János Jacobinus (1574 – 17 July 1603)Markó 2006, p. 109. was a Hungarian politician and historian of

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origin in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as

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for a short time in 1603.

Career

He was the son of Bernát Jacobinus, a prestigious citizen of

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(today: ''Cluj-Napoca, Romania''). After finishing studies, he became notary of his birthplace between 1592 and 1598. He participated in the

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n Campaign of 1595 against

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. He described the events in detail and reliability. He served as secretary for

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and

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since May 1598. In September 1600, he defected from Michael to the insurgent nobles. He became the secretary of the Transylvanian Chancellery after Sigismund Báthory retake his throne. In this capacity, he, probably, controlled the domestic policy of Transylvania around that time, when the position of Chancellor remained vacant. He joined to Mózes Székely in April 1603 who appointed him as Chancellor. Several months later, he died in the battle of Brassó (today: ''Brașov, Romania'') along with his lord against

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, ruler of Wallachia. For a short time, he was the owner of the Wolphard–Kakas House, an important

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monument on the Main square of Kolozsvár. General István Csáky gave him the house for his services. However the original owner, István Kakas, a diplomat and traveler sued back that from Jacobinus.

Works

* ''Jacobinus János erdélyi kancellár formuláskönyve'' (published in 1602).

References

Sources

* Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ''p. 109.'' ''(The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia)'' (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; . * Trócsányi, Zsolt: Erdély központi kormányzata 1540–1690. Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1980. ''pp. 181–182.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobinus, Janos 1574 births 1603 deaths Hungarian nobility in Transylvania Politicians from Cluj-Napoca 16th-century Hungarian historians Transylvanian Saxon people Hungarian Unitarians Chancellors of Transylvania People killed in action Military personnel from Cluj-Napoca