Matthew I
Matthew I may refer to: * Matthew I Csák (fl. 1245) * Pope Matthew I of Alexandria (r. 1378–1408) * Matthew I of Constantinople Matthew I ( el, Ματθαῖος Α´), (? – August 1410) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1397 to 1410, with a brief interruption in 1402–03. Matthew entered a monastery as a fifteen-year old. He is known to have been a ...

Matthew I Csák
Matthew (I) from the kindred Csák ( hu, Csák nembeli (I.) Máté; sk, Matúš Čák I; ? – 1245/1249) was a powerful Hungarian baron of king Béla IV, the first known member of the Trencsén branch of the ''gens'' (clan) Csák. His grandson was the oligarch Matthew III Csák.Markó 2006, p. 351. Family He was born into the Csák clan from unknown parents, as a result there is an inability to connect the Trencsén branch to the other branches of the clan. In 1235, when he was first mentioned by contemporary records, Matthew had already begun his political career as a well-known member of junior king Béla's court, therefore it was not necessary to distinguish him from the other lords by specifying the name of his father.Kristó 1986, p. 28. Matthew I married Margaret from an unidentified family. The marriage produced five children (four sons and a daughter): the eldest one was Mark I, ispán (''comes'') of Hont County in 1247, but there is no further information about him; S ...
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