Stephen (I) from the kindred Hahót (; fl. 1272–97) was a Hungarian noble, who served as ''

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'' of

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in 1297.

Career

Stephen was born into the Hahold branch of the ''gens'' Hahót as the son of Hahold IV (fl. 1251–75). He had a brother, Matthew. Stephen married an unidentified daughter of

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.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Hahót 1.) After the death of his father, King

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confirmed Stephen as the owner of the ruined castles Lenti and Alsólendva (today Lendava, Slovenia) and the surrounding villages in 1278. The castles were besieged and demolished by the troops of

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in 1272. Similarly to other members of his kindred, Stephen was a loyal supporter of Andrew III since his coronation took place on 23 July 1290. When Andrew invaded Austria, forcing Duke Albert to withdraw his garrisons from the Hungarian towns and fortresses at the western border, Stephen participated in the siege of

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(today Ptuj in

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), where his horse was stabbed. Stephen was able to survive and escape from the battlefield due to Peter Gosztolyai, one of his bannermen's self-sacrificing, who handed over his horse to his lord. On 14 July 1291, Andrew donated land domains to the soldier's widow and orphans as compensation at the request of Stephen Hahót. In contrast, Veronika Rudolf considered that the fort ("''Potul''") located near

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. Alongside several barons and prelates, Stephen was present, when Andrew III and Albert concluded their peace in August 1291. Stephen was mentioned as chancellor () of the royal stewards in 1291. He fought against the

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in the following years. He was mentioned as ''ispán'' of Varaždin County in 1297. In this capacity, he represented the royal power in that territory against overwhelming Kőszegi forces in the last years of Andrew III. After that Stephen disappeared from the sources. One of the oligarchs in

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, John Kőszegi besieged and occupied his domain centre, ''castrum'' Alsólendva around 1314. Whether Stephen was still alive during this act, it is unknown. Stephen's son Nicholas VII regained the castle from

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. Later he was made

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and

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, and became the ancestor of the powerful Bánfi de Alsólendva family.

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Medieval Hungarian soldiers