The bearer of the sword or sword-bearer ( hu, kardhordó, la, ensifer) was one of the minor 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 the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

.Zsoldos 2011, p. 254.

List of known office-holders

Bearer of the sword for the prince

References

Sources

* Zsoldos, Attila (2011). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301'' ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. Hungarian nobility {{Hungary-hist-stub