balkans; and Csépán, also a powerful baron and Palatine.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Győr 1., Óvár branch) Pat had two children from his unidentified wife; his namesake son is mentioned by contemporary records in the period between 1221 and 1233. He had two unidentified daughters, who became the wives of barons Paul Geregye and Stephen Csák, respectively. Pat the Elder also had a daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béla IV Of Hungary
Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his father's lifetime in 1214. His father, who strongly opposed Béla's coronation, refused to give him a province to rule until 1220. In this year, Béla was appointed Duke of Slavonia, also with jurisdiction in Croatia and Dalmatia. Around the same time, Béla married Maria, a daughter of Theodore I Laskaris, Emperor of Nicaea. From 1226, he governed Transylvania as duke. He supported Christian missions among the pagan Cumans who dwelled in the plains to the east of his province. Some Cuman chieftains acknowledged his suzerainty and he adopted the title of King of Cumania in 1233. King Andrew died on 21 September 1235 and Béla succeeded him. He attempted to restore royal authority, which had diminished under his father. For this purpose, he revise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baranya County (former)
Baranya ( hu, Baranya, hr, Baranja, sr, Барања / ''Baranja'', ger, Branau) was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between present-day Baranya County of Hungary and Osijek-Baranja County of Croatia. The capital of the county was Pécs. Geography Baranya county was located in Baranya region. It shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Tolna, Bács-Bodrog and Verőce (the latter county was part of Croatia-Slavonia). The county stretched along the rivers Drava (north bank) and Danube (west bank), up to their confluence. Its area was 5,176 km2 around 1910. Historical background Baranya county arose as one of the first counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. Stephen I of Hungary founded an episcopal seat here. In the 15th century, Janus Pannonius was the Bishop of Pécs. In the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire conquered Baranya, and included it into the sanjak of Mohács, an Otto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislaus IV Of Hungary
Ladislaus IV ( hu, IV. (Kun) László, hr, Ladislav IV. Kumanac, sk, Ladislav IV. Kumánsky; 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislaus the Cuman, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of a chieftain from the pagan Cumans who had settled in Hungary. At the age of seven, he married Elisabeth (or Isabella), a daughter of King Charles I of Sicily. Ladislaus was only 10 when a rebellious lord, Joachim Gutkeled, kidnapped and imprisoned him. Ladislaus was still a prisoner when his father Stephen V died on 6 August 1272. During his minority, many groupings of barons — primarily the Abas, Csáks, Kőszegis, and Gutkeleds — fought against each other for supreme power. Ladislaus was declared to be of age at an assembly of the prelates, barons, noblemen, and Cumans in 1277. He allied himself with Rudolf I of Germany against Ottokar II of Bohemia. His forces had a preeminent role in Rudolf's victory over Ottoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth The Cuman
Elizabeth the Cuman (1244–1290) was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was regent of Hungary during the minority of her son from 1272 to 1277. The Cumans were the western tribes of the Cuman-Kipchak confederation. Her people followed a shamanist religion and were considered pagans by contemporary Christians of Europe. Questions of parentage and family In 1238, Khan Köten, her father according to historians, led the Cumans and a number of other clans in invading the Kingdom of Hungary while fleeing from the advancing hordes of the Mongol Empire. In time, Béla IV of Hungary negotiated an alliance with Köten and his people, granting them asylum in exchange for their conversion to Roman Catholicism and loyalty to the King. The agreement was sealed with the betrothal of Elizabeth to Stephen, eldest son of Béla IV. The agreement seems to have occurred while Stephen was an infant. Elizabeth was unlikely to have been older than her future husband. In 1241, the Mongol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolna County (former)
Tolna ( la, Comitatus Tolnensis) was an administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory, which was about the same as that of present Tolna county, is now in central Hungary. The capital of the county was Tolnavár and later Szekszárd. Geography Tolna county shared borders with the Hungarian counties Somogy, Veszprém, Fejér, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun and Baranya. The river Danube formed most of its eastern border. Its area was 3537 km² around 1910. History Tolna county arose as one of the first comitatuses of the Kingdom of Hungary, in the 11th century. Part of Hungary was in the 1500s taken and controlled by the Ottoman Empire during the ruling of Suleiman the Magnificent. Demographics 1900 In 1900, the county had a population of 253,182 people and was composed of the following linguistic communities: Total: * Hungarian: 172,967 (68.3%) * German: 77,293 (30.5%) * Serbian: 1,011 (0.4%) * Slovak: 735 (0.3%) * Croatian: 369 (0.2%) * Romanian: 1 (0.0%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
