Rado ( hu, Radó; died 1057) was a noble in the
Kingdom of Hungary
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, who served as
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. ( la, comes palatii) around 1057, during the reign of
Andrew I of Hungary
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.
As palatine, Rado donated some land estates to the Abbey of
Szávaszentdemeter ( la, Sirmium; today Sremska Mitrovica,
Serbia
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) in 1057. He died in that same year. Later his widow, Lucia commemorated her orphaned relatives in a charter.
His name is Slavic.
It is possible that Rado was a descendant of
Gabriel Radomir, a son of Bulgar Emperor
Samuel
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...
(r. 997–1014).
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1057 deaths
Palatines of Hungary
Year of birth unknown
History of Syrmia
11th century in Serbia
11th-century Hungarian people
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