Bár-Kalán was an aristocratic kindred in the

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. The states that Ondone of the

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during their conquest of the Carpathian Basinwas the clan's forefather. The first documented estates of the clan were located in

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and Esztergom Counties.

Notable members

Kalán Bár-Kalán Kalán from the kindred Bár-Kalán ( hu, Bár-Kalán nembeli Kalán, la, Calanus Coelius or ''Juvencius Coelius''; died late 1218) was a prelate and royal official in the Kingdom of Hungary at the turn of the 12th and 13th centuries. He was bis ...

bishop of Pécs A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or offic ...

(d. 1218) *

Bánk Bár-Kalán Bánk of the Bár-Kalán clan ( hu, Bárkalán nembéli Bánk; died after 1222) was an influential nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary in the first decades of the 13th century. He was Palatine of Hungary between 1212 and 1213, Judge royal from 1221 ...

palatine of Hungary The Palatine of Hungary ( hu, nádor or , german: Landespalatin, la, palatinus regni Hungariae) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were represe ...

(d. after 1222)

References

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* * {{Refend Bár-Kalán (genus) Hungarian nobility