Ladislaus Garai, also Ladislas Garai, (; 1410 – February or April 1459) was

Palatine 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 (vi ...

from 1447 to 1458, and Ban of Macsó between 1431 and 1441 and from 1445 and 1447.

Childhood

Ladislaus was the son of Nicholas Garai,

and his wife, Anna of Celje. His father was a most powerful baron 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 ...

in the reign of King

Sigismund Sigismund (variants: Sigmund, Siegmund) is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German ''sigu'' "victory" + ''munt'' "hand, protection". Tacitus latinises it ''Segimundus''. There appears to be an older form of ...

. Ladislaus's mothera daughter of

Hermann II, Count of Celje Hermann II (; early 1360s – 13 October 1435), Count of Celje, was a Styrian prince and magnate, most notable as the faithful supporter and father-in-law of the Hungarian king and Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg. Hermann's loyalty t ...

was the sister of King Sigismund's wife,

Barbara of Celje Barbara of Cilli or Barbara of Celje (Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Cillei Borbála'', German language, German: ''Barbara von Cilli,'' Slovene language, Slovenian and Croatian language, Croatian'': Barbara Celjska,'' 1392 – 11 July 1451), w ...

. Ladislaus was born around 1410, but he was first mentioned in a royal charter of 1424.

Family

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* * * * * * * 1410s births 1459 deaths Bans of Macsó Ladislaus Palatines of Hungary 15th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-bio-stub