Stephen Hahót

Stephen (I) from the kindred Hahót (Hungarian: Hahót nembeli (I.) István; fl. 1272–97) was a Hungarian noble, who served as ispán of Varaždin County in 1297.

Stephen (I) Hahót
Ispán of Varaždin
Reign1297
PredecessorErnye Ákos
SuccessorVacant
Diedafter 1297
Noble familygens Hahót
Spouse(s)N Péc
Issue
FatherHahold IV

Career

Stephen was born into the Hahold branch of the gens Hahót as the son of Hahold IV (fl. 1251–75). He had a brother, Matthew. Stephen married an unidentified daughter of Palatine Denis Péc.[1]

After the death of his father, King Ladislaus IV of Hungary confirmed Stephen as the owner of the ruined castles Lenti and Alsólendva (today Lendava, Slovenia) and the surrounding villages in 1278. The castles were besieged and demolished by the troops of Ottokar II of Bohemia in 1272.[2]

Similarly to other members of his kindred, Stephen was a loyal supporter of Andrew III since his coronation took place on 23 July 1290. When Andrew invaded Austria, forcing Duke Albert to withdraw his garrisons from the Hungarian towns and fortresses at the western border, Stephen participated in the siege of Pettau (today Ptuj in Slovenia), where his horse was stabbed. Stephen was able to survive and escape from the battlefield due to one of his bannermen's self-sacrificing. On 14 July 1291, Andrew donated land domains to the soldier's widow and orphans as compensation at the request of Stephen Hahót.[3]

Stephen was mentioned as chancellor (Latin: conclarius) of the royal stewards in 1291.[4] He fought against the Kőszegi family in the following years. He was mentioned as ispán of Varaždin County in 1297. In this capacity, he represented the royal power in that territory against overwhelming Kőszegi forces in the last years of Andrew III.[5] After that Stephen disappeared from the sources. One of the oligarchs in Transdanubia, John Kőszegi besieged and occupied his domain centre, castrum Alsólendva around 1314. Whether Stephen was still alive during this act, it is unknown. Stephen's son Nicholas VII regained the castle from Charles I of Hungary. Later he was made Ban of Croatia and Slavonia, and became the ancestor of the powerful Bánfi de Alsólendva family.[6]

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References
  1. Engel: Genealógia (Genus Hahót 1.)
  2. Tantalics 2009, p. 19.
  3. Karácsonyi 1901, p. 129.
  4. Zsoldos 2011, p. 253.
  5. Zsoldos 2011, p. 222.
  6. Engel 1996, p. 266.

Sources
  • Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. [Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1301–1457, Volume I] (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 963-8312-44-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Karácsonyi, János (1901). A magyar nemzetségek a XIV. század közepéig. II. kötet [The Hungarian genera until the middle of the 14th century, Vol. 2] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Academy of Sciences.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Tantalics, Béla (2009). A Bánffy család szellemi hagyatéka [The Intellectual Legacy of the Bánffy Family] (in Hungarian). Lenti Honismereti Egyesület. ISBN 978-963-06-5372-5.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)
Stephen I
Born: ?  Died: after 1297
Political offices
Preceded by
Ernye Ákos		 Ispán of Varaždin
1297		 Succeeded by
Kőszegi dominion
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