Raphael or Raphain ( hu, Rafael or Rafain; died after 1217) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman, who served as

voivode of Transylvania The Voivode of Transylvania (german: Vojwode von Siebenbürgen;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. hu, erdélyi vajda;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. la, voivoda Transsylvaniae; ro, voievodul Transilvaniei) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania wit ...

in 1217, during the reign of

Andrew II of Hungary Andrew II ( hu, II. András, hr, Andrija II., sk, Ondrej II., uk, Андрій II; 117721 September 1235), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1205 and 1235. He ruled the Principality of Halych from 1188 ...

.Zsoldos 2011, p. 37.Engel 2001, p. 381.Markó 2006, p. 417. He might have been also in office in 1218.Treptow, Popa 1996, p. ''lvi''. According to László Markó, he was originated from the ''gens'' Szalók. Before his voivodeship, Raphael 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. ( hu, ispán, la, comes or comes parochialis, and sk, župan)Kirs ...

(''comes'') of Küküllő County in 1214.Zsoldos 2011, p. 167.

References

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