Lucas (III) from the kindred Péc (; died after 1298) was a Hungarian noble, who served as ''

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'' of

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from 1289 to 1291 and in 1298. He was also known as Lucas of Tátika.

Life

Lucas III 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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. He was a son of Mark I, who appeared in contemporary documents in the period between 1240 and 1245. Lucas had four brothers,

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, Mark II, Stephen I and

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.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 1. Zala branch) Lucas had five sons. One of them

was called with the surname "Szentgyörgyi", but his family became extinct after two or three generations sometimes before 1431. His other four sons (Desiderius, Stephen II, Egidius and Nicholas) had no known descendants.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Péc 4. Szentgyörgyi branch) Lucas is first mentioned by contemporary records in 1289, when he already served as ''ispán'' of Zala County. He held the dignity until mid-1291, when he was replaced by Gregory Kőszegi. Sometimes before 1291, shortly after the death of Bishop

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, Lucas and his brother Apor successfully besieged and captured Tátika Castle (located near Zalaszántó), which belonged to the property of the

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. The bishop,

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vainly objected at the royal court, but without success. Thereafter, Lucas and his offspring were sometimes called with the title "of Tátika". However the castle was lost to the

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by 1314, when

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owned the fort. As a supporter of

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in his efforts against the oligarchic powers, including the Kőszegis, Lucas functioned as Master of the treasury in the court of Queen Fenenna of Kuyavia in 1291. He participated in the Austrian–Hungarian war in that year. He was present when the envoys of the two realm met near

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(today Bratislava, Slovakia) to conclude the war in August 1291. He was again made ''ispán'' of Zala County by 1298, but it is possible he held the dignity without interruption since 1289, as Gregory Kőszegi could usurp the title in his documents.

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