Daniel Kustáni (; died after 1444) was a Hungarian nobleman in the first half of the 15th century.

Life

Daniel was a member of the

Kustáni family Kustáni or Kustányi was a minor noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary, which first appeared in the late 13th century and had estates and villages mostly in Zala County. History The first member of the family was Ladislaus I (fl. 1274), who ori ...

, which belonged to the lower nobility 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 Me� ...

and originated from the extended ''gens'' (clan) Péc. His father was Ladislaus III (fl. 1372). He had three sons, Paul, Ladislaus IV and Lucas II. Ladislaus was a ''

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'' of Ladislaus Pető, who served as castellan of Tátika in 1443, while Lucas was referred as vice-''ispán'' of Zala County around 1455. Daniel Kustáni was first mentioned by contemporary records in 1399. Kustáni was involved in that lawsuit over the ownership of the clan's ancient land Péc (today Felpéc and Kajárpéc), lasted from 1425 to 1433, in which all descendant noble families of the Péc clan became interested. Kustáni joined the lawsuit in July 1426. Kustáni participated in the Diet of 1442, as one of the six representatives of the Hungarian lower nobility. During the meeting,

Władysław III of Poland Władysław III of Poland (31 October 1424 – 10 November 1444), also known as Ladislaus of Varna, was King of Poland and Union of Horodło, Supreme Duke of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1434 as well as King of Hungary and List of duk ...

and the Estates issued a

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to his rival

Elizabeth of Luxembourg Elizabeth of Luxembourg (; 7 October 1409 – 19 December 1442) was queen consort of Hungary, queen consort of Germany and Bohemia. The only child of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Elizabeth was expected to asce ...

on 16 August 1442 in

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. Kustáni's unidentified seal was cut off from the document. Kustáni was also a member of that Diet, which took place on 18 April 1444, and confirmed the laws of Władysław III.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kustani, Daniel 14th-century Hungarian people 15th-century Hungarian nobility

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