Demetrius from the kindred Tétény (; died after 1234) was a Hungarian noble in the first half of the 13th century, who served as ''

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in 1234, during the reign of

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Life

Demetrius was born into the ''gens'' (clan) Tétény as the son of Marcellus I (or Ambrose). His four brothers were

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, Peter I – both of them were influential barons in the court of Andrew II –, Fabian and

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.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Tétény, Pekri branch) Demetrius acted as co-judge beside the king in 1232, on the occasion of a lawsuit. He was mentioned among the barons of the kingdom as "''friar Marceli''". Demetrius served as ''ispán'' of Varaždin County in 1234, but it is possible he already held the office in 1232.

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Demetrius Demetrius is the Latinization of names, Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male name, male Greek given names, given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, ...