Vincent from the kindred Báncsa ( hu, Báncsa nembeli Vince; died after 1266) was a Hungarian nobleman, who served as ''

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'' of Esztergom County around 1244.

Life

Vincent (also Bencenc; la, Bencentius) was born into the ''gens'' (clan) Báncsa, an original settler family from

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(today

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). His father was Orbász I, ''ispán'' of

Komárom County Komárom (Hungarian: ; german: Komorn; la, Brigetio, later ; sk, Komárno) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárno, Slovakia, is on the northern bank. Komárom was formerly a separate vill ...

in 1216.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Báncsa) Vincent had at least two siblings: Stephen I, an influential prelate in the mid-13th century, who became the first Hungarian cardinal in history, and the kindred reached its peak under his guidance; Peter, ancestor of the Horváti family; and a possible another brother ( Denis?) or sister, parent of Cardinal Báncsa's other mentioned cousins. The name of Vincent first appeared in contemporary sources in October 1243, when the cathedral chapter of

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issued a document about a land contract of Orywa in

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. It confirmed by a royal charter on 21 March 1244. In the latter document, Vincent was already mentioned as ''ispán'' of Esztergom County (he held the dignity at the same time, when his elder brother Stephen served as

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). In 1253, Vincent and his brother Peter together participated in the determination of borders of the land Apáti, which belonged to the Garamszentbenedek Abbey. Vincent and Peter built the Saskő Castle (today Šášovský hrad in Slovakia) along the river Garam (Hron) for the reason to become a taxing place and to protect the local highway from the outlaws. Vincent was last mentioned by contemporary sources in 1266. Vincent married an unidentified daughter of nobleman Keled Kórógyi. They had two sons. Stephen II studied in the court of his uncle, Cardinal Báncsa, and later became

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. Their second son was Cletus (or Kilit, former historiographical works incorrectly called him Keled), who was mentioned by a sole source in 1278. Cletus married an unidentified daughter of

Michael Rosd Michael (I) from the kindred Rosd (also known as Michael the Small; hu, Rosd nembeli (I.) "Kis" Mihály; died after 1277) was a Hungarian nobleman and soldier in the second half of the 13th century. He served as ''ispán'' of Nyitra County sever ...

. They had no descendants.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bancsa, Vincent 13th-century Hungarian people

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