Paul, son of Peter (; died after 1222) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman, who served as
voivode of Transylvania
The Voivode of Transylvania (;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. ;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. ; ) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the King of Hun ...
between 1221 and 1222, during the reign of
Andrew II of Hungary
Andrew II (, , , ; 117721 September 1235), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia between 1205 and 1235. He ruled the Principality of Halych from 1188 until 1189/1190, and again between 1208/1209 and ...
.
[Zsoldos 2011, p. 37.][Engel 2001, p. 381.][Markó 2006, p. 416.] The first known
vice-voivode, Bocha held the office in 1221, during Paul's reign.
[Zsoldos 2011, p. 38.][Kristó 2003, p. 222.]
Before his voivodeship, Paul served as
ispán
The ispánRady 2000, p. 19.''Stephen Werbőczy: The Customary Law of the Renowned Kingdom of Hungary in Three Parts (1517)'', p. 450. or countEngel 2001, p. 40.Curta 2006, p. 355. (, , and ),Kirschbaum 2007, p. 315. deriving from title of župan, ...
(''comes'') of
Csanád County from 1220 to 1221.
[Zsoldos 2011, p. 146.]
References
Sources
* Engel, Pál (2001). ''The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895-1526''. I.B. Tauris Publishers. .
* Kristó, Gyula (2003). ''Early Transylvania (895–1324)''. Lucidus Kiadó. .
* Markó, László (2006). ''A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon'' ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; .
* Zsoldos, Attila (2011). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301'' ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest.
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Voivodes of Transylvania
13th-century Hungarian nobility