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George Péc
George from the kindred Péc (; died after 1256) was a Hungarian noble in the first half of the 13th century, who served as ''ispán'' of Zala County (former), Zala County from 1243 to 1244. Biography George 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. His father was Lucas I Péc, Lucas, a staunch supporter of King Andrew II of Hungary,Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 1. Zala branch) who presumably served as Master of the cupbearers in the royal court from 1229 to 1230 and also held various ispánates. George had two brothers: Mark I and Lucas II (also known as Lucas the Great). George had three sons from his unidentified marriage; Denis Péc, Denis was an influential baron and skilled military leader during the second half of the 13th century, while Serfesd and Peter, who were referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zala County (former)
Zala was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, bordered by the river Drave to the south. The territory of the former county is now divided between Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. The capital of the county was Zalaegerszeg. Geography Zala county shared borders with the Austrian land Styria and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém, Somogy, Belovár-Körös and Varasd (the latter two in Croatia-Slavonia). The river Drava (Hungarian: Dráva) river formed its southern border, Lake Balaton its eastern border. The rivers Mura and Zala flowed through the county. Its area was 5974 km2 around 1910. History Zala county arose as one of the first (counties) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1850, shortly after the 1848 revolutions, the mostly Croatian-speaking area between the Mur and Drava rivers – the Međimurje region (; , ) – was transferred to the Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia;Gesetz vom 12. Juni 1850, RGBl. 245/1850: it was returned to Zala in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
