John from the kindred Péc (; died between 1321 and 1327) was a Hungarian lord at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, who served as ''

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'' of

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in 1295.

Biography

John originated from the Zala branch of the extended ''gens'' (clan) Péc, which had large-scale possessions in several counties of

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, in addition to other parts of the

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. His father was

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, an influential baron and skilled military leader during the second half of the 13th century. John had an unidentified sister, who married

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's mother Queen mother

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, who governed the southern parts of the kingdom as Duchess of Slavonia. John served his lady as

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in her court. Simultaneously, he also functioned as ''ispán'' of Veszprém County. By then, inheriting the

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(present-day Moravče, Croatia) lordship, he owned the castle of Zelna (today ruins in

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, Croatia), which was built by his father in the previous decades. His castellan was a certain Paul ("Churkan") in that same year. John is last mentioned by sources in 1321. He died childless. His cousin and closest living relative,

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inherited the castle of Zelna (Zelina) from him, according to a document issued in 1327, which suggests, John had died by then.

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