Lawrence from the kindred Atyusz ( hu, Atyusz nembeli Lőrinc; died after 1224) was a Hungarian noble, who served as
Judge royal
The judge royal, also justiciar,Rady 2000, p. 49. chief justiceSegeš 2002, p. 202. or Lord Chief JusticeFallenbüchl 1988, p. 145. (german: Oberster Landesrichter,Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 72. hu, országbíró,Zsoldos 2011, p. 26. sk, krajinsk ...
for a short time in 1222, during the reign of
Andrew II of Hungary.
He was born into the
Atyusz kindred as the second son of Atyusz II. His older brother was
Atyusz III, who also functioned as Judge royal from 1215 to 1217.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Atyusz)] Former genealogical works referred to Lawrence incorrectly as the child of Atyusz III. Lawrence had no descendants.
Lawrence had participated in the
Fifth Crusade and was also appointed
Master of the cupbearers
The master of the cupbearers or master of the cup-bearers (german: Königliche Oberst-Grossmundschenke, hu, főpohárnok, sk, pohárnik and la, pincernarum regalium magistri or magister pincernarum) was one of the high officials of the royal ho ...
by King Andrew II in 1217, replacing the
Hont-Pázmány brothers,
Sebes and
Alexander. He held the office until 1221, beside that he also served as ''
ispán'' of
Újvár
Uivar ( hu, Újvár; german: Neuburg an der Bega) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Pustiniș, Răuți, Sânmartinu Maghiar and Uivar (commune seat). Two other villages, Otelec and Iohanisfeld, which had been ...
and
Keve
Keve, the son of Csele of the Zemény clan, was a legendary Hun leader in the 4th century. Keve was captain of a group of soldiers who headed west into Pannonia in the late 4th century. They fought against the armies of Prince Macrinus from Lomb ...
Counties in 1221. According to historian Attila Zsoldos, he was elected Judge royal for a short time in 1222, during the nobles' resistance movement which soon evolved into the forced issuance of the
Golden Bull of 1222 by Andrew II. He also functioned as head of
Nyitra County
Nyitra County ( hu, Nyitra vármegye; german: link=no, Neutraer Gespanschaft/Komitat Neutra; la, Comitatus Nitriensis; sk, Nitriansky komitát / Nitrianska stolica / Nitrianska župa) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary ...
in 1222. However he was soon replaced by his cousin,
Solomon
Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...
as Judge royal. Lawrence held the office of ''ispán'' of Újvár County for the second time between 1222 and 1224.
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Lawrence
Lawrence may refer to:
Education Colleges and universities
* Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States
* Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
Preparator ...
13th-century Hungarian people
Judges royal
Christians of the Fifth Crusade
Masters of the cupbearers