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Denis Péc
Denis from the kindred Péc (; died between 1285 and 1288) was a Hungarian baron and soldier in the 13th century. Initially, he was a confidant of ''junior king, rex iunior'' Stephen V of Hungary, Stephen, but later joined the partisans of the elderly Béla IV of Hungary. He actively participated in the military campaigns against Austria and Bohemia. He served as Palatine of Hungary and other high-ranking positions several times during the era of feudal anarchy. Family Denis originated from the Zala branch of the extended Péc (genus), ''gens'' (clan) Péc, which had large-scale possessions in several counties of Transdanubia, in addition to other parts of the Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301), Kingdom of Hungary. Denis was born between around 1223 and 1228, as one of the three sons of George Péc, George, who presumably served as ''ispán'' of Zala County (former), Zala County from 1243 to 1244. His brothers were Serfesd and Peter, who were referred with the surname Nevnai and Ludb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatine Of Hungary
The Palatine of Hungary ( or , , ) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were representatives of the monarchs, later (from 1723) the vice-regent (viceroy). In the early centuries of the kingdom, they were appointed by the king, and later (from 1608) were elected by the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary. A Palatine's jurisdiction included only Hungary proper, in the Kingdom of Croatia until 1918 the ban held similar function as the highest office in the Kingdom (after the king himself), monarch's representative, commander of the royal army and viceroy (after the union of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia with Hungary in 1102). Title The earliest recorded Medieval Latin form of the title was ''comes palatii'' ("count of the palace"); it was preserved in the deed of foundation of the Tihany Abbey, issued in 1055. A new variant ''(comes palatinus)'' came into use in the second half of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Péc
Gregory from the kindred Péc (; died after 1296/1309) was a Hungarian baron and soldier in the 13th century, who served as Judge royal in 1288. He was a forefather of the late medieval powerful Marcali family. Family Gregory was born in the first half of the 1240s. He originated from the Zala branch of the extended ''gens'' (clan) Péc, which had large-scale possessions in several counties of Transdanubia, in addition to other parts of the Kingdom of Hungary. He was the eldest son of Mark I, who appeared in contemporary documents in the period between 1240 and 1245. Gregory had four younger brothers, Mark II, Stephen, Lucas III and Apor.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 1. Zala branch) Stephen was the ancestor of the Berzencei (or Musinai) family and its cadet branches, the Lorántfis and Sándorfis.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 3. Berzencei usinaibranch) Lucas was ''ispán'' of Zala County, while Apor was considered an influential baron at the turn of the 13th and 14th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Of The Stewards
The master of the stewards or master of the table (, , and ) was one of the high officials of the royal household in the Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro .... Masters of the steward were included among the "true barons"''Stephen Werbőczy: The Customary Law of the Renowned Kingdom of Hungary in Three Parts (1517)'' (ch. 1.94), p. 177. of the realm from around 1220. References Sources * * * ''Stephen Werbőczy: The Customary Law of the Renowned Kingdom of Hungary in Three Parts (1517)'' (Edited and translated by János M. Bak, Péter Banyó and Martyn Rady with an introductory study by László Péter) (2005). Charles Schlacks, Jr. Publishers. . Barons of the realm (Kingdom of Hungary) {{Hungary-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vas County (former)
Vas (, , or ) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is now divided between Hungary, Austria and Slovenia. Geography Vas County shared borders with the Austrian lands Lower Austria and Styria (duchy), Styria and the Hungarian counties Sopron County, Sopron, Veszprém County (former), Veszprém and Zala County (former), Zala. It stretched between the river Mur River, Mura in the south, the foothills of the Alps in the west and the river Marcal in the east. The Rába River flowed through the county. Its area was 5474 km² around 1910. History Vas County arose as one of the first ''comitatuses'' of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1920 by the Treaty of Trianon, the western part of the county became part of First Austrian Republic, Austria, and a small part in the southwest became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (from 1929 as Yugoslavia). The remainder stayed in Hungary. The fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen I Gutkeled
Stephen (I) from the kindred Gutkeled (, ; died 1260) was a Hungarian influential lord, an early prominent member of the ''gens'' Gutkeled and ancestor of its Majád branch. He governed the Duchy of Styria on behalf of claimants Duke Béla and Duke Stephen from 1254 until his death. Origin and family relations Stephen was born into the Gutkeled kindred, a widely extended clan of German origin, which came from the Duchy of Swabia to the Kingdom of Hungary during the reign of Peter in the mid-11th century, according to Simon of Kéza's ''Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum''. Stephen's father was a certain ''comes'' Dragun from the clan's Sárvármonostor branch. Powerful barons Nicholas I and Apaj Gutkeled were Dragun's cousins however all of their ancestors can not be identified thus there is inability to connect the Sárvármonostor branch to the other branches of the clan. Stephen was the only known son of Dragun. He is considered as forefather and first member of the Majád bran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivode Of Transylvania
