Miklós Sirokay
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Miklós Sirokay de Siroka , in Romania known as (? - 1355/58) was a Voivod under the King of Hungary
.
He was Ruler of Transylvania
from 1342 to 1344.
His family descends, like 18 others, from the Hungarian noble clan of Aba
(Genus Aba). They are: Báthory
de Gagy, Bethlen de Iktár, Lipóczy, Nekcsey, Keczer, Kompolthy, (Chyrke), Csobánkafy, Berthóty, Rhédey (Cente), Vendéghy, Hedry, Karácsonyi, Sirokay, Somosy, Omód and Vitézy.
Being a member of the old Hungarian aristocratic family Aba
of the Szalác-line, Miklós Sirokay, son of Petőcz (modern: Petőc), appears for the first time in historiography in 1338, as Royal Advocate. In the same year he becomes Lord of Castle of Diósgyőr
.
In 1342, after his promotion to the King's Chamberlain, he was also made Voivod of Transylvania
.
In 1344, though, Louis I the Great stripped him of this title but Miklós Sirokay still remained in his favour.
He reappears later in history as a member of the King's court of justice. In 1348, he is mentioned as Baron.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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He was Ruler of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
from 1342 to 1344.
His family descends, like 18 others, from the Hungarian noble clan of Aba
Aba
- Geographic toponymns :* Aba, Abia, a city in Nigeria and former second capital of Biafra* Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, prefecture in Sichuan, China** Aba County, county in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, China** Aba, Sichuan, main town in Aba County...
(Genus Aba). They are: Báthory
Báthory
The Báthory were a Hungarian noble family of the Gutkeled clan. The family rose to significant influence in Central Europe during the late Middle Ages, holding high military, administrative and ecclesiastical positions in the Kingdom of Hungary...
de Gagy, Bethlen de Iktár, Lipóczy, Nekcsey, Keczer, Kompolthy, (Chyrke), Csobánkafy, Berthóty, Rhédey (Cente), Vendéghy, Hedry, Karácsonyi, Sirokay, Somosy, Omód and Vitézy.
Being a member of the old Hungarian aristocratic family Aba
Aba
- Geographic toponymns :* Aba, Abia, a city in Nigeria and former second capital of Biafra* Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, prefecture in Sichuan, China** Aba County, county in Aba Prefecture, Sichuan, China** Aba, Sichuan, main town in Aba County...
of the Szalác-line, Miklós Sirokay, son of Petőcz (modern: Petőc), appears for the first time in historiography in 1338, as Royal Advocate. In the same year he becomes Lord of Castle of Diósgyőr
Castle of Diósgyor
The Castle of Diósgyőr is a medieval castle in the historical town of Diósgyőr which is now part of the Northern Hungarian city Miskolc.-History:...
.
In 1342, after his promotion to the King's Chamberlain, he was also made Voivod of Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
.
In 1344, though, Louis I the Great stripped him of this title but Miklós Sirokay still remained in his favour.
He reappears later in history as a member of the King's court of justice. In 1348, he is mentioned as Baron.
Literature
- ÁLDÁSY, ANTAL: Monumenta Hungariae Heraldica, Magyar Czimeres Emléknek, III. Füzet, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia támogatásával kiadja a Magyar Heraldikai és Genealogiai Társaság, 1926, pg. 48-50.
- HÓMAN, BÁLINT/SZEKFÜ, GYULA: Magyar Történet, II. Kötet, Budapest, Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, 1936.
- JÄGER-SUNSTENAU, HANNS: General-Index zu den Siebenmacher'schen Wappenbüchern. 1605-1961, Graz, Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, 1964, p. 495.
- MARKÓ, LÁSZLÓ: A Magyar Állam Főméltóságai. Szent Istvántól Napjainkig. Életrajzi Lexikon, Budapest, Magyar Könyvklub, 2000, p. 292.
- SIEBMACHER, JOHANN: Siebmacher's Wappenbuch, Bd. IV, Abt. 15, Adel von Ungarn IV. Der Adel von Ungarn sammt den Nebenländern der St. Stephans-Krone, Nürnberg, Verlag von Bauer & Raspe, 1891, Taf. 245.
- TÖRÖK, GYÖNGYI: Matthias Corvinus und die Renaissance in Ungarn, Schallaburg 1982, pg. 92-93.
Sources
- Article in "A Pallas Nagy Lexikona"
- Article in "Kislexikon"
- Article in "Magyar Katolikus Lexikon"