Peter (I) from the kindred Tétény ( hu, Tétény nembeli (I.) Péter; died after 1233) was a Hungarian noble in the first half of the 13th century, who administered
counties during the reign of
Andrew II of Hungary.
Family
Peter (I) was born into the
''gens'' (clan) Tétény as the son of Marcellus I (or Ambrose). His brothers were
Marcellus II
Pope Marcellus II ( it, Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was a Papalini Catholic prelate who served as head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 April 1555 until h ...
, an influential baron in the court of Andrew II, Fabian,
Demetrius and
Abraham. Of the five brothers, only Peter had descendants. Through his only known son Benedict, he was forefather of the noble
Pekri family (also known as Pekry), which rose to prominence in the 16th century, during the
Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Tétény, Pekri branch)]
Career
Along with his brothers, Peter was a confidant of King Andrew II. In contemporary documents, he was usually styled as "''frater Marcelli''" or "''germanus Marcelli''", which reflects his brother Marcellus' influence in the royal court during that time. Peter is first referred to as ''
ispán'' of
Temes County in 1221. Whether Peter is identical with those namesake office-holders, who held ispánates in various parts of the kingdom in the 1220s, is unknown. Prior to 1228, Peter was involved in a lawsuit with the Vajk kindred over a possession called Keresztúr, which laid between Peker (or Pukur) and Toplica (present-day a borough of
Daruvar in
Croatia). During the trial, certain Arnold, son of Peterd and Leucus, son of Deschen were mentioned as Peter's relatives (possibly by his marriage). The court ruled against Peter in 1228.
Peter served as count (head) of the court of Queen
Yolanda of Courtenay
Yolanda of Courtenay (c. 1200 – June 1233), was a Queen of Hungary as the second wife of King Andrew II of Hungary.
Yolanda was the daughter of Count Peter II of Courtenay and his second wife, Yolanda of Flanders, the sister of Baldwin I ...
from 1229 to 1230. Beside that, he also administered
Abaúj County (or Újvár) in 1230. According to a non-authentic charter, he held the latter position in 1232 too. He functioned as ''ispán'' of
Nyitra County in 1233. In this capacity, he was among those barons of the realm, who swore to the
Oath of Bereg The oath of Bereg ( hu, beregi eskü), also labelled as agreement at Bereg ( hu, beregi egyezmény), was a treaty signed between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Holy See in the forests of Bereg on 20 August 1233. In the document, King Andrew II of H ...
– the agreement of Andrew II and the
Holy See – in September 1233. Still in 1233, Peter was replaced as ''ispán'' by
Sebes Hont-Pázmány. It is possible that neither Marcellus nor Peter outlived Andrew's death, which occurred in 1235.
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