Demetrius Vicsadoli (; died 1351) was a Hungarian clergyman in the first half of the 14th century, who was elected

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by the cathedral chapter in 1311, but

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decreed that the election would be annulled and appointed

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instead.

Background

His origin is uncertain. He owned a portion of land along the fort of Vicsadol in

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, near present-day Vučedol ("Wolf's Valley"), located six kilometers downstream from the town of

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. Vicsadoli served as provost of the

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of Kalocsa from 1309 to 1351. He was a well-educated cleric, skilled in

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. He was succeeded by

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as provost.

Archbishop-elect

After the death of

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in the summer of 1311, Vicsadoli was elected as his successor by the joint session of the cathedral chapter of Kalocsa and the collegiate chapter of Bács (today Bač, Serbia). He requested papal legate,

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to confirm his election and even paid a '' procuratio'' of 18

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to the papal legate. However, Gentile was recalled to the

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in order to participate in the

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. Gentile left Hungary on 10 September 1311. Previously, the papal legate postponed the approval of the election for some reason. Pope Clement required a personal appearance of Vicsadoli before the

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, but the archbishop-elect was unable to travel to

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, because the lands of his archdiocese was threatened and seized by the troops of Syrmian ruler

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. Vicsadoli sent his envoys to the Council of Vienne, but the pope refused to meet the delegation, which then continued to travel to Malause in the Diocese of Vaison, but the audience did not happen here either. There, Pope Clement commissioned cardinal

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studying the case. The pope called on the archbishop-elect to visit the court personally on 29 December 1312. It is not known whether the trip has been occurred or not. Despite the lack of confirmation of his election, Vicsadoli functioned as apostolic administrator of the archdiocese. Pope Clement V died in April 1314, and his successor,

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and Jacopo Colonna – in order to fill the position of Archbishop of Kalocsa. After hearing its report, Pope John decreed that the election of Vicsadoli would be annulled for "some reason", as his charter indicated. Historian Menyhért Érdújhelyi considered Vicsadoli was a domestic opponent to the ruling

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or he was not a favored subject in the royal court.

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proposed his protege and personal confessor Ladislaus Jánki to become the new archbishop. Pope John appointed Jánki as Archbishop of Kalocsa on 3 July 1317.

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