The Lackfi, Laczkfi or Laczkfy ( hr, Lacković / ''Laczkovich'') was a

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from

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and

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, which governed parts of

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(as

Count of the Székelys The Count of the Székelys ( hu, székelyispán, la, comes Sicolorum) was the leader of the Hungarian-speaking Székelys in Transylvania, in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. First mentioned in royal charters of the 13th century, the counts wer ...

) and held the title of

Voivode of Transylvania The Voivode of Transylvania (german: Vojwode von Siebenbürgen;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. hu, erdélyi vajda;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. la, voivoda Transsylvaniae; ro, voievodul Transilvaniei) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania wit ...

in the 14th century. The Lackfi family were one of the most prestigious families in 14th-century Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of the

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. The family also gave several

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(

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and

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included) and

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, and held the titles of

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 ...

and

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, Count of San Severino and Serra, as well as a

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Kingdom of Naples The Kingdom of Naples ( la, Regnum Neapolitanum; it, Regno di Napoli; nap, Regno 'e Napule), also known as the Kingdom of Sicily, was a state that ruled the part of the Italian Peninsula south of the Papal States between 1282 and 1816. It was ...

. After

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's accession to the throne and the

Bloody Sabor of Križevci Bloody Sabor of Križevci or Bloody Parliament Session or Križevci Bloody Assembly ( hr, Krvavi Sabor u Križevcima, Krvavi sabor križevački; hu, kőrösi országgyűlés) was an organised killing of the former Croatian ban Stephen II Lackfi ...

(1397), the family lost all of its political influence.

Origins

The family started with

Lack Lack may refer to: Places * Lack, County Fermanagh, a townland in Northern Ireland * Lack, Poland * Łąck, Poland * Lack Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, US Other uses * Lack (surname) * Lack (manque), a term in Lacan's psychoanalyti ...

of the Herman (Hermány) clan which are thought to have sprung from the Raabs family from

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later Lords of Nuremberg. The theory says they arrived in 995 together with

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and settled in the southern area of the

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. His descendants took the name of Lackfi which means son of Lack (Laczk). After having lost most of their influence following the

the remaining branch of the family settled on their Croatian estates in

Križevci County Križevci (; la, Crisium; hu, Kőrös ; german: Kreutz ) is a city in central Croatia with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the city itself (2011), the oldest city in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci County. History The f ...

. Earlier it was thought that the family started with

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as a branch of Kán kindred. The Lack de Szántó family was not related to the Lackfis.

Members

Notable members of the House of Lackfi include: *

(1328–1343). * Stephen I ( Croatian: Stjepan, Hungarian: István), Lord of Međimurje,

(1344–1350), Ban (governor) of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia (1350–1352). *

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(Croatian: Andrija, Hungarian: András), Voivode of Transylvania (1356–59), Viceroy of

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(1350–1352). * Nicholas I (Croatian: Nikola, Hungarian: Miklós), Ban of Slavonia (1342–43), Voivode of Transylvania (1367–1369). * Denis I (Croatian: Dionizije, Hungarian: Dénes), Bishop of

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(1348–1349),

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(1349–1350),

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(1350–1356). *

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(died 1397), Lord of Međimurje, Lendava, Vinica, and

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, Ban of Croatia (1371–1372; 1382–1386), Voivode of Transylvania (1372–1376),

Palatine A palatine or palatinus (in Latin; plural ''palatini''; cf. derivative spellings below) is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times.

of Hungary (1387–1392), Prince of Zadar (1383, 1387–88, 1391–92). * Emeric I (Croatian: Mirko, Hungarian: Imre), Voivode of Transylvania (1369–1372), Ban of Bulgaria (1365–1366), Ban of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia (1368), Prince of Zadar (1368–69). * Denis II (Croatian: Dionizije, Hungarian: Dénes), Voivode of Transylvania (1359–1367). * George I (Croatian: Juraj, Hungarian: György), Ban of Mačva/ Macsó (1392–1393).

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lackfi

Origins

Members

See also

References

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