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Mikó Szécs
Mikó (II) from the kindred Szécs (; died 1305 or 1306) was a Hungarian nobleman and courtier, who served as Master of the horse for a short time in 1291. He was a confidant of Lodomer, Archbishop of Esztergom. Land property and courtly career Mikó II was born into the ''gens'' Szécs as the son of Mikó I. Through maternal side, he was related to Sixtus, a canon of Esztergom and illustrious diplomat in the royal court of King Béla IV. Paul of Komárom referred to the late Mikó as his "''frater''" on 6 October 1306, which suggests they were brothers. However in medieval Latin terminology, the phrase "''frater''" also meant simply a (distant) "relative". Historian Krisztina Tóth argued Paul connected to the Szécs clan only from maternal side, as Mikó did not mention him in his last will and testament in 1305. He appeared first in contemporary sources in 1258, when Sixtus sold some part of his inherited land in Hetény (today Chotín in Slovakia) to his relative and neighb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew II Csák
Matthew (II) from the kindred Csák (; ; ; ''c''. 1235 – 1283 or 1284) was a powerful Hungarian baron, landowner and military leader, who held several secular positions during the reign of kings Béla IV, Stephen V and Ladislaus IV. He was the first notable member of the Trencsén branch of the ''gens'' ("clan") Csák. His nephew and heir was the oligarch Matthew III Csák, who, based on his uncles' acquisitions, became the ''de facto'' ruler of his domain independently of the king and usurped royal prerogatives on his territories. Family He was born around 1235 as one of the four sons of Matthew I, founder and first member of the Trencsén branch, who served as master of the treasury (1242–1245), and Margaret from an unidentified noble family.Markó 2006, p. 219. Matthew II's brothers were Mark I, ispán (''comes'') of Hont County in 1247, but there is no further information about him; Stephen I, master of the stewards from 1275 to 1276 and from 1276 to 1279; and Peter I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |