House of Lacković

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House of Laczkovich/Lacković/Lackfi
Transylvania
Country: Bulgaria, Croatia, Dalmatia, Hungary, Međimurje, Naples, Transylvania and Slavonia
Parent house: Raabs Dynasty (Counts of Raabs, Burgraves of Nuremberg) (a branch of the Ratpotonen/Diepoldinger and the House of Welf)
Titles: Ban (Croatian: Ban)
Palatine (Hungarian: Nádor)
Prince (Dynastic) (Hungarian: Herceg)
Lord (Croatian: Gospodar)
Viceroy (Italian: Viceré)
Count of San Severino, Count of Serra, Count of Zagorje, Count of Raabs
Founder: László (Lack), Count of the Székelys
Final ruler: Stephen II
Current head:  ?
Founding year: 1344
Ethnicity: German,Croatian,Hungarian

The Laczkovich family (Lacković in modern Croatian, plural Lackovići; Lackfi in Hungarian) was a noble family from the Kingdom of Hungary. Members of the family ruled Transylvania in the 14th century. The family also gave bans (viceroys) to Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia, and Bulgaria, Palatines to Hungary, as well as a viceroy to Naples. They held the dynastic title of Prince[1].

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[edit] History

The House of Lacković of the Hermány clan is a branch of the Counts of Raabs[2], who ruled Nuremberg in the Middle Ages, themselves a branch of the Ratpotonen[3]/Diepoldinger[4] dynasty, and ultimately the House of Welf. The founder of the family is László, Count of the Székelys. His descendants took the name of Lacković/Laczkovich/Lackfi, which means son of Lack (Laczk), which in turn is the diminutive form of the name László (English: Ladislaus or Ladislas). After having lost most of their influence following the Križevci Bloody Assembly[5], the remaining branch of the Lackovići settled on their Croatian estates, integrating, over the centuries, into the Croatian nobility[6].

[edit] Members

Notable members of the House of Lacković include:

  • Stephen I (Croatian: Stjepan, Hungarian: István)Most prominent and famous member of the family. Lacković, Lord of Međimurje, Voivode of Transylvania (1344-1350), Ban (governor) of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia (1350-1352). He led armies against Naples in 1340's. He had brilliant victories over Napolitian forces (french knights from Provance and Italian soldiers)
  • Andrew I (Croatian: Andrija, Hungarian: András) Lacković, Voivode of Transylvania (1353; 1356-59), Viceroy of Naples (1350-1352).
  • Nicholas I (Croatian: Nikola, Hungarian: Miklós) Lacković, Voivode of Transylvania (1367-1369).
  • Dionysus I (Croatian: Dionizije, Hungarian: Dénes) Lacković, Bishop of Zagreb (1349-1350).
  • Stephen II Lacković (died 1397), Lord of Međimurje, Lendava, Vinica, and Keszthely, Ban of Croatia (1371-1372; 1382-1386), Voivode of Transylvania (1372-1376), Palatine of Hungary (1387-1392).
  • Emeric I (Croatian: Mirko, Hungarian: Imre) Lacković, Voivode of Transylvania (1369-1372), Ban of Bulgaria (1365-1366), Ban of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia (1368).
  • Dionysus II Lacković (Croatian: Dionizije, Hungarian: Dénes), Voivode of Transylvania (1359-1367).
  • Dionysus III Lacković, Bishop of Tranyslvania (1427-1428).
  • Stephen III Lacković, Voivode of Transylvania (1372-1376).
  • Dionysus IV Lacković, Ban of Croatia (1416-1418).
  • Maria (Croatian: Marija, Hungarian: Mária), married Mircea I Basarab, Voivode of Wallachia.
  • George I (Croatian: Juraj, Hungarian: György), Ban of Mačva/Macsó (1392-1393).

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