Nicholas Szécsi
Nicholas Szécsi de Felsőlendva (Széchy; Hungarian: Miklós Szécsi; c. 1320 – c. June or July 1387) was a Hungarian nobleman from the influential House of Szécsi.
Nicholas Szécsi | |
|---|---|
| Palatine; Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia; Ban of Slavonia; Judge royal | |
 Seal of Judge royal Nicholas Szécsi | |
| Palatine of Hungary | |
| Reign | September 1385 – October 1386 |
| Predecessor | Nicholas Garai |
| Successor | Stephen Lackfi |
| Born | c. 1320 |
| Died | c. June or July 1387 |
| Noble family | House of Szécsi |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Debreceni |
| Issue | |
| Father | Peter Szécsi |
| Mother | Sebe Debrői |
Son of Peter, Count of Nógrád, and Sebe Debrői. He married Margaret of Debrecen, they had four children. He was sent to Poland by King Louis I in 1345, when the Czechs laid siege to Kraków. Between 1346 and 1349, he served as the ban of Croatia. He took part in the King's second Neapolitan campaign, as well as in the unsuccessful 1352 campaign against the Lithuanian pagans, where he himself was wounded. Upon his return in 1354, he was made supreme count of Krassó.
Between 1358 and 1366 he served as ban of Croatia again, after which he served as the ban of Slavonia between 1366 and 1368.
Szécsi followed the King to Rome in 1370. He was named the ban of Croatia again between 1377 and 1380. He was also the ispán of Vas and of Pozsony between 1381 and 1382. He served as judge royal three times and finished his career as palatine during the reign of Louis I's daughter Mary.
Sources
- (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: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon p. 253. (The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia) (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1.
Nicholas I House of Szécsi Born: c. 1320 Died: c. June or July 1387 | ||
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Denis Szécsi |
Master of the stewards 1342–1346 |
Succeeded by Ivánka Szécsi |
| Preceded by Nicholas Hahót |
Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia Ban of Slavonia 1346–1349 |
Succeeded by Paul Ugali |
| Preceded by Stephen Losonci |
Ban of Severin 1350–1355 |
Succeeded by Denis Lackfi |
| Preceded by Nicholas Drugeth |
Judge royal 1355–1358 |
Succeeded by Nicholas Csák |
| Preceded by John Csúz |
Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia 1358–1366 |
Succeeded by Kónya Szécsényi |
| Preceded by Stephen Kanizsai governor |
Ban of Slavonia 1366–1368 |
Succeeded by Peter Cudar |
| Preceded by Stephen Bebek |
Judge royal 1369–1372 |
Succeeded by James Szepesi |
| Preceded by Charles of Durazzo |
Ban of Slavonia 1372–1373 |
Succeeded by Peter Cudar |
| Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia 1374–1375 |
Succeeded by Charles of Durazzo | |
| Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia 1376–1380 |
Succeeded by Emeric Bebek | |
| Preceded by James Szepesi |
Judge royal 1381–1384 |
Succeeded by Thomas Szentgyörgyi |
| Preceded by Nicholas Garai |
Palatine of Hungary 1385–1386 |
Succeeded by Stephen Lackfi |