John Székely de Szentgyörgy

John Székely
Lord of Szentgyörgy
Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
Reign 1446–1448
Predecessor Franko Talovac
Successor Ulrich II, Count of Celje
Spouse(s) N Hunyadi
Noble family House of Székely
Died 18 October 1448
The native form of this personal name is szentgyörgyi Székely János. This article uses the Western name order.

John Székely de Szentgyörgy (died 18 October 1448) was a Hungarian baron, who served as ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia between June 1446 and January 1448.[1] He was a brother-in-law of regent John Hunyadi.[2] His son Thomas Székely was prior of Vrana.[3]

His name was first mentioned by historical sources in 1429. He was a familiar of John Hunyadi and served as juror for Solt in 1429. He functioned as judge of the Cumans from 1444 to 1446. After that he was appointed ban and besides that he was also gubernator of the Priory of Vrana. He supported his brother-in-law against the Counts of Celje in the civil war, as a result the nobles of Varaždin and Zagreb Counties complained against him in the Diet of 1447. John Székely was killed in the Battle of Kosovo in 1448.[2]

References

  1. Engel 1996, p. 21.
  2. 1 2 Markó 2006, p. 463.
  3. Engel 1996, p. 224.

Sources

Political offices
Preceded by
Paul Kompolti
Judge of the Cumans
14441446
Succeeded by
Emeric Bebek
Preceded by
Franko Talovac
Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
14461448
Succeeded by
Ulrich II, Count of Celje
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