Hungarian occupation of Vidin
Banate of Bulgaria Bolgár bánság Banatus Bulgariae | |||||||||
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Banate of the Kingdom of Hungary | |||||||||
1365–1369 | |||||||||
Capital | Bodony | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1365 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1369 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Bulgaria |
The Hungarian occupation of Vidin was a period in the history of the city and region of
Brief war
Before 1359–1360, the former heir to the Bulgarian crown Ivan Sratsimir had established himself as the ruler of the Vidin appanage of the Second Bulgarian Empire and had turned it into a largely independent entity. In early 1365 Louis I of Hungary, who like his predecessors styled himself "king of Bulgaria" (rex Bulgariae) among other titles, demanded that Ivan Sratsimir acknowledge his suzerainty and become his vassal. After Sratsimir's refusal, the Hungarian king undertook a campaign to conquer the Tsardom of Vidin. On 1 May 1365, he set off from Hungary; he reached Vidin on 30 May and captured the city on 2 June, after a brief siege.[2] Kommander of hungarian army palatine Nicholas Kont, the condottiere Ulrich I count of Zilli, Magister Stefan Sira, Magister Georgi Zekul and some other Hungarian knights distinguished themselves in the campaign for the capture of Tsardom of Vidin. The
Hungarian rule in Vidin
After establishing their administrative rule, the Hungarians proceeded to convert the local
Ivan Sratsimir's father,
End of the banate
In 1369, the Hungarian occupation of Vidin was brought to an end. Although the initial campaign was not entirely successful because the Hungarians seized the city back, the ensuing negotiations between the Kingdom of Hungary and Ivan Alexander's allies, Vladislav I Vlaicu and
List of bans
Term | Incumbent | Notes | Source |
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1365–1366 | Emeric Lackfi | captain of Vidin; also Master of the Horse (1359–1367), castellan of Miháld and Karánsebes castles (1365–1366) | [6][7] |
Denis Lackfi | captain of Vidin; also Voivode of Transylvania (1359–1367) and ispán of Temes County (1365–1367) | [6][8] | |
1366–1369 | Benedict Himfi | together with Ladislaus Kórógyi (1366–1368); also ispán of Keve Counties (1366–1367). His deputy was his younger brother, Peter Himfi
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1366–1368 | Ladislaus Kórógyi | together with Benedict Himfi (1366–1369) | [9] |
References
- ^ a b c Tringli, István (1997). "Knight kings: the Anjou and Sigismund age in Hungary: Neighbouring countries and provinces". Encyclopaedia Humana Hungarica 03. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
The part which was closer to Hungary belonged to the Bulgarian tsar of Vidin (Bodony). Louis the Great occupied this state in 1365, and till 1369 it was directed by a Hungarian governor, under the title of the ban of Bulgaria.
- ^ a b c d e Божилов, p. 202.
- ^ Rácz, György (1997). "Knight kings: the Anjou and Sigismund age in Hungary: Church and society". Encyclopaedia Humana Hungarica 03. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
The oldest Hungarian missionary bishopric was founded by Louis I in 1365 in Bodony (Vidin, Bulgaria), which had a very short life...
- ^ Божилов, p. 209, note 61.
- ^ Божилов, p. 203.
- ^ a b c Engel 1996, p. 34.
- ^ Markó 2006, p. 237.
- ^ Markó 2006, p. 412.
- ^ a b Engel 1996, p. 35.
Bibliography
- Божилов, Иван (1994). "Иван Срацимир, цар във Видин (1352/1353 — 1396)". Фамилията на Асеневци (1186–1460). Генеалогия и просопография (in Bulgarian). София: OCLC 38087158.
- (in Hungarian) Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN 963-8312-44-0.
- (in Hungarian) Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig: Életrajzi Lexikon ("Great Officers of State in Hungary from King Saint Stephen to Our Days: A Biographical Encyclopedia"). 2nd edition, Helikon Kiadó. ISBN 963-547-085-1