Rátót (''Ráthold'' or ''Rátold'') was the name of a ''gens'' (Latin for "clan"; ''nemzetség'' in Hungarian) in the

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Simon of Kéza Simon of Kéza () was the most famous Hungarian chronicler of the 13th century. He was a priest in the royal court of king Ladislaus IV of Hungary. In 1270–1271, bearing the title "master" (''magister''), Simon was part of a diplomatic mission ...

and other chroniclers, the ancestors of the clan were Italians from

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, by name Rathold and Oliver, who settled down in Hungary around 1097 during the reign of

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. Vajai, Szabolcs (1968)
A magyar Roland-ének nyomában
''Irodalomtörténeti Közlemények''. 334–335. They came to Hungary alongside

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. The Lorántffy, Kakas de Kaza, Feledi, Putnoki, Jolsvai, Kakas, Gyulaffy, Elefánti, Paksi, Pásztói, Kaplai, Ráday and Tari families were originate from the Genus Rátót. The ancestors of the Rátold family came to Hungary from the town of Caserta in the province of Puglia, according to Simon Kézai and other chronicles following him. According to another opinion, Olivier and Reithold arrived in Hungary from Naples at the end of the 11th century, around 1079, during the time of Kálmán Könyves King of Hungary. Perhaps they came to Hungary alongside Felicia of Sicily. The divergence of opinions about the origin of the Rátót genus is caused by the fact that Simon Kézai exchanged the place of origin of the Rátót genus (Swabia) with the Hontpázmány's (Apulia), and it is seldom possible to reach a stable conclusion from an erroneous starting point. In József Csoma's „Magyar nemzetségi címerek” (Coat of Arms of Hungarian Genera) (Hungarian scientific Academy, Budapest, 1904), gets stuck in the fact that the chronicles derive the Ratholds from Apulia. The coat of arms of the Rátót genus was the linden leaf, which can also be found in the coats of arms of the families derived from it.

Notable members

* Leustach I,

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(1176–''c.'' 1196) * Rathold,

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(1203) *

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(1219–1221; 1235–1239), voivode of Transylvania (1229–1231) *

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(1233–1234; 1235–1238; 1247–1254) *

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, ispán of

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(1237–1238) *

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(1238–1240), killed in the

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, ispán of Veszprém County (1246–1247) *

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(1239–1241), killed in the

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, ispán of

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(1275–1276; 1276) *

, master of the cupbearers (1275), judge royal (1278) *

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, ispán of Gömör (1290–1304) and

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Counties (1299–1308) *

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, master of the cupbearers (1293–1296) * Ladislaus, ban of Slavonia (1300) *

, palatine (1298–1299; 1303–1307) * Kakas, ispán of

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and Tolna Counties (1300), killed in the

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, palatine (1314–1320) * Roland III, ispán of Vas and

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Counties (1333–1336) * Leustach IV, ispán of Vas and

Counties (1336–1340)

Family tree

*''N'' ** Leustach I (fl. 1200) *** Rathold I (fl. 1203) ****

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(fl. 1238–41†) ***** Roland I (fl. 1241–77) ******Matthias Paksi (fl. 1278–96) ∞ N Visontai ******Rathold II (fl. 1278–96) ***** Stephen I ("Porc"; fl. 1265–77) ∞ Aglent Smaragd (fl. 1327) ****** Dominic II (fl. 1283–1320†) *******Dominic Pásztói (fl. 1323–60) *******Stephen IV (fl. 1323) ******Lawrence (1282†) ****** Ladislaus I (fl. 1283–1328†) *******Oliver II (fl. 1325–40) ********Stephen V (fl. 1347–56; d. before 1360) ********Margaret (fl. 1374) ∞ Michael Rimai *******Stephen Tari (fl. 1325–47) *******Anka (fl. 1325–28) ∞ Thepsen of Posega ****** Kakas (fl. 1290–1312†) ∞ N Visontai *******John Kakas de Kaza (fl. 1325–66) ******Leustach III ("Great"; fl. 1338–40; d. before 1348) ***** Oliver I (fl. 1255–72) ******Reynold III (fl. 1275–83) ****** Nicholas I ("Vecse"; fl. 1275–1308) *******Putnoki family ******John (fl. 1282) ******a daughter ∞ Reynold Básztély *****Leustach II ****** Roland II (fl. 1275–1307†) *******Desiderius II (fl. 1316–27) ********Peter Jolsvai (fl. 1340–53) ∞ N Csetneki ******* Roland III (fl. 1321–36†) ******* Leustach IV (fl. 1321–40†) *******Stephen III (fl. 1321) ****** Desiderius I ("Blind"; fl. 1275–1308) ∞ N Ákos *******Benedict Kaplai (fl. 1322–26) ∞ Margaret Telegdi ********Kaplai (or Serkei), then two branches: Lorántfi (Lorántffy) and Dezsőfi families *******Ladislaus Feledi (fl. 1322–78) *******Nicholas II (fl. 1326–58) ********Ladislaus II (fl. 1361–71) ********Elizabeth ∞ ''N'' *****a daughter (d. before 1267) ∞ Maurice Pok **** Baldwin I (fl. 1229–55) *****Stephen II (d. before 1274) *****

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(fl. 1274–79) ∞ Cunigunde Csák ******Demetrius (fl. 1291–1300) ******Julius III (fl. 1291–1315; d. before 1317) ∞ Clara, daughter of magistrate Werner (fl. 1323) *******Chuta (fl. 1323) ∞ Gregory Domoszlói (fl. 1319–37) ***** Baldwin II (fl. 1275–83) ******Lawrence Rátóti → Rátóti, then Gyulafi (Gyulaffy) family ****''(?)

'' (fl. 1224–41†) ****''(?) Reynold I'' (fl. 1237–38) ****''(?)

'' (fl. 1246–47) ***

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(fl. 1214–39†) **''N'' ***Miske I (fl. 1222–27) ∞ Margaret (fl. 1258) ****Abraham (fl. 1258–76) ****Reynold II (fl. 1258–74) *****Miske II (fl. 1299–1323) ******Kővágóörsi, then

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family (maternal branch) ****Paul II (fl. 1276) ****Gyöngy (fl. 1276) ∞ Barleus Baracs ***Michael (fl. 1227) ***Absa (fl. 1227) ****Paul I (d. before 1272) ∞ Kela (fl. 1272) *****a daughter ∞ Matthias Örsi (fl. 1272–99)

References

Sources

* János Karácsonyi: ''A magyar nemzetségek a XIV. század közepéig.'' Budapest: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia. 1900–1901. * Gyula Kristó (editor): Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon – 9–14. század ''(Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History – 9–14th centuries)''; Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994, Budapest; . {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratot (genus) Hungarian people of Italian descent