The Voivode of Transylvania (;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. ;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. ; ) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the King of Hungary, monarchs, the voivodesthemselves also the heads or ''ispáns'' of Fehér County (former), Fehér Countywere the superiors of the ''ispáns'' of all the other County (Kingdom of Hungary), counties in the province. They had wide-ranging administrative, military and judicial powers, but their jurisdiction never covered the whole province. The Transylvanian Saxons, Saxon and Székelys, Székely communitiesorganized into their own districts or "Seat (territorial-administrative unit), seats" from the 13th centurywere independent of the voivodes. The kings also exempted some Transylvanian towns and villages from their authority over the centuries. Even so, the Voivodeship of Transylvania "was the largest single administrative entity"Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchy Of Styria
The Duchy of Styria (; ; ) was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia. It was a part of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806 and a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary until its dissolution in 1918. History It was created by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1180 when he raised the March of Styria to a duchy of equal rank with neighbouring Carinthia and Bavaria, after the fall of the Bavarian Duke Henry the Lion earlier that year. Margrave Ottokar IV thereby became the first duke of Styria and also the last of the ancient Otakar dynasty. As Ottokar had no issue, he in 1186 signed the Georgenberg Pact with the mighty House of Babenberg, rulers of Austria since 976, after which both duchies should in perpetuity be ruled in personal union. Upon his death in 1192, Styria as stipulated fell to the Babenberg Leopold V, Duke of Austria. The Austrian Babenbergs became extinct in 1246, when Duke Frederick II was killed in bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of The Bakony
The county of the Bakony () was a royal land in the Kingdom of Hungary in the Bakony forest formed in the 12th century. Originally it had no castles or significant population, neither were there bigger donations. In the 15th century it merged into Veszprém county Veszprém (, ; ) is an administrative county (''vármegye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county. Veszprém county Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the norther .... References Sources * {{coord missing, Hungary Counties in the Kingdom of Hungary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Türje
Denis (II) from the kindred Türje () or nicknamed Denis the Big-nosed (; ; died 1255) was a powerful Hungarian baron, landowner and military leader in the first half of the 13th century, who held several secular positions during the reign of kings Andrew II of Hungary, Andrew II and Béla IV of Hungary, Béla IV. Denis was a childhood friend and staunch supporter of the latter throughout his life. He was the most notable member of the Türje (genus), ''gens'' Türje. Family and monastery Denis (II) was born into the Zalaszentgrót, Szentgrót branch of the ''gens'' Türje from Zala County (former), Zala County as the son of Denis I. In the old charters, the village of Türje, eponymous estate of the kindred, was first mentioned in 1234. In this time, the namesake kindred was the landowner of the village and the neighboring villages too. Formerly, historian János Karácsonyi incorrectly assumed that Denis II was the son of Gecse and made a difference between him and Denis, who ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szolnok County
Szolnok County (, , (modern spelling )) was a county in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 11th century and 1426. It was made up of two disconnected parts, one in what later became Transylvania and the , the other around the Tisza centred on the settlement of Szolnok. The county was eventually split and became: * ('Inner Szolnok') in what became the Principality of Transylvania, which was merged into Szolnok-Doboka County in 1876. * ('Middle Szolnok') in what became the , which was merged into Szilágy County in 1876. * ('Outer Szolnok') in central Hungary, which ''de facto'' merged with Heves County in 1569 due to the Ottoman occupation of Külső-Szolnok. Heves was also occupied in 1596, with both becoming part of Eğri Eyalet until their reconquest by the Habsburgs in 1687. The two counties merged ''de jure'' in 1765 to become . A second iteration of Szolnok County, centred on the city of Szolnok and corresponding to the former Külső-Szolnok, was created in 1850Gese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas VII Hahót
Nicholas (VII) from the kindred Hahót (; died 1359) was a Hungarian baron and soldier, who served as Ban of Slavonia from 1343 to 1346 and from 1353 to 1356; and Ban of Croatia from 1345 to 1346 and from 1353 to 1356. In this capacity, he played a key role in the restoration of the Hungarian suzerainty over Croatia. Also known as Nicholas of Alsólendva (), he was the progenitor of the powerful Bánfi de Alsólendva noble family. Ancestry Nicholas was born into the Hahold branch of the ''gens'' Hahót in the 1290s, as the only son of Stephen I, who was mentioned as ''ispán'' of Varaždin County in 1297, and an unidentified daughter of Palatine Denis Péc. Stephen Hahót was a loyal supporter of Andrew III of Hungary, participating in several military campaigns against Austria and the rival Kőszegi family in Transdanubia and Slavonia. According to the ''Illuminated Chronicle'' which was written in the 1350s, when Nicholas' political career reached its peak, the ancestor of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Hahót
Stephen (I) from the kindred Hahót (; fl. 1272–97) was a Hungarian noble, who served as ''ispán'' of Varaždin County 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 Denis Péc.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Hahót 1.) After the death of his father, King Ladislaus IV of Hungary confirmed Stephen as the owner of the ruined castles Lenti and Alsólendva (today Lendava, Slovenia) and the surrounding villages in 1278. The castles were besieged and demolished by the troops of Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1272. Similarly to other members of his kindred, Stephen was a loyal supporter of Andrew III 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 Pettau (today P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
