Vincent from the kindred Báncsa (; died after 1266) was a Hungarian nobleman, who served as ''

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'' of

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around 1244.

Life

Vincent (also Bencenc; ) was born into the ''gens'' (clan) Báncsa, an original settler family from

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(today

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). His father was Orbász I, ''ispán'' of

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in 1216.Engel: ''Genealógia'' (Genus Báncsa) Vincent had at least two siblings:

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, an influential prelate in the mid-13th century, who became the first Hungarian cardinal in history, and the kindred reached its peak under his guidance; Peter, ancestor of the Horváti family; and a possible another brother (

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?) or sister, parent of Cardinal Báncsa's other mentioned cousins. The name of Vincent first appeared in contemporary sources in October 1243, when the cathedral chapter of

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issued a document about a land contract of Orywa in

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. It confirmed by a royal charter on 21 March 1244. In the latter document, Vincent was already mentioned as ''ispán'' of Esztergom County (he held the dignity at the same time, when his elder brother Stephen served as

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). In 1253, Vincent and his brother Peter together participated in the determination of borders of the land Apáti, which belonged to the Garamszentbenedek Abbey. Vincent and Peter built the Saskő Castle (today Šášovský hrad in Slovakia) along the river Garam (Hron) for the reason to become a taxing place and to protect the local highway from the outlaws. Vincent was last mentioned by contemporary sources in 1266. Vincent married an unidentified daughter of nobleman Keled Kórógyi. They had two sons. Stephen II studied in the court of his uncle, Cardinal Báncsa, and later became

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. Their second son was Cletus (or Kilit, former historiographical works incorrectly called him Keled), who was mentioned by a sole source in 1278. Cletus married an unidentified daughter of Michael Rosd. They had no descendants.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bancsa, Vincent 13th-century Hungarian people

Vincent Vincent (Latin: ''Vincentius'') is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name ''Vincentius'', which itself comes from the Latin verb ''vincere'', meaning "to conquer." People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003) ...