Pouka ( hu, Póka; died between 1293 and 1299) was a Hungarian prelate in the 13th century, who served as Bishop of Syrmia from around 1277 until 1293.

Career

Pouka (or Pobka) was referred to as Provost of Kő, the primary cathedral chapter of the Diocese of Syrmia ( hu, Szerém, sr, Srem) in 1265. He was elected as Bishop of Syrmia sometime after 1269. In this capacity, he participated in the national diet of prelates, barons and noblemen in May 1277, when the young monarch

Ladislaus IV of Hungary Ladislaus IV ( hu, IV. (Kun) László, hr, Ladislav IV. Kumanac, sk, Ladislav IV. Kumánsky; 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislaus the Cuman, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, wa ...

was declared to be of age. Before that, Ladislaus held a meeting with several prelates, including Pouka, according to his royal charter issued in 1289. Pouka also attended that assembly at Tétény in 1279, where the barons and prelates prescribed that the

Cumans The Cumans (or Kumans), also known as Polovtsians or Polovtsy (plural only, from the Russian exonym ), were a Turkic nomadic people comprising the western branch of the Cuman–Kipchak confederation. After the Mongol invasion (1237), many so ...

should leave their tents and live "in houses attached to the ground". Thereafter, he was also present at the synod in Buda on 14 September 1279, convened by papal legate Philip,

Bishop of Fermo The Archdiocese of Fermo ( la, Archidioecesis Firmana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in northern Italy, with its seat in the city of Fermo, Marche. It was established as the Diocese of Fermo in the 3rd century, and elevated to an ...

. Pouka served as vice-chancellor in the court of Queen Dowager

Elizabeth the Cuman Elizabeth the Cuman (1244–1290) was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was regent of Hungary during the minority of her son from 1272 to 1277. The Cumans were the western tribes of the Cuman-Kipchak confederation. Her people follo ...

in 1282. Pouka was considered a supporter of

Andrew III of Hungary Andrew III the Venetian ( hu, III. Velencei András, hr, Andrija III. Mlečanin, sk, Ondrej III.; 1265 – 14 January 1301) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1290 and 1301. His father, Stephen the Posthumous, was the posthumous son of ...

. He was last mentioned as bishop in July 1293. He was succeeded by Nicholas, who first appeared in this capacity six years later, in July 1299.

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