Nicholas I Hédervári
Nicholas (I) Hédervári | |
|---|---|
| Ispán of Győr | |
| Reign | 1324–1330 |
| Predecessor | Paul Nagymartoni (?) |
| Successor | Desiderius Hédervári |
| Died | February/May 1330 |
| Noble family | House of Hédervári |
| Issue | Stephen I Nicholas II |
| Father | Denis III Héder |
Nicholas (I) Hédervári (Hungarian: Hédervári (I.) Miklós; died February/May 1330) was a Hungarian nobleman in the early 14th century, who served as ispán of Győr County from 1324 until his death. The powerful and wealthy Hédervári (or Héderváry) family descended from him.
Family and career
Nicholas (I) originated from the Hédervár branch of the gens (clan) Héder, as the son of Denis (III) "the White-headed". He had two brothers, Desiderius and Andrew, who died in 1330 and 1326, respectively.[1] By the end of the 1310s, Desiderius became an illustrious member of the royal court of Charles I of Hungary, who also supported Nicholas' social advance. Nicholas was the father of Stephen (I) and Nicholas (II). The Héderváris spread from both of them. The most prestigious and so-called palatinal branch descended from Nicholas (II).[2]
According to a charter from 1330, Desiderius and Nicholas were granted the possession of
References
- ^ Engel: Genealógia (Genus Héder 1., Hédervár branch)
- ^ Engel: Genealógia (Genus Héder 2., Hédervári family)
- ^ a b Varga 2023, p. 147.
- ^ Szőcs 2020, pp. 181–182.
- ^ a b Engel 1996, p. 132.
- ^ Varga 2023, p. 146.
- ^ Szőcs 2020, p. 187.
Sources
- ISBN 963-8312-44-0.
- Szőcs, Tibor (2020). "Az Anjou elit kormányzati feladatai [The Government Task of the Angevin Elite]". In Csukovits, Enikő (ed.). Az Anjou-kor hatalmi elitje (in Hungarian). MTA Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont. pp. 165–188. ISBN 978-963-416-212-4.
- Varga, Virág (2023). "A Héder nembeli Héderváriak társadalmi helyzete a 13–14. század fordulóján [The Social Status of the Hédervári Family of the Héder genus at the Turn of the 13–14th Centuries]". In Hunyadi, Sándor; et al. (eds.). Micae Mediaevales XII (in Hungarian). ISSN 2062-2198.