Rátót (''Ráthold'' or ''Rátold'') was the name of a ''gens'' (Latin for "clan"; ''nemzetség'' in Hungarian) in the

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. According to

Simon of Kéza Simon of Kéza ( hu, Kézai Simon) was the most famous Hungarian chronicler of the 13th century. He was a priest in the royal court of king Ladislaus IV of Hungary. In 1270–1271, bearing the title "master" (''magister''), Simon was part of a d ...

and other chroniclers, the ancestors of the clan were Italians from

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, by name Rathold and Oliver, who settled down in Hungary around 1097 during the reign of

Coloman, King of Hungary Coloman the Learned, also the Book-Lover or the Bookish ( hu, Könyves Kálmán; hr, Koloman; sk, Koloman Učený; 10703February 1116) was King of Hungary from 1095 and King of Croatia from 1097 until his death. Because Coloman and his younge ...

. Vajai, Szabolcs (1968)
A magyar Roland-ének nyomában
''Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények''. 334–335. They came to Hungary alongside

Felicia of Sicily Felicia of SicilyShe’s called ''Felícia'' in Hungarian. (c. 1078—c. 1102) is a name used for one Queen consort of Hungary and Croatia. She was daughter of Count Roger I of Sicily and his second wife, Eremburga of Mortain. She is also called ...

. The Lorántffy, Kakas de Kaza, Feledi, Putnoki, Jolsvai, Kakas, Gyulaffy, Elefánti, Paksi, Pásztói, Kaplai, Ráday and Tari families were originate from the Genus Rátót. The ancestors of the Rátold family came to Hungary from the town of Caserta in the province of Puglia, according to Simon Kézai and other chronicles following him. According to another opinion, Olivier and Reithold arrived in Hungary from Naples at the end of the 11th century, around 1079, during the time of Kálmán Könyves King of Hungary. Perhaps they came to Hungary alongside Felicia of Sicily. The divergence of opinions about the origin of the Rátót genus is caused by the fact that Simon Kézai exchanged the place of origin of the Rátót genus (Swabia) with the Hontpázmány's (Apulia), and it is seldom possible to reach a stable conclusion from an erroneous starting point. In József Csoma's „Magyar nemzetségi címerek” (Coat of Arms of Hungarian Genera) (Hungarian scientific Academy, Budapest, 1904), gets stuck in the fact that the chronicles derive the Ratholds from Apulia. The coat of arms of the Rátót genus was the linden leaf, which can also be found in the coats of arms of the families derived from it.

Notable members

* Leustach I,

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(1176–''c.'' 1196) * Rathold,

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. ( hu, ispán, la, comes or comes parochialis, and sk, župan)Kirs ...

Somogy County Somogy ( hu, Somogy megye, ; hr, Šomođska županija; sl, Šomodska županija, german: Komitat Schomodei) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies ...

(1203) *

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judge royal The judge royal, also justiciar,Rady 2000, p. 49. chief justiceSegeš 2002, p. 202. or Lord Chief JusticeFallenbüchl 1988, p. 145. (german: Oberster Landesrichter,Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 72. hu, országbíró,Zsoldos 2011, p. 26. sk, krajinsk� ...

(1219–1221; 1235–1239), voivode of Transylvania (1229–1231) * Baldwin,

master of the cupbearers The master of the cupbearers or master of the cup-bearers (german: Königliche Oberst-Grossmundschenke, hu, főpohárnok, sk, pohárnik and la, pincernarum regalium magistri or magister pincernarum) was one of the high officials of the royal ho ...

(1233–1234; 1235–1238; 1247–1254) *

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, ispán of

Veszprém County Veszprém ( hu, Veszprém megye, ; german: Komitat Wesprim (Weißbrunn)) is an administrative county (''megye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county. Veszprém county Veszprém county lies in western ...

(1237–1238) *

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master of the treasury The master of the treasury or treasurerSegeš 2002, p. 316.Rady 2000, p. 113. (german: Königlicher Ober-SchatzmeisterFallenbüchl 1988, p. 80. or , hu, tárnokmester,Zsoldos 2011, p. 61. la, magister tavarnicorum, or , sk, taverník hr, tave ...

(1238–1240), killed in the Battle of Muhi *

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, ispán of Veszprém County (1246–1247) *

Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * ...

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(1239–1241), killed in the Battle of Muhi *

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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.

(1248–1260; 1272–1273; 1273; 1274–1275), judge royal (1246–1248; 1277),

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(1261–1267; 1277) * "Porc" Stephen, master of the treasury (1273), founder of the "Palatine branch" * Oliver I, ispán of Pilis County (1272) * Baldwin, ispán of

Zala County Zala ( hu, Zala megye, ; ; ) is an administrative county (comitatus or ''megye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia ( Koprivnica–Križevci and Međimurje Counties) and Slovenia (Lendava ...

