Leustach Rátót (, "Leustach (I) from the kindred Rátót") was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman from the
''gens'' Rátót, ancestor of the Palatine and Gyulafi branches.
According to a royal charter from 1230, he served as
voivode of Transylvania
The Voivode of Transylvania (;Fallenbüchl 1988, p. 77. ;Zsoldos 2011, p. 36. ; ) was the highest-ranking official in Transylvania within the Kingdom of Hungary from the 12th century to the 16th century. Appointed by the King of Hun ...
from 1176 to ' 1196, thus he was the first reliably attested person to hold that office.
[Kristó 2003, p. 97.][Curta 2006, p. 355.]
Leustach, alongside
palatine
A palatine or palatinus (Latin; : ''palatini''; cf. derivative spellings below) is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman Empire, Roman times. Ampud (Ompud), was commissioned to lead the Hungarian reinforcements sent to the
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...
against the
Seljuks
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids ( ; , ''Saljuqian'',) alternatively spelled as Saljuqids or Seljuk Turks, was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture.
The founder of th ...
in the
Battle of Myriokephalon of 1176. The battle ended with the victory of the Seljuks.
[Markó 2006, p. 216.]
References
Sources
* Curta, Florin (2006). ''Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1250''. Cambridge University Press. .
* Kristó, Gyula (2003). ''Early Transylvania (895–1324)''. Lucidus Kiadó. .
* Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ''(The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia)'' (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; .
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Voivodes of Transylvania
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12th-century Hungarian people