Smaragd (genus)
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| Genus (gens) Smaragd | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kingdom of Hungary |
| Founded | 1160s |
| Founder | Ainordi de Champagne |
| Cadet branches | House of Zsámboki |
Smaragd (Smaragdus) or Zsámbéki was the name of a gens (Latin for "clan"; nemzetség in Hungarian) in the Kingdom of Hungary. The ancestor of the clan was a French knight Ainordi (Aynard) de Champagne, who settled down in Hungary around 1160 during the reign of Stephen III of Hungary and received the estate of Zsámbék as royal gift.[1] His descendants, the gens Smaragd built the Zsámbék Premontre monastery church.
Notable members
- Smaragd I, son of Ainordi de Champagne, comes
- Smaragd II, judge royal (1205–1206), voivode of Transylvania (1206)
- Smaragd III, archbishop of Kalocsa (1257–1265), vice-chancellor (1254–1258)
References
- ↑ (Hungarian) Veér, Zoltán: A Veér család eredete
Sources
- János Karácsonyi: A magyar nemzetségek a XIV. század közepéig. Budapest: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia. 1900–1901.
- Gyula Kristó (editor): Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon - 9-14. század (Encyclopedia of the Early Hungarian History - 9-14th centuries); Akadémiai Kiadó, 1994, Budapest; ISBN 963-05-6722-9.
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