(1275–1276; 1276) *

, master of the cupbearers (1275), judge royal (1278) *

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, ispán of Gömör (1290–1304) and

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Counties (1299–1308) *

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, master of the cupbearers (1293–1296) *

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, ban of Slavonia (1300) *

, palatine (1298–1299; 1303–1307) * Kakas, ispán of

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and Tolna Counties (1300), killed in the

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, palatine (1314–1320) * Roland III, ispán of Vas and

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Counties (1333–1336) * Leustach IV, ispán of Vas and

Counties (1336–1340)

Family tree

*''N'' ** Leustach I (fl. 1200) *** Rathold I (fl. 1203) **** Dominic I (fl. 1238–41†) ***** Roland I (fl. 1241–77) ******Matthias Paksi (fl. 1278–96) ∞ N Visontai ******Rathold II (fl. 1278–96) ***** Stephen I ("Porc"; fl. 1265–77) ∞ Aglent Smaragd (fl. 1327) ****** Dominic II (fl. 1270–1320†) *******Dominic Pásztói (fl. 1323–60) *******Stephen IV (fl. 1323) ******Lawrence (1282†) ****** Ladislaus I (fl. 1283–1328†) *******Oliver II (fl. 1325–40) ********Stephen V (fl. 1347–56; d. before 1360) ********Margaret (fl. 1374) ∞ Michael Rimai *******Stephen Tari (fl. 1325–47) *******Anka (fl. 1325–28) ∞ Thepsen of Posega ****** Kakas (fl. 1290–1312†) ∞ N Visontai *******John Kakas de Kaza (fl. 1325–66) ******Leustach III ("Great"; fl. 1338–40; d. before 1348) ***** Oliver I (fl. 1255–72) ******Reynold III (fl. 1275–83) ****** Nicholas I ("Vecse"; fl. 1275–1308) *******Putnoki family ******John (fl. 1282) ******a daughter ∞

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*****Leustach II ****** Roland II (fl. 1275–1307†) *******Desiderius II (fl. 1316–27) ********Peter Jolsvai (fl. 1340–53) ∞ N Csetneki ******* Roland III (fl. 1321–36†) ******* Leustach IV (fl. 1321–40†) *******Stephen III (fl. 1321) ****** Desiderius I ("Blind"; fl. 1275–1308) ∞ N Ákos *******Benedict Kaplai (fl. 1322–26) ∞ Margaret Telegdi ********Kaplai (or Serkei), then two branches: Lorántfi (Lorántffy) and Dezsőfi families *******Ladislaus Feledi (fl. 1322–78) *******Nicholas II (fl. 1326–58) ********Ladislaus II (fl. 1361–71) ********Elizabeth ∞ ''N'' *****a daughter (d. before 1267) ∞ Maurice Pok **** Baldwin I (fl. 1229–55) *****Stephen II (d. before 1274) *****

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(fl. 1274–79) ∞ Cunigunde Csák ******Demetrius (fl. 1291–1300) ******Julius III (fl. 1291–1315; d. before 1317) ∞ Clara, daughter of magistrate Werner (fl. 1323) *******Chuta (fl. 1323) ∞

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(fl. 1319–37) ***** Baldwin II (fl. 1275–83) ******Lawrence Rátóti --> Rátóti, then Gyulafi (Gyulaffy) family ****''(?)

'' (fl. 1224–41†) ****''(?) Reynold I'' (fl. 1237–38) ****''(?)

'' (fl. 1246–47) ***

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(fl. 1214–39†) **''N'' ***Miske I (fl. 1222–27) ∞ Margaret (fl. 1258) ****Abraham (fl. 1258–76) ****Reynold II (fl. 1258–74) *****Miske II (fl. 1299–1323) ******Kővágóörsi, then

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family (maternal branch) ****Paul II (fl. 1276) ****Gyöngy (fl. 1276) ∞ Barleus Baracs ***Michael (fl. 1227) ***Absa (fl. 1227) ****Paul I (d. before 1272) ∞ Kela (fl. 1272) *****a daughter ∞ Matthias Örsi (fl. 1272–99)

References

Sources

* János Karácsonyi: ''A magyar nemzetségek a XIV. század közepéig.'' Budapest: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia. 1900–1901. * Gyula Kristó (editor): Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon – 9–14. század ''(Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History – 9–14th centuries)''; Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994, Budapest; . {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratot (genus) Hungarian people of Italian descent