Andrew, son of Serafin (; died 11 April 1241) was a Hungarian baron and landowner, who held several secular positions during the reign of kings Andrew II and

Béla IV Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá may refer to: Places in the Cze ...

. His influence arose during the reign of Andrew II. He was a supporter of prince Béla, thus he held functions in the princely court. He served as

master of the stewards The master of the stewards or master of the table (, , and ) was one of the high officials of the royal household in the Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 ...

for Béla twice, in 1225 and from 1231 to 1233.Zsoldos 2011, pp. 70–71. According to László Markó, he was the

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. (, , and ),Kirschbaum 2007, p. 315. deriving from title of župan, ...

(''comes'') of

Borsod County Borsod was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. The capital of the county was Miskolc. After World War II, the county was merged with the Hungarian parts of Abaúj-Torna County and Zempl� ...

in 1230.Markó 2006, p. 269. He was the last voivode for Andrew II in 1235, when Béla held the title of

duke of Transylvania The Duke of Transylvania (; ) was a title of nobility four times granted to a son or a brother of the Hungarian monarch. The dukes of the first and second creations, Béla (1226–1235) and Stephen (1257–1258 or 1259, 1260–1270) ...

.Engel 2001, p. 382.Zsoldos 2011, p. 38. After Béla IV ascended the throne in 1235, he was replaced by

Pousa, son of Sólyom Pousa, son of Sólyom (; died 31 March 1241) was a Hungarian nobleman, who served as voivode of Transylvania twice, in 1227 and 1235 to 1241.Engel 2001, p. 381.Zsoldos 2011, p. 38. Pousa served as ispán (''comes'') of Vas County in 1225.Zsoldos ...

. Andrew functioned as ispán of

Pozsony County Pozsony county was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now mostly part of Slovakia, while a small area belongs to Hungary. In 1969, the three villages that remained in H ...

between 1235 and 1240 (or 1241).Zsoldos 2011, p. 184. In 1239, he was nominated

judge royal The judge royal, also justiciar,Rady 2000, p. 49. chief justiceSegeš 2002, p. 202. or Lord Chief JusticeFallenbüchl 1988, p. 145. (,Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 72. ,Zsoldos 2011, p. 26. , ), was the second-highest judge, preceded only by the Palati ...

by Béla IV.Zsoldos 2011, p. 30. He was killed in the

Battle of Mohi The Battle of Mohi (11 April 1241) was a pivotal conflict between the Mongol Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary during the Mongol invasion of Europe. The battle took place at Muhi (then Mohi), a town located in present-day Hungary, southwest of ...

on 11 April 1241 and later replaced by Paul Geregye.

References

Sources

* Engel, Pál (2001). ''The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526''. I.B. Tauris Publishers. . * 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 of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. 1241 deaths Judges royal Voivodes of Transylvania Hungarian military personnel killed in the Mongol invasion of Europe Year of birth unknown 13th-century Hungarian nobility 13th-century landowners {{Hungary-noble-stub