Gilét (I) from the kindred Smaragd (; died after 1266) was a Hungarian nobleman in the 13th century. The influential
Zsámboki family ascended from him.
Background
Gilét (or Gyleth) was born into the
''gens'' (clan) Smaragd, an illustrious noble family of
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origin. His father was
Smaragd (II), who served as
Judge royal
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(1205–1206) then briefly
Voivode of Transylvania
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(1206) during the reign of
Andrew II. Gilét (I) had two brothers,
Smaragd (III), who was
Archbishop of Kalocsa
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and
Aynard, ancestor of the clan's Ajnárdfi (Kükei, Atyai and Veér) branch.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Smaragdus 1., Ajnárdfi ükei, Atyai, Görögmezeibranch)]
Career and descendants
It seems Gilét possessed landholdings in
Požega County
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, while his brother Aynard acquired lands in the neighboring
Valkó County
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. Similarly to his brother, Gilét entered the service of Queen
Maria Laskarina
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, the consort of King
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. He was styled as count of the tárnoks (i.e. royal treasurers, "''comes udvornicorum''") and – simultaneously – count of the queen's cup-bearers in early 1258. In this capacity, Gilét was entrusted to go through and review the property relations that have become tangled over decades throughout Požega County. Gilét and his brothers requested Béla IV in 1258 in order to confirm their ancestors' donations in favor of the
Premonstratensian
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monastery of Zsámbék. Gilét was still alive in 1266, when he is referred to as landowner in Požega County.
The marriage of Gilét and his unidentified wife produced three sons: Gilét (II),
Nicholas (II) and Emeric. The Zsámboki family ascended from Gilét (II). The powerful lord
Nicholas Zsámboki
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was the grandson of Gilét (I). His another son Nicholas (II) – who was ''
ispán
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'' of
Somogy County
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from 1319 to 1324 – married Clara, the daughter of
Demetrius Nekcsei
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. Their marriage produced two daughters. The third son Emeric (and his sons) are referred to as Gilétfi de Požega in the 1330s. This family became extinct in the first half of the 15th century.
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13th-century Hungarian people
Gilet
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