Nicholas of Ilok

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Nicholas of Ilok
House of Ilok
FatherLadislaus, Ban of Macsó
MotherAnna Stiboriczi

Nicholas of Ilok (

King of Bosnia
from 1471 until his death.

A member of the Újlaki family, he was one of the richest landowners in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of its most influential magnates. He held a reputation of a great hero and served under four kings of Hungary: Albert, Vladislaus I, Ladislaus V and Matthias I.

Early career

His parents were

palatine to King Louis I of Hungary. Nicholas was the best known lord of the city of Ilok
. While he was in power, the city experienced its golden age. In 1430, Nicholas' brother Stephen died and Nicholas succeeded him as Ban of Macsó.

When King Albert died in 1439, Nicholas supported his widow, Elizabeth of Luxembourg, in her struggle to secure the Holy Crown of Hungary for her son, Ladislaus the Posthumous. As a reward, Queen Elizabeth had him knighted. However, Nicholas soon took the side of Vladislaus III of Poland and allied himself with John Hunyadi. Upon becoming King of Hungary, Vladislaus gave Nicholas and Hunyadi extraordinary powers, appointing them as joint Voivodes of Transylvania.[1]

Matthias' reign

In 1457, Nicholas took part in the liquidation of John Hunyadi's son,

Ladislaus II Garay, who asked Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III for support. Matthias was, however, eventually recognised as king.[3]

He retained his influence throughout the reign of Matthias Corvinus, who created him

King of Bosnia. He was crowned king in 1472 in the fortress of Jajce. Nicholas seems to have been made Ban of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia by early 1472, probably in order to secure his loyalty to the King and to enable him to defend the region against the Ottomans. He had been named ban to replace Blaise Magyar, who had rebelled against the King. However, he did not retain that office for long; by the end of the same year, he was replaced by Damian Horvat.[3]

As King of Bosnia, Nicholas even minted his own currency.

Laurence.[3]

Marriages and issue

Nicholas was first married to Margit Rozgonyi (

better source needed
]

  1. Nicholas (fl 1452)
  2. Stephen (fl 1459-1465)
  3. Catherine (fl. 1448-1493), whose daughter's sons claimed their great-grandfather's inheritance
  4. Euphrosyne (fl. 1458-1476)
  5. Hieronyma (fl 1458-1460), married to Leonhard of Gorizia
  6. Ursula (fl 1458-1476)

He was married secondly to Dorottya Széchy de Felsőlendva (fl 1471-1495). Their children were:[5]

  1. Laurence
    (1459–1524), Nicholas' successor, after whose death without surviving issue the family became extinct
  2. Bernard (fl 1460)

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-85043-977-X
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 963-9116-68-8
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-472-08260-4
    .
  4. ^ Bagnell Bury, John (1964). The Cambridge medieval history. UK: University Press.
  5. ^ a b Marek, Miroslav. "Ujlaki". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source]

External links

Royal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Matthias

as Ottoman puppet 		— TITULAR —
King of Bosnia
against Matija Vojsalić

1471–1477 		Vacant
Political offices
Preceded by Voivode of Transylvania
1441–1458
with John Hunyadi (1441–1446)
Emeric Bebek (1446–1448)
John Rozgonyi (1449–1458) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Voivode of Transylvania
1462–1465
with John Pongrácz 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ban of Croatia
Slavonia and Dalmatia
1472 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ban of Macsó
1430-1477 		Succeeded by
Laurence of Ilok
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