Ladislaus Garai

Ladislaus Garai, also Ladislas Garai, (Hungarian: Garai László; c. 1410 – February or April 1459) was Palatine of Hungary from 1447 to 1458, and Ban of Macsó between 1431 and 1441 and from 1445 and 1447.

Ladislaus Garai
Seal of Ladislaus Garai
Palatine of Hungary
In office 1447–1458
Monarch	Ladislaus V, Matthias I
Preceded by	Lawrence Hédervári
Succeeded by	Michael Ország
Ban of Macsó
In office 1431–1441
Monarch	Sigismund, Albert, Vladislaus I
Preceded by	Stephen Újlaki
Succeeded by	Desiderius Garay
In office 1445–1447
Monarch	Ladislaus V
Preceded by	Emeric Hédervári
Succeeded by	Stephen Bebek
Personal details
Born	c. 1410
Died	1459
Parents	Nicholas II Garai (father) Anna of Celje (mother)

Childhood

Ladislaus was the son of Nicholas Garai, Palatine of Hungary and his wife, Anna of Celje.[1] His father was a most powerful baron in the Kingdom of Hungary in the reign of King Sigismund.[2] Ladislaus's mother—a daughter of Hermann II, Count of Celje—was the sister of King Sigismund's wife, Barbara of Celje.[3] Ladislaus was born around 1410, but he was first mentioned in a royal charter of 1424.[1]

Family

Ancestors of Ladislaus Garai[4][5]
16. Stephen Dorozsma 8. Andrew Garai 4. Nicholas I Garai 18. Ladislaus Nevnai 9. N. Nevnai 19. Yolanda Kórógyi 2. Nicholas II Garai 1. Ladislaus Garai 24. Frederick I of Celje 12. Hermann I of Celje 6. Hermann II of Celje 13. Catherine of Bosnia 3. Anna of Celje

References

1. Markó 2000, p. 218.
2. Engel 2001, p. 211.
3. Engel 2001, pp. 207, 211.
4. Árvai 2013, pp. 107, 118.
5. Fügedi 2004, p. 166.

Sources

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• 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)
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• Markó, László (2000). 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). Magyar Könyvklub. ISBN 963-547-085-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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