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Szolnok (genus)
Szolnok (''Zounuk'') was the name of a ''gens'' (Latin for "clan"; ''nemzetség'' in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary. The founder of the clan was the 11th-century royal official Szolnok (ispán), Szolnok, about whom Szolnok County, becoming its first ''ispán'', was named. Beside that region, his descendants acquired lands Nógrád County (former), Nógrád, Fejér County (former), Fejér and Baranya County (former), Baranya counties too. History Origin Szolnok was a member of the Hungarian elite during the reigns of Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I and Peter, King of Hungary, Peter. László Bártfai Szabó assumed his Pechenegs, Pecheneg origin. He was entrusted to build Szolnok Castle, a castle (hillfort) at the confluence of the Tisza and Zagyva rivers, where he already possessed lands, which area was the crossroads of several trade routes (including salt from Transylvania). The castle, and consequently the emerging county and the town of Szolnok preserved his name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, coronation of the first king Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I at Esztergom around the year 1000;Kristó Gyula – Barta János – Gergely Jenő: Magyarország története előidőktől 2000-ig (History of Hungary from the prehistory to 2000), Pannonica Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, , pp. 37, 113, 678 ("Magyarország a 12. század második felére jelentős európai tényezővé, középhatalommá vált."/"By the 12th century Hungary became an important European factor, became a middle power.", "A Nyugat részévé vált Magyarország.../Hungary became part of the West"), pp. 616–644 his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom became a European power. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |