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Nicholas Zsámboki
Nicholas Zsámboki was a palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ... in the 14th century. He was appointed in 1342. He left his position in 1356 to hand it over to Nicholas Kont, who married his daughter Klara. References 14th-century Croatian nobility 14th-century Hungarian nobility Palatines of Hungary {{Hungary-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatine (Kingdom Of Hungary)
The Palatine of Hungary ( or , , ) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were representatives of the monarchs, later (from 1723) the vice-regent (viceroy). In the early centuries of the kingdom, they were appointed by the king, and later (from 1608) were elected by the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary. A Palatine's jurisdiction included only Hungary proper, in the Kingdom of Croatia until 1918 the ban held similar function as the highest office in the Kingdom (after the king himself), monarch's representative, commander of the royal army and viceroy (after the union of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia with Hungary in 1102). Title The earliest recorded Medieval Latin form of the title was ''comes palatii'' ("count of the palace"); it was preserved in the deed of foundation of the Tihany Abbey, issued in 1055. A new variant ''(comes palatinus)'' came into use in the second half of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Drugeth
William Drugeth (also Druget, , , ; 1300s – September 1342) was a distinguished Kingdom of Naples, Neapolitan-born Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526), Hungarian baron and military leader in the first half of the 14th century. Along with his family, he was a courtier of Clementia of Hungary, List of French consorts, Queen consort of France since his childhood. Upon the invitation of Charles I of Hungary, William arrived to Hungary in 1327, inheriting his uncle, Philip Drugeth, Philip's wealth, who died without male descendants in that year. In the same time, William's father John I Drugeth, John Drugeth succeeded him as Palatine of Hungary. As a foreigner, William also inherited his uncle's large-scale Drugeth Province, province in Northeast Hungary, instantly becoming the richest and most powerful magnate in the Kingdom of Hungary. He retained this social status towards the second half of the reign of Charles. After his father's departure to Naples and subsequent death, William als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
