Stephen (I) Lackfi ( hu, Lackfi (I.) István, hr, Stjepan I. Lacković; 13051353) was an influential nobleman and a successful military leader in the

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. He played a significant role in the

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Early life

Stephen was the eldest son of

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, or Ladislaus, of the Hermán kindred, who was

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from 1328, and his first unidentified wife. Stephen was born around 1305. He had seven younger brothers, including his strong ally and military co-leader

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and Denis I,

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. According to

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's ''

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'' and the 14th-century ''

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'', which was written in the 1350s, when Stephen's political career reached its peak and the Lackfis became the most powerful family in the royal court, the Hermán kindred descended from a knight Herman (Hermán), who originated from

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and settled down in the

after escorting Gisela of Bavaria in 996, who became the wife of

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, the future first

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