Marcellus Tétény

Marcellus (II) from the kindred Tétény (Hungarian: Tétény nembeli (II.) Marcell; died after 1233) was a Hungarian influential lord in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as Judge royal three times during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary.[1]

Marcellus Tétény
Judge royal
Reign	(1206–)1207 1211–1212 1214
Predecessor	Smaragd (1st term) Nicholas (2nd term) Julius Kán (3rd term)
Successor	Nicholas (1st term) Julius Kán (2nd term) Martin Hont-Pázmány (3rd term)
Died	after 1233
Noble family	gens Tétény
Spouse(s)	unknown
Issue none
Father	Marcellus I

Marcellus II belonged to the gens Tétény as the eldest son of Marcellus I. He had no children. His brothers were Peter I, who functioned as Judge royal for the Queen from 1229 to 1230, and Abraham, who was ispán of Vas County (1233) and Sopron County (1235). Among the three brothers, only Peter I had known descendants.[2]

In contemporary records, Marcellus was first mentioned as ispán of Sopron County in 1206.[3] After that he served as ispán of Csanád County between 1206 and 1207. He was replaced by Peter, son of Töre.[4] In 1207, he appeared in charters as Judge royal at the first time; perhaps he already held that position since 1206.[5] Following that he functioned as ispán of Bihar County in 1208.[6] He was head of Sopron County again from 1208 till 1209.[3] According to royal charters, he governed Bács County between 1209 and 1210.,[7] and Nyitra County for a short time in 1210.[8]

Marcellus participated in King Andrew's royal campaign against the Principality of Halych in 1211.[1] He was appointed Judge royal for the second time in 1211 and held the office until the next year.[5] Beside that he also functioned as ispán of Keve County between 1211 and 1212.[9] Two years later, in 1214, he again served as Judge royal for the third and final time.[5] He was also head of Csanád County during that time.[4] Marcellus's lands and estates were laying mostly south to the Drava River.[1]

References

1. Markó 2006, p. 296.
2. Engel: Genealógia (Genus Tétény, Pekri branch)
3. Zsoldos 2011, p. 197.
4. Zsoldos 2011, p. 146.
5. Zsoldos 2011, p. 28.
6. Zsoldos 2011, p. 138.
7. Zsoldos 2011, p. 126.
8. Zsoldos 2011, p. 174.
9. Zsoldos 2011, p. 162.

Sources

• (in Hungarian) Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1
• (in Hungarian) Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3