Theobald from the kindred Tibold (; died after 1113), was a Hungarian nobleman in the early 12th century, who served as ''

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'' of

Somogy County Somogy (, ; ; , ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in present Hungary, and also in the former Kingdom of Hungary. Somogy County lies in south-western Hungary, on the border with Croatia's Koprivnica- ...

at least from 1111 to 1113.

Career

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. It is possible that his father was Grab, who administered Somogy County in the early 1090s. Theobald elevated into the position of ''ispán'' by 1111, during the reign of

Coloman, King of Hungary Coloman the Learned, also the Book-Lover or the Bookish (; ; ; 10703February 1116), was King of Hungary from 1095 and King of Croatia from 1097 until his death. Because Coloman and his younger brother Álmos, Duke of Croatia, Álmos were undera ...

. He is first mentioned in this capacity, when he accompanied his king into

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, where Coloman reaffirmed the Dalmatian towns' –

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and

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– liberties in 1111. Theobald's in the escort of the monarch is also reflected by the two privilege letters of the

Zobor Abbey Zobor Abbey was a Benedictine monastery established at Zobor (today part of Nitra, Slovakia) in the Kingdom of Hungary. The abbey was first mentioned by royal charters issued in 1111 and 1113, during the rule of Coloman, King of Hungary Colo ...

, issued in 1111 and 1113. According to Croatian historian

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, Theobald held the office of

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sometime during his career, because later members of the kindred identified themselves "''de genere Tybold bani''".

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