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Hector Gárdony
Hector from the kindred Gárdony (; died after 1333) was a Hungarian noble and landowner in Slavonia in the first half of the 14th century, who served as ''ispán'' of Kőrös (Križevci) County from 1321 to 1322. Career Hector was born into the Slavonian-origin Gárdony (genus), ''gens'' Gárdony as the son of Vukoslav (or Ulkoszló). He had a brother Punik Gárdony, Punik, ''ispán'' of Zagreb County (former), Zagreb County from 1326 to 1327, and also ancestor of the Grebeni noble family.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Gárdony) Hector was a faithful ''familiar'' to the House of Babonić, Babonić kindred. When Augustin Kažotić, the Bishop of Zagreb traveled to Avignon in late 1318 to seek Pope John XXII's assistance in regard to ongoing conflicts with King Charles I of Hungary, Charles I, found himself exiled from the kingdom. This resulted raids against the villages of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zagreb, Diocese of Zagreb by the Kőszegi family, Kőszegi troops. Despite the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavonia
Slavonia (; ) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria County, Istria, one of the four Regions of Croatia, historical regions of Croatia. Located in the Pannonian Plain and taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Counties of Croatia, Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina County, Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baranja County, Osijek-Baranja, Požega-Slavonia County, Požega-Slavonia, Virovitica-Podravina County, Virovitica-Podravina, and Vukovar-Syrmia County, Vukovar-Syrmia, although the territory of the counties includes Baranya (region), Baranya, and the definition of the western extent of Slavonia as a region varies. The counties cover or 22.2% of Croatia, inhabited by 806,192—18.8% of Croatia's population. The largest city in the region is Osijek, followed by Slavonski Brod and Vinkovci. Slavonia is located in the Pannonian Basin, largely bordered by the Danube, Drava, and Sava rivers. In the west, the region consists of the Sava and Drava valleys and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
