Lucas (III) from the kindred Péc ( hu, Péc nembeli (III.) Lukács; died after 1298) was a Hungarian noble, who served as ''
ispán'' of
Zala County from 1289 to 1291 and in 1298. He was also known as Lucas of Tátika.
Life
Lucas III 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. He was a son of Mark I, who appeared in contemporary documents in the period between 1240 and 1245. Lucas had four brothers,
Gregory, Mark II, Stephen I and
Apor Apor is a Hungarian name. In older sources, the name is sometimes spelled Opour, Opor or Upor. It can refer to:
*Apor (chieftain), a 10th-century Hungarian tribal leader
*Apor family, a family of ancient Transylvanian and Hungarian nobility (named ...
.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 1. Zala branch)] Lucas had five sons. One of them
Apor Apor is a Hungarian name. In older sources, the name is sometimes spelled Opour, Opor or Upor. It can refer to:
*Apor (chieftain), a 10th-century Hungarian tribal leader
*Apor family, a family of ancient Transylvanian and Hungarian nobility (named ...
was called with the surname "Szentgyörgyi", but his family became extinct after two or three generations sometimes before 1431. His other four sons (Desiderius, Stephen II, Egidius and Nicholas) had no known descendants.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 4. Szentgyörgyi branch)]
Lucas is first mentioned by contemporary records in 1289, when he already served as ''ispán'' of Zala County. He held the dignity until mid-1291, when he was replaced by
Gregory Kőszegi
Gregory Kőszegi ( hu, Kőszegi Gergely; died 1297) was a Hungarian nobleman in the 13th century, member of the illustrious Kőszegi family, who held several ispánates during the reign of Andrew III of Hungary.
Biography
Gregory was the firstborn ...
. Sometimes before 1291, shortly after the death of Bishop
Peter Kőszegi, Lucas and his brother Apor successfully besieged and captured Tátika Castle (located near
), which belonged to the property of the
Diocese of Veszprém. The bishop,
Benedict Rád
Benedict may refer to:
People Names
*Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name
*Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname
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*Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chur ...
vainly objected at the royal court, but without success. Thereafter, Lucas and his offspring were sometimes called with the title "of Tátika".
However the castle was lost to the
Kőszegi family by 1314, when
Andrew Kőszegi
Andrew Kőszegi ( hu, Kőszegi András; died May/December 1324) was a Hungarian lord in the early 14th century, who was a member of the powerful Kőszegi family. His failed rebellion against Charles I of Hungary in 1317 contributed to the gradual ...
owned the fort.
As a supporter of
Andrew III of Hungary in his efforts against the oligarchic powers, including the Kőszegis, Lucas functioned as Master of the treasury in the court of Queen
Fenenna of Kuyavia
Fenenna of Kuyavia (also known as of Inowrocław; pl, Fenenna kujawska or inowrocławska; c. 1276–1295) was Queen of Hungary by marriage to King Andrew III.
Fenenna was the daughter of Duke Ziemomysł of Inowrocław by his wife Salomea, daug ...
in 1291. He was again made ''ispán'' of Zala County by 1298, but it is possible he held the dignity without interruption since 1289, as Gregory Kőszegi could usurp the title in his documents.
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13th-century Hungarian people
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