H. (died after 1279) was an unidentified nobleman in 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 ...
, who served as
master of the horse
Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today.
(ancient Rome)
The original Master of the Horse () in the Roman Rep ...
() in 1279. Besides that he was also
ispán
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(''comes'') of
Moson County
Moson (German language, German: Wieselburg, Slovak language, Slovak: Mošon) was an administrative county (Comitatus (Kingdom of Hungary), comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, situated mostly on the right (south) side of the Danube river. Its t ...
.
[Zsoldos 2011, p. 58.]
A royal charter from August 1279 only preserved the first letter of his name.
He might have been the same person as
Herbord from the
''gens'' Osl, who held, among others, the office of master of the horse formerly in 1277.
[Zsoldos 2011, p. 306.]
References
Sources
* Zsoldos, Attila (2011). ''Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301'' ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest.
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13th-century Hungarian nobility
Unidentified people
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Masters of the horse (Kingdom of Hungary)