Abraham from the kindred Tétény ( hu, Tétény nembeli Ábrahám; died after 1239) was a Hungarian noble in the first half of the 13th century, who administered
counties during the reign of
Andrew II of Hungary.
Career
Abraham was born into the
''gens'' (clan) Tétény as the third son of Marcellus I (or Ambrose). His elder brothers were
Marcellus II
Pope Marcellus II ( it, Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was a Papalini Catholic prelate who served as head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 April 1555 until h ...
and
Peter I, both of them were influential barons in the court of Andrew II. Additionally, Fabian and
Demetrius were also the brothers of him.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Tétény, Pekri branch)] Croatian historian Antun Nekić considered that Abraham was the son of Marcellus II and not his brother.
The brothers possessed lands in
Slavonia. Marcellus and Abraham were involved in a lawsuit over the land Toplica (present-day a borough of
Daruvar in
Croatia) near their ancient area Peker or Pukur (present-day
Badljevina) along the namesake river in 1232. They lost the case. Abraham was referred to as ''
ispán'' of
Vas County in 1233. He administered
Sopron County in 1235, but lost the office when
Béla IV of Hungary ascended the Hungarian throne in that year.
The Tétény kindred became disgraced thereafter and Béla IV confiscated their "unlawful inheritances", including Abraham's possessions. Abraham handed over his all purchased estates beyond the river
–
Daróc (present-day Vardarac, Croatia), Ködmen, Rücs (Ručevo) and Donát in
Valkó County – to
Coloman Coloman, es, Colomán (german: Koloman (also Slovak, Czech, Croatian), it, Colomanno, ca, Colomà; hu, Kálmán)
The Germanic origin name Coloman used by Germans since the 9th century.
* Coloman, King of Hungary
* Coloman of Galicia-Lodomeria ...
, the
Duke of Slavonia and Béla's brother, thus he was able to retain his portion in the inherited lordship of Peker. His right of ownership over the estate was confirmed by Coloman in 1237. Two years later, Coloman donated Abraham's former lands to his confidant
File Miskolc
File from the kindred Miskolc ( hu, Miskolc nembeli Füle; died between 1247 and 1249) was a Hungarian clergyman in the 13th century, who served as provost of the cathedral chapter of Zagreb from 1236 until his death. He belonged to the entourage ...
. Abraham undertook a guarantee for the quality of the lands. Abraham died without issue sometime after 1239. His unidentified widow, bequeathed her
dower, the estate Peker to the
Dominican nunnery at
Margaret Island, which she probably entered. This was paid by Peter's descendants in amount of 40
marks in 1286 after a lengthy dispute.
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13th-century Hungarian people
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