Lawrence ( hu, Lőrinc; died after 1180) was a nobleman in the
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephe ...
, who served as
Judge royal ( la, curialis comes) between 1164 and 1172, during the reign of
Stephen III of Hungary.
He was loyal to
Géza II of Hungary as, according to a royal charter issued in 1212, he held the positions of ''
ispán'' of
Sopron
Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
and
Vas Counties for at most more than twenty years, from 1141 to 1162. When he was already Judge royal, a non-authentic charter also refers to him as ''ispán'' of Sopron County therefore it is conceivable that Lawrence held both ispánates until his end of career and residence in
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...
.
When the civil war broke out between Stephen III, who ascended the throne after the death of his father Géza II, and his uncles (
Ladislaus
Ladislaus ( or according to the case) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin.
It may refer to:
* Ladislaus of Hungary (disambiguation)
* Ladislaus I (disambiguation)
* Ladislaus II (disambiguation)
* Ladislaus III (disambiguation)
* Ladi ...
and
Stephen IV) in 1162, Lawrence supported the young king. He was mentioned among the great barons in 1162. He was appointed Judge royal in 1164, replacing
Gabriel
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. In 1172, when
Lucas, Archbishop of Esztergom refused to perform the coronation of
Béla III, who had returned from
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth ( Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
, Lawrence and numerous other barons followed the archbishop and supported
Prince Géza, the youngest surviving son of the late Géza II.
However Béla III was able to strengthen his power and was crowned by the
Archbishop of Kalocsa who was authorized by
Pope Alexander III in early 1173. According to a
Bohemian chronicle (''Continuatio Gerlaci abbatis Milovicensis''), Béla imprisoned his younger brother, Géza, who however escaped from prison and fled to
Austria
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in 1174, alongside Lawrence who also had fled the country and died in exile sometime later.
Lawrence and his wife Christina spent their years in exile in Austria around 1180, when received a letter from
Stephen
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; h ...
, the abbot of
Abbey of St Genevieve in
Paris
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, who informed them their son Bethlehem, who was sent to the abbey to get higher education, died of illness. The abbot assured them that their son died without leaving a debt, and Stephen thanked the donation sent earlier for the abbey (golds, chasubles, horses and banners).
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Judges royal
12th-century Hungarian people
Hungarian exiles