Peter (III) from the kindred Csák (; d. before 1350) was a Hungarian noble, who served as
master of the horse
Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today.
(ancient Rome)
The original Master of the Horse () in the Roman Rep ...
between 1314 and 1317.
[Engel 1996, p.] He was the ancestor of the Dombai noble family.
[Kristó 1986, p. 203.]
Biography
He was born into the Trencsén branch of the
''gens'' Csák as the second son of
Stephen II. He had three siblings: Mark II, Stephen III and a sister, who married
Roland III Rátót, son of
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. Roland II Rátót. Peter III had three sons: Ladislaus, Peter IV and Dominic, who took the Dombai surname.
[Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Csák 6., Trencsén branch 1.)]
After the death of their father, Peter and his brother, Mark II attended the second coronation of
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
on 15 June 1309, continuing Stephen's political orientation.
[Kristó 1986, p. 131.] According to a royal charter in 1326, Charles I retook
Csókakő
Csókakő is a village in Fejér county, Hungary.
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Populated places in Fejér County
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Fejér County
Fejér (, ) is an administrative county in central Hungary. It lies on the west bank of the river Danube and nearly touches the eastern shore of Lake Balaton. It shares borders with the Hungarian counties Veszprém, Komárom-Esztergom County ...
), Bátorkő,
Csesznek
Csesznek (; , , ) is a village in Zirc District, Veszprém county, Hungary. The village is known for its medieval castle.
Etymology
The name comes from Slavic ''čestnik'' – a privileged person, an office bearer, nowadays also an elder fa ...
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Veszprém County
Veszprém (, ; ) is an administrative county (''vármegye'') in Hungary. Veszprém is also the name of the capital city of Veszprém county.
Veszprém county
Veszprém county lies in western Hungary. It covers the Bakony hills and the norther ...
) and
Gesztes (
Komárom County
Komárom (Hungarian: ; or ; , later ; ) is a city in Hungary on the south bank of the Danube in Komárom-Esztergom County. Komárom fortress played an important role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and many contemporary English sources re ...
) castles and the belonging approximately 40 villages from Peter III and Stephen III. The king donated
Dombó and Nyék (
Tolna County
Tolna (, ; ) is an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus or vármegye) in present-day Hungary as it was in the former Kingdom of Hungary. It lies in central Hungary, on the west bank of the river Danube. It shares borde ...
) to the Csák clan as compensation. The Dombai family ascended from here.
References
Sources
* Engel, Pál (1996). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I.'' ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest.
* Kristó, Gyula (1986). ''Csák Máté'' ("Matthew Csák"). Magyar História, Gondolat. Budapest.
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14th-century Hungarian nobility
Masters of the horse (Kingdom of Hungary)