Brocca () was a nobleman from

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Makk 1989, p. 164. in the

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, who was appointed

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() by Anti-king

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in 1163. He lost his office when his king suffered a decisive defeat at

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on 19 June 1163 against

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.Zsoldos 2011, p. 27. Brocca was a prominent member of the Baracska clan which originated from Bojta, a

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military commander and lord, however the name itself derived from Brocca. Thus the name of village

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is also named after Brocca, according to historian János Karácsonyi.

References

Sources

* Makk, Ferenc (1989). ''The Árpáds and the Comneni: Political Relations between Hungary and Byzantium in the 12th century'' (Translated by György Novák). Akadémiai Kiadó. . * Zsoldos, Attila (2011). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301'' ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. {{DEFAULTSORT:Brocca Judges royal 12th-century Hungarian nobility