George from the kindred Péc ( hu, Péc nembeli György; died after 1256) was a Hungarian noble in the first half of the 13th century, who served as '' ispán'' of Zala County from 1243 to 1244.

Biography

George originated from the Zala branch of the extended ''gens'' (clan) Péc, which had large-scale possessions in several counties of Transdanubia, in addition to other parts of the Kingdom of Hungary. His father was

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, a staunch supporter of King Andrew II of Hungary,Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 1. Zala branch) who presumably served as Master of the cupbearers in the royal court from 1229 to 1230 and also held various ispánates. George had two brothers: Mark I and Lucas II (also known as Lucas the Great). George had three sons from his unidentified marriage;

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was an influential baron and skilled military leader during the second half of the 13th century, while Serfesd and Peter, who were referred with the surname Nevnai and Ludbregi after their residence, present-day

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and

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, respectively, remained landowners among the local nobility along the Drava River. George's branch became extinct after two generations. George is first referred by contemporary records in 1232, when he appears as a witness in the so-called Kehida Diploma. The lawsuit between baron

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and royal servants in Zala County, and its consequences proved to be the first milestone towards the noble self-determination. George possessed large-scale landholdings and estates in the northwest corner of Slavonia, the borderland of Zala, Varaždin (Varasd) and

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(Kőrös) counties. He was a confidant of Béla IV of Hungary. He served as ''ispán'' of Zala County from 1243 to 1244. His deputy ("''curialis comes''") was a certain Ezen in 1244. For his service, George was granted

sometimes before 1248, as Béla IV referred to him "neighbor lord" during an act of land donation near

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. Ludbreg later became a residence of his son Peter, who erected a castle above the village and adopted his surname after his lands' centre. This branch died out with George's grandson

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in 1357, thereafter Ludbreg and other lands became the property of Ban

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and his descendants. It is presumable that George functioned as ''ispán'' of Križevci (or Kőrös) County from around 1252 to 1253. George filed a lawsuit for the ownership of Tursoy, an island on the Drava river, in 1256. His efforts failed, the land was granted to the ''hospes'' (foreign "guest settlers") of Varaždin. This is the last piece of information about him. His son Denis entered political career in the same year.

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