Otto Győr

Otto (Atha) from the kindred Győr (Hungarian: Győr nembeli Ottó or Atha; died after 1066) was a Hungarian noble, who served as palatine (Latin: palatinus) in 1066, during the reign of Solomon, King of Hungary.[1] He was the ancestor of the gens Győr, which flourished until the 17th century.[2]

Otto Győr
Palatine of Hungary
Reign	1066
Predecessor	Rado
Successor	Rodowan
Died	after 1066
Noble family	gens Győr
Issue Alexius (adopted)
Father	Győr

His father was Győr.[3] Otto functioned as ispán (Latin: comes) of Somogy County in 1061.[4] During that time he founded the Zselicszentjakab Abbey, a Benedictine monastery at Kaposszentjakab in Somogy County.[5] The monastery was dedicated to the Apostle Saint James the Great.[6] The deed of the foundation of the monastery is the first extant charter issued by a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary.[7] Both King Solomon, whom Otto supported, and Duke Géza were, in 1065 or 1066, present at the consecration.[8]

Otto had no legitimate son, but took care of his wife and adopted child. However he excluded them from inheritance of the monastery and entrusted the decision to the king. Later, the patron of the Zselicszentjakab Abbey was the Szentgyörgyi family.[2]

References

1. Zsoldos 2011, p. 15.
2. Markó 2006, p. 229.
3. Zsoldos 2011, p. 340.
4. Zsoldos 2011, p. 191.
5. Berend, Laszlovszky & Szakács 2007, p. 354.
6. Csóka 1994, p. 749.
7. Engel 2001, p. 39.
8. Engel 2001, p. 44.

Sources

• Berend, Nora; Laszlovszky, József; Szakács, Béla Zsolt (2007). "The kingdom of Hungary". In Berend, Nora (ed.). Christianization and the Rise of Christian Monarchy: Scandinavia, Central Europe and Rus', c.900-1200. Cambridge University Press. pp. 319–368. ISBN 978-0-521-87616-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• C. Tóth, Norbert (2001). "A Győr-nemzetség az Árpád-korban [The Győr Kindred in the Age of Árpáds]". In Neumann, Tibor (ed.). Analecta Mediaevalia I. Tanumányok a középkorról (in Hungarian). Argumentum Kiadó. p. 53–72. ISBN 963-446-174-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Csóka, Gáspár (1994). "Zselicszentjakab". In Kristó, Gyula; Engel, Pál; Makk, Ferenc (eds.). Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9-14. század) [Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History (9th-14th centuries)] (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 749. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Györffy, György (2013). István király és műve [King Stephen and his work] (in Hungarian). Balassi Kiadó. ISBN 978-963-506-896-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Kumorovitz, L. Bernát (1964). "A zselicjakabi alapítólevél 1061-ből : "Pest" legkorábbi említése [The Deed of the Foundation of the Zselicszentjakab Abbey From 1061: The Earliest Mention of "Pest"]". Tanulmányok Budapest Múltjából 16. Akadémiai Kiadó. pp. 43–83.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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] (in Hungarian). Helikon Kiadó. ISBN 963-208-970-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Szőcs, Tibor (2014). A nádori intézmény korai története, 1000–1342 [An Early History of the Palatinal Institution: 1000–1342] (in Hungarian). Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Támogatott Kutatások Irodája. ISBN 978-963-508-697-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301] (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Otto Genus Győr Born: ?  Died: after 1066
Political offices
Preceded by first known	Ispán of Somogy 1061	Succeeded by Grab
Preceded by Rado	Palatine of Hungary 1066	Succeeded by Rodowan