Stephen (I) from the kindred Hahót ( hu, Hahót nembeli (I.) István; fl. 1272–97) was a Hungarian noble, who 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 ...

'' of

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in 1297.

Career

Stephen was born into the Hahold branch of the ''gens'' Hahót as the son of Hahold IV (fl. 1251–75). He had a brother, Matthew. Stephen married an unidentified daughter of

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.

Denis Péc Denis from the kindred Péc ( hu, Péc nembeli Dénes; died between 1285 and 1288) was a Hungarian baron and soldier in the 13th century. Initially, he was a confidant of '' rex iunior'' Stephen, but later joined the partisans of the elderly Béla ...

.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Hahót 1.) After the death of his father, King

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, was ...

confirmed Stephen as the owner of the ruined castles

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and Alsólendva (today Lendava, Slovenia) and the surrounding villages in 1278. The castles were besieged and demolished by the troops of

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in 1272. Similarly to other members of his kindred, Stephen was a loyal supporter of

Andrew III 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 ...

since his coronation took place on 23 July 1290. When Andrew invaded Austria, forcing Duke Albert to withdraw his garrisons from the Hungarian towns and fortresses at the western border, Stephen participated in the siege of

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(today Ptuj in

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), where his horse was stabbed. Stephen was able to survive and escape from the battlefield due to Peter Gosztolyai, one of his bannermen's self-sacrificing, who handed over his horse to his lord. On 14 July 1291, Andrew donated land domains to the soldier's widow and orphans as compensation at the request of Stephen Hahót. In contrast, Veronika Rudolf considered that the fort ("''Potul''") located near

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. Alongside several barons and prelates, Stephen was present, when Andrew III and Albert concluded their peace in August 1291. Stephen was mentioned as chancellor ( la, conclarius) of the royal stewards in 1291. He fought against the

Kőszegi family The Kőszegi ( hr, Gisingovci) was a noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Croatia in the 13–14th centuries. The ancestor of the family, Henry the Great descended from the ''gens'' ("clan") Héder. Henry's paternal great-gra ...

in the following years. He was mentioned as ''ispán'' of Varaždin County in 1297. In this capacity, he represented the royal power in that territory against overwhelming Kőszegi forces in the last years of Andrew III. After that Stephen disappeared from the sources. One of the oligarchs in

Transdanubia Transdanubia ( hu, Dunántúl; german: Transdanubien, hr, Prekodunavlje or ', sk, Zadunajsko :sk:Zadunajsko) is a traditional region of Hungary. It is also referred to as Hungarian Pannonia, or Pannonian Hungary. Administrative divisions Trad ...

John Kőszegi John Kőszegi ( hu, Kőszegi János; died after 1327) was a Hungarian influential lord in the early 14th century, who served as Master of the horse (Kingdom of Hungary), Master of the horse from 1311 until 1314. He inherited large-scale domains ...

besieged and occupied his domain centre, ''castrum'' Alsólendva around 1314. Whether Stephen was still alive during this act, it is unknown. Stephen's son Nicholas VII regained the castle from

Charles I of Hungary Charles I, also known as Charles Robert ( hu, Károly Róbert; hr, Karlo Robert; sk, Karol Róbert; 128816 July 1342) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to his death. He was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the only son of ...

. Later he was made

Ban of Croatia Ban of Croatia ( hr, Hrvatski ban) was the title of local rulers or office holders and after 1102, viceroys of Croatia. From the earliest periods of the Croatian state, some provinces were ruled by bans as a ruler's representative (viceroy) an ...

and

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja ...

, and became the ancestor of the powerful Bánfi de Alsólendva family.

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Stephen Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; ...

Medieval Hungarian soldiers