Ladislaus Nevnai ( hu, Nevnai László, hr, Ladislav de Neona; died after 1324) was a Hungarian nobleman and landowner in

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at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Through his daughters, he was an ancestor of the powerful Treutel and Garai families.

Biography

Ladislaus originated from the Zala branch of the extended ''gens'' (clan) Péc, which had large-scale possessions in several counties of

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, in addition to other parts of the

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. He belonged to the so-called Ludbreg sub-branch, founded by his grandfather George Péc. His father was Serfesd, who was referred with the surname Nevnai after his residence Nevna (or Névna), present-day Levanjska Varoš in

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. His uncles were

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, a powerful baron and

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in the second half of the 13th century, and Peter Ludbregi, who owned

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.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 1. Zala branch) Nevnai first appears in contemporary records in 1284. He married Yolanda Kórógyi, who came from an influential noble family.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Kórógyi family) She is mentioned by a sole document in 1290, when she was granted the castle of Orjava (today Orljavac, Croatia) from her father Gregory Kórógyi. Nevnai held estates in Valkó and Pozsega Counties, and was considered one of the richest landowners of the region. He fathered two daughters, Catherine and an unidentified girl. Their marriages to Nicholas Treutel and Andrew Garai, respectively, have prompted the rise of the Treutel kinship and the Palatinal branch of the Garai family. Nevnai's grandsons, among others, were the powerful barons Nicholas Garai and John Treutel.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Dorozsma 4. Garai alatinalbranch)Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Treutel kinship 1. Treutel de Nevna family) Nevnai handed over his estate of Nevna to his son-in-law Nicholas Treutel in 1324 (Catherine inherited

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within this). It is presumable, he died shortly thereafter without male descendants, ending the Nevnai family line after two generations.

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