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Peter Dóczy
Peter Dóczy de Nagylucse (; ) was a 15th-century Hungarian nobleman. In 1462 he was a captain of the Belgrade fortress. Around 1479 he was a commander of the Hungary, Hungarian fleet on Danube in Varadin. In 1480 he was a Ban (title), ban of Jajce Fortress, Jajce () in Bosnia (region), Bosnia. Name The alternative names of Peter Dóczy include ''Petrus de Docz'', ''Petrus Doczy'', ''Petar Dojčin'', ''Petar Dovac'', ''Peter Doći'' and ''Petar Varadinac''. Career In 1462 Dóczy was a captain of the Belgrade fortress. In period between 1476 and 1479 he was a commander of the Hungarian fleet of hundred ships on Danube and Sava. A part of his fleet participated in Hungarian capture of Šabac () in 1476. In 1480 he was a ban of Jajce. At the end of 1480, together with Vuk Grgurević Branković and Hungarian ban of Slavonia Ladislaus Egervári, Dóczy attacked and plundered the Sanjak of Bosnia whose sanjakbey was Koca Davud Pasha. They managed to reach Vrhbosna and plundered it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivode
Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the medieval rulers of the Romanian-inhabited states and of governors and military commanders of Poles, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Balkan, Russian people and other Slavic-speaking populations. In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ''voivode'' was interchangeably used with '' palatine''. In the Tsardom of Russia, a voivode was a military governor. Among the Danube principalities, ''voivode'' was considered a princely title. Etymology The term ''voivode'' comes from two roots. , means "war, fight," while , means "leading", thus in Old Slavic together meaning "war leader" or "warlord". The Latin translation is for the principal commander of a military force, serving as a deputy for the monarch. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
