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Kán (genus)
Kán is the name of a Hungarian noble family which gave bans (governors) to Croatia and Slavonia, voivodes to Transylvania, and palatines to Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries. History The Kán family were members of the Hermány clan. They crossed the Carpathian mountains together with Árpád, leader of the Magyars, and settled in Pannonia in 895. They were Counts of Siklós from the year 900. Members Notable members of the family include: Transylvanian branch * Julius I (Hungarian: Gyula) Kán. Count of Siklós. Ban of Croatia and Slavonia, 1213, 1229-1235. Voivode of Transylvania, 1201-1214. Palatine of Hungary, 1215–1218, 1222-1226. * Ladislaus I (Hungarian: László) Kán, son of Julius I Kán. Count of Siklós. Palatine of Hungary, 1242-1245. Ban of Croatia and Slavonia, 1245-1246. * Julius II Kán, son of Julius I Kán. Count of Siklós. Voivode of Transylvania, 1230-1233. * Ladislaus II Kán (Hungarian: László) Kán, son of Ladislaus I Kán. Voivode of Trans ...
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Kingdom Of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen I at Esztergom around the year 1000;Kristó Gyula – Barta János – Gergely Jenő: Magyarország története előidőktől 2000-ig (History of Hungary from the prehistory to 2000), Pannonica Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, , p. 687, pp. 37, pp. 113 ("Magyarország a 12. század második felére jelentős európai tényezővé, középhatalommá vált."/"By the 12th century Hungary became an important European factor, became a middle power.", "A Nyugat részévé vált Magyarország.../Hungary became part of the West"), pp. 616–644 his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom became a European middle power within the Western world. Due to the Ottoman occupation of the central and south ...
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Julius II Kán
Julius (II) from the kindred Kán ( hu, Kán nembeli (II.) Gyula; died after 1234) was a Hungarian noble from the ''gens'' Kán, who served as master of the cupbearers between 1222 and 1228. His father was Julius I Kán, a powerful baron during the first third of the 13th century. His brother was Ladislaus I Kán.Markó 2006, p. 235.Zsoldos 2011, p. 59. Julius II also served as ispán (''comes'') of Moson (1228) and Bodrog Counties (1234).Zsoldos 2011, p. 306. Between 1229 and 1234, he also functioned as master of the treasury for prince Coloman.Zsoldos 2011, p. 74. References Sources * Markó, László (2006). ''A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon'' ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; . * Zsoldos, Attila (2011). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301'' ("Secular Archontology o ...
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Peter II Tétény
Peter (II) from the kindred Tétény ( hu, Tétény nembeli (II.) Péter; died between 1283 and 1286) was a Hungarian baron in the second half of the 13th century, who served as Ban of Slavonia three times (1279–1280, 1280 and 1283). He was a faithful confidant of King Ladislaus IV of Hungary in his fight against the oligarchic domains. Peter was forefather of the Pekri (or Pekry) noble family. Ancestry Peter II was born into the ''gens'' (clan) Tétény as one of the sons of Benedict. He had two brothers Paul and Kemény.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Tétény, Pekri branch) The Tétény clan was one of the most powerful clans in the first third of the 13th century, during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary. They possessed extensive landholdings in Slavonia. However, when Béla IV, who had long opposed father's political and economic reforms, ascended the Hungarian throne in 1235, they became disgraced and the overwhelming majority of their lands were confiscated. The Tétény cl ...
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James Győr
James from the kindred Győr ( hu, Győr nembeli Jakab; died 1314 or 1315) was a Hungarian nobleman at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, who served as Master of the cupbearers in 1291. Also known as James of Óvár ( hu, Óvári Jakab) then James of Kéménd ( hu, Kéméndi Jakab) in contemporary documents, he was the progenitor of the Gyulai, Geszti and Kéméndi noble families. Life James was born into the Óvár branch of the ''gens'' (clan) Győr of German origin, as one of the two sons of Conrad I, Master of the cupbearers. His brother was Stephen III (fl. 1302–14). He also had two sisters; Catherine, who married Miske Rátót, thus they became direct ascendants to the illustrious Batthyány family; and an unidentified sister, who married local noble George Balog of Harsány.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Győr 1., Óvár branch) In 1297 or 1298, James married Helena, the daughter of Nicholas Kán from the Siklós branch (and also a sister of Julius). Their marriage ...
