Smaragd of Transylvania

Smaragd
Judge royal
Reign 1205–1206
Predecessor Julius I Kán
Successor Marcellus Tétény
Died after 1223
Noble family gens Smaragd
Issue
Smaragd III
Aynard
Gilét

Smaragd (II) from the kindred Smaragd (Hungarian: Smaragd nembeli (II.) Smaragd; died after 1223) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman from the gens Smaragd, who held several positions during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary.

His father was ispán (comes) Smaragd I (d. after 1167). He moved to the Kingdom of Hungary from Champagne, France. He had three children, including Smaragd III, archbishop of Kalocsa. He was the ancestor of the House of Zsámboki (Gilétfi).[1][2]

Smaragd served as judge royal (iudex curiae) between 1205 and 1206. Besides that he was the ispán of Szolnok County.[3] After that he was appointed voivode of Transylvania in 1206.[4][5] According to László Markó he also held that office until 1207.[1]

Between 1208 and 1209, he functioned as ispán of Bihar County.[6] He served as ispán of Szolnok County for the second time in 1213.[7] He was the ispán of Pozsony County from 1214 to 1222.[8] He participated in Andrew II's Fifth Crusade between 1217 and 1218.[1] Smaragd served as ispán of Bács County at the end of 1222.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Markó 2006, p. 292.
  2. ↑ Marek, Miroslav. "Zsámboki (Gilétfi) family tree". Genealogy.EU.
  3. ↑ Zsoldos 2011, p. 28.
  4. ↑ Engel 2001, p. 381.
  5. ↑ Zsoldos 2011, p. 37.
  6. ↑ Zsoldos 2011, p. 138.
  7. ↑ Zsoldos 2011, p. 209.
  8. ↑ Zsoldos 2011, p. 183.
  9. ↑ Zsoldos 2011, p. 127.

Sources

  • Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895-1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
  • (in Hungarian) Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1.
  • (in Hungarian) Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3
Political offices
Preceded by
Julius Kán		 Judge royal
1205–1206		 Succeeded by
Marcellus Tétény
Preceded by
Benedict, son of Korlát		 Voivode of Transylvania
1206		 Succeeded by
Benedict, son of Korlát
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