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Miklós Sirokay
Miklós Sirokay de Siroka ( hu, Sirokay Miklós), in Romania known as ro, Nicolae Sirokai (? - 1355/58) was a voivode of Transylvania under the King of Hungary. His family descends, like 18 others, from the Hungarian noble clan of Aba (Genus Aba). They are: Báthory de Gagy, Bethlen de Iktár, Lipóczy, Nekcsey, Keczer, Kompolthy, ( Chyrke), Csobánkafy, Berthóty, Rhédey ( Cente), Vendéghy, Hedry, Karácsonyi, Sirokay, Somosy, Omód and Vitézy. Being a member of the old Hungarian aristocratic family Aba of the Szalác-line, Miklós Sirokay, son of Petőcz (modern: ''Petőc''), appears for the first time in historiography in 1338, as Royal Advocate. In the same year he becomes Lord of Castle of Diósgyőr. In 1342, after his promotion to the King's Chamberlain, he was also made Voivod of Transylvania. In 1344, though, Louis I the Great stripped him of this title but Miklós Sirokay still remained in his favour. He reappears later in history as a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivode Of Transylvania
The Voivode of Transylvania (german: Vojwode von Siebenbürgen;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. hu, erdélyi vajda;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. la, voivoda Transsylvaniae; ro, voievodul Transilvaniei) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the monarchs, the voivodesthemselves also the heads or ''ispáns'' of Fehér Countywere the superiors of the ''ispáns'' of all the other counties in the province. They had wide-ranging administrative, military and judicial powers, but their jurisdiction never covered the whole province. The Saxon and Székely communitiesorganized into their own districts or "seats" from the 13th centurywere independent of the voivodes. The kings also exempted some Transylvanian towns and villages from their authority over the centuries. Even so, the Voivodeship of Transylvania "was the largest single administrative entity"Jefferson 2012, p. 142. in the enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