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Finta Aba
Finta from the kindred Aba ( hu, Aba nembeli Finta; died 1287) was a Hungarian lord in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as Palatine of Hungary from 1280 to 1281. He is best known for capturing King Ladislaus IV of Hungary in early 1280. Family Finta was born into the Széplak branch of the prestigious and fairly extended Aba kindred as the son of ''ispán'' David Aba. He also had at least three siblings: Palatine Amadeus Aba, who became a powerful oligarch at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, Judge royal Peter Aba and a sister who engaged to Simon Kacsics from the Zagyvafő branch in 1290. Finta had a daughter, Klara who married to Julius III Kán, ''ispán'' of Baranya County (also known as Julius Siklósi) and died before 1300.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Aba 1., Széplak branch) Career In 1277–1278, when declared to be of age, Ladislaus IV of Hungary successfully defeated and eliminated the aspirations of power of Roland, son of Mark and the entire Geregye clan ...
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Julius III Kán
Julius (III) from the kindred Kán ( hu, Kán nembeli (III.) Gyula; died 1299) was a Hungarian noble from the Siklós branch of the ''gens'' Kán as the son of Nicholas I Kán,Zsoldos 2011, p. 306. who served as ispán (''comes'') of Baranya and Tolna Counties in 1294.Zsoldos 2011, p. 133.Zsoldos 2011, p. 213. His aunt married Peter Tétény. He had a brother, Peter de Siklós, who inherited his estates and functioned as ispán of Baranya County in 1313.Karácsonyi 1901, p. 284. His sister was Helena, the spouse of James Győr. He married Clara Aba (died before 1300), daughter of Palatine Finta Aba.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Aba 1., Széplak branch) References Sources * Karácsonyi, János (1901). ''A magyar nemzetségek a XIV. század közepéig'' ("The Hungarian genera until the middle of the 14th century"). Vol. 2., Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Budapest. * Zsoldos, Attila (2011). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301'' ("Secular Archontology of Hunga ...
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Lacković
The Lackfi, Laczkfi or Laczkfy ( hr, Lacković / ''Laczkovich'') was a noble family from Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia, which governed parts of Transylvania (as Count of the Székelys) and held the title of Voivode of Transylvania in the 14th century. The Lackfi family were one of the most prestigious families in 14th-century Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of the Capetian House of Anjou. The family also gave several Bans of Croatia (Slavonia and Dalmatia included) and Bulgaria, and held the titles of Palatine of Hungary and Prince of Zadar, Count of San Severino and Serra, as well as a Viceroy to Kingdom of Naples. After Sigismund's accession to the throne and the Bloody Sabor of Križevci (1397), the family lost all of its political influence. Origins The family started with Lack, Count of the Székelys of the Herman (Hermány) clan which are thought to have sprung from the Raabs family from Raabs an der Thaya in Lower Austria later Lords of Nuremberg. The theory says they ...
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Lackfi
The Lackfi, Laczkfi or Laczkfy ( hr, Lacković / ''Laczkovich'') was a noble family from Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia, which governed parts of Transylvania (as Count of the Székelys) and held the title of Voivode of Transylvania in the 14th century. The Lackfi family were one of the most prestigious families in 14th-century Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of the Capetian House of Anjou. The family also gave several Bans of Croatia (Slavonia and Dalmatia included) and Bulgaria, and held the titles of Palatine of Hungary and Prince of Zadar, Count of San Severino and Serra, as well as a Viceroy to Kingdom of Naples. After Sigismund's accession to the throne and the Bloody Sabor of Križevci (1397), the family lost all of its political influence. Origins The family started with Lack, Count of the Székelys of the Herman (Hermány) clan which are thought to have sprung from the Raabs family from Raabs an der Thaya in Lower Austria later Lords of Nuremberg. The theory says they ...
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Piast
The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented List of Polish monarchs, Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I of Poland, Mieszko I (c. 930–992). The Poland during the Piast dynasty, Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir III the Great. Branches of the Piast dynasty continued to rule in the Duchy of Masovia and in the Duchies of Silesia until the last male Silesian Piast died in 1675. The Piasts intermarried with several noble lines of Europe, and possessed numerous titles, some within the Holy Roman Empire. The Jagiellonian dynasty, Jagiellonian kings after John I Albert were also descended in the female line from Casimir III's daughter. Origin of the name The early dukes and kings of Poland are said to have regarded themselves as descendants of the semi-legendary Piast the Wheelwright (''Piast Kołodziej''), first mentioned in the ''Cronicae et gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum'' (Chronicles and ...
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Ladislaus Kán
Ladislaus ( or according to the case) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It may refer to: * Ladislaus of Hungary (other) * Ladislaus I (other) * Ladislaus II (other) * Ladislaus III (other) * Ladislaus IV (other) * Ladislaus the Posthumous or Ladislaus V of Hungary (1440–1457), also King of Bohemia * Ladislaus of Naples (1377–1414), King of Naples * Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (1289–1306), who took the name Ladislaus when he was crowned King of Hungary in 1301 * Ladislaus Bortkiewicz (1868–1931), Russian economist and statistician * Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431–1457), Hungarian nobleman * Ladislaus Jagiello (other) * Ladislaus Kán (other) * Ladislaus Kurpiel (1883–1930), Austrian footballer * Ladislaus Pyrker (1772–1847), Hungarian Cistercian abbot, archbishop and poet * Ladislaus Perera Ranasinghe (1913-1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala actor * Ladislaus Rátót (died 1328), Hungarian nobleman and lando ...
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Nicholas Kán
Nicholas from the kindred Kán ( hu, Kán nembeli Miklós; died December 1279) was a Hungarian prelate in the second half of the 13th century, who served as Archbishop-elect of Esztergom in 1273, and from 1276 until 1278. Simultaneously, he held various posts in the royal chancellery. As a loyal partisan of queen regent Elizabeth, he was an active participant in the feudal anarchy, when groupings of barons fought against each other for supreme power during the minority of king Ladislaus IV. For which, papal legate Philip of Fermo excommunicated him. Early life Nicholas was born into the Transylvanian branch of the ''gens'' (clan) Kán, as the son of Ladislaus I Kán, Palatine of Hungary and unidentified noblewoman. His grandfather was Julius I Kán, the founder of the branch. Nicholas had two brothers, Ladislaus II, who functioned as Voivode of Transylvania and Judge royal twice, and Julius III, who possibly was killed in the 1260s civil war. Nicholas also had an unnamed siste ...
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Ladislaus II Kán
Ladislaus (II) from the kindred Kán ( hu, Kán nembeli (II.) László; died 3 January 1278) was a Hungarian baron and landowner, member of the ''gens'' Kán. Biography He was the son of palatine Ladislaus I (d. after 1247) and an unidentified mother. He had two brothers, including prelate Nicholas, and a sister, the wife of Alexander Aba, progenitor of the Nekcsei family. One of Ladislaus' three sons from his unidentified wife was Ladislaus III, voivode of Transylvania (1295–1314) who became one of the most powerful oligarchs during the interregnum after the death of king Andrew III and ruled Transylvania ''de facto'' independently until his death in 1315.Markó 2006, p. 282. Ladislaus II served as voivode of Transylvania (and thus head of Szolnok County) from 1263 to 1264,Zsoldos 2011, p. 38.Engel 2001, p. 382. when the king's son, Stephen governed Transylvania independently from Béla IV, holding the title of duke of Transylvania. Ladislaus supported the efforts of duke S ...
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