Nicholas Zsámboki was a

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 the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

in the 14th century. He was appointed in 1342. He left his position in 1356 to hand it over to

Nicholas Kont Nicholas Kont of Orahovica ( hr, Nikola Kont Orahovica, Orahovički, hu, raholcai Kont Miklós; *? - † before 16 April 1367) was a Croats, Croato-Hungarian people, Hungarian nobleman, very powerful and influential in the royal court of king Lou ...

, who married his daughter Klara.

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