Elizabeth Lackfi (died 27 December 1428) was a
Hungarian noble lady of the
Lackfi family
The Lackfi, Laczkfi or Laczkfy ( hr, Lacković / ''Laczkovich'') was a noble family from Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia, which governed parts of Transylvania (as Count of the Székelys) and held the title of Voivode of Transylvania in the 14th cent ...
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Elizabeth was daughter of
Emeric I Lackfi, general
starost
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of
Ruthenia
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and
Ban of
Dalmatia
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Transylvania
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Voivodship
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) and of
Hungary
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She was married to
Spytek of Melsztyn Spycimir, also Spyćmier, Spyćmir, Spyćmierz, Spićymierz, etc., is an old Polish masculine given name. Etymology: ''spyci-'': "in vain", ''-mir'': "peace". Diminutives: Spytko, Spytek. Its name day is 26 April.Bogdan Kupis, ''Nasze imiona'', 1991 ...
and
Jan Piast, Duke of
Ziębice
Ziębice (german: Münsterberg) is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The town lies on the Oława River, approximately east of Ząbkowice Śląskie and south of the regional capital ...
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Children:
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Jadwiga z Melsztyna
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Dorota z Melsztyna
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Katarzyna z Melsztyna
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Spytek z Melsztyna
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Jan z Melsztyna i Rabsztyna
In
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
she became known as Elżbieta Węgierka or Elżbieta Bebek.
1428 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Medieval Croatian nobility
Medieval Hungarian nobility
15th-century Croatian people
15th-century Hungarian people
Elizabeth
Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to:
People
* Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name)
* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
Ships
* HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships
* ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...
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