Bartholomew ( hu, Bertalan; died after 1285) was a Hungarian prelate in the second half of the 13th century, who served as
Bishop of Várad (present-day
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Romania) from 1284 to 1285.
Family and early life
Bartholomew was born into a noble family – it is known as Tekesh's kinship in Hungarian historiography – which possessed landholdings in
Sáros County. His father was Bot (or Both). He had a brother Benedict. His uncle was
Tekesh, a powerful ''
ispán'' of Sáros County. One of his cousins was
Stephen, son of Tekesh
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His father ...
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[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Tekesh kinship 1. Tornai, Ládi)] Formerly, historians Vince Bunyitay and Erik Fügedi claimed that Bartholomew originated from the ''gens'' (clan)
Mezőpilis as the son of
Bás (II).
Bartholomew attended the
University of Bologna. According to a record, he bought a
codex
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which contains the notes of
Accursius for 42 ''
bolognini'' and 10 ''
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'' in September 1265.
Career
The name of Bartholomew is first mentioned by contemporary records in Hungary in 1274, on the occasion of a land contract along with his relatives.
Sometime after 1276, he was elected provost of
Eger. He is mentioned in this capacity from 1278 to 1279. He was styled as special royal notary in 1279 too. He was succeeded as provost by
Haab in 1280. Bartholomew was made vice-chancellor of the royal court sometime in the first half of 1280. His appointment took place after a group of barons captured King
Ladislaus IV of Hungary, who had earlier imprisoned
papal legate
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Philip of Fermo. At that time,
Matthew Csák and
Finta Aba dominated the royal council – the Tekesh kinship enjoyed the patronage of the latter, for instance Bartholomew's cousin, Stephen was
Voivode of Transylvania at the same time. Bartholomew was replaced as vice-chancellor by
Acho, a confidant of Ladislaus IV in the spring of 1281.
Sometime between September 1281 and March 1282, Bartholomew was re-installed as vice-chancellor. He held the position until 1284. Beside that, he functioned as provost of
Szepes (today
Spišská Kapitula in
Spišské Podhradie,
Slovakia) from 1283 to 1284. In this capacity, he returned the estate
Szék (present-day Slatvina, Slovakia) to the chapter. Bartholomew served as Bishop of Várad from 1284 at least until 1285. His successor
Benedict appears in this dignity since only 1287. Bartholomew acted as judge in various
trials by ordeal
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In Middle Ages, medieval Europe, like trial b ...
in
Bihar County.
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1280s deaths
13th-century Hungarian people
Bishops of Várad
13th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Hungary
University of Bologna alumni