Arnold (III) from the kindred Hahót (; died 1292) was a Hungarian noble.
He was born into the
''gens'' Hahót as one of the two sons of
Arnold II, who served as
Palatine of Hungary for a short time in 1242. His elder brother was
Nicholas III, who rebelled against the rule of King
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in 1270.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Hahót 1.)]
Life
Arnold III was first mentioned by contemporary sources in 1266. During his brother's revolt in 1270, Arnold was still minor, as a result he avoided the impeachment, when the rebellion was crushed by Stephen V in the same year. Arnold inherited the castle of
Sztrigó (or ''Stridó''; today Štrigova,
Croatia
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) in
Zala County
Zala (, ; ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci County, Koprivnica–Križevci and MeÄ ...
from his father, thus later charters also referred to him as Arnold of Stridó.
Lodomer,
Archbishop of Esztergom
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and the
KÅ‘szegis offered the crown to
Andrew the Venetian against
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
Ladislaus IV (, , ; 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislaus the Cuman, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of a chieftain from the pagan Cumans who had settled in Hung ...
. Andrew arrived to Hungary in early 1290. When he crossed the brother, Arnold, an enemy of the Kőszegis, invited him to his fort of Sztrigó and captured him. Initially, Arnold tried to demand a ransom from the
Republic of Venice
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for his valuable prisoner, but the
Commune refused to pay. Thereafter, Arnold sent Andrew to
Vienna
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, where
Albert I,
Duke of Austria
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, held him in captivity for the upcoming months. Arnold's fraud is covered by
Ottokar aus der Gaal's ''Steirische Reimchronik'' ("Styrian Rhyming Chronicle"). The chronicler says that Arnold "was thought to lack loyalty in his heart" and imprisoned the deceived Andrew at the last course of the served dinner, despite the fact that he had previously sworn loyalty to him against Ladislaus IV. Arnold was greatly rewarded, when handed the prisoner over to Albert, who, according to Ottokar, took Andrew so that he would not be hurt.
Ladislaus IV was assassinated on 10 July 1290. With Archbishop Lodomer's assistance, Andrew left his prison in disguise and hastened to Hungary, where he was crowned as Andrew III on 23 July. Despite his former act, Arnold was able to preserve his power and possessions in the western border region. Furthermore, Arnold intended to marry a daughter of Ladislaus Tengerdi, one of the most loyal supporters of Andrew III.
Death
After his brother, Nicholas died childless in 1291, Arnold inherited his estates. However, by then, Nicholas lost the ownership of
Pölöske to
Nicholas KÅ‘szegi under unknown circumstances. According to Veronika Rudolf, the fort was captured by the KÅ‘szegis' during their rebellion against Andrew III in the spring of 1292. Arnold tried unsuccessfully to regain the castle in the following royal campaign took place in early summer, but was killed in the skirmish.
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1292 deaths
13th-century Hungarian nobility
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