Bearer of the sword (Hungary)

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The bearer of the sword or sword-bearer (Hungarian: kardhordó, Latin: ensifer) was one of the minor officials of the royal household in the Kingdom of Hungary.^[1]

List of known office-holders

Term	Incumbent	Monarch	Notes
1233	Alexander ^[1]	Andrew II	son of Mojs
1256–1257	Csák ^[1]	Béla IV	gens Hahót; also ispán of Gora ispánate
1263	Jacob ^[1]	Béla IV	gens Bána; ancestor of the House of Cseszneky
1267	Paul ^[1]	Béla IV	gens Bána; brother of Jacob
1293	Csák ^[1]	Andrew III	gens Csák; brother of Matthew III Csák

Bearer of the sword for the prince

Term	Incumbent	Crown Prince	Notes
1269	Stephen ^[1]	Stephen	gens Dorozsma

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Zsoldos 2011, p. 254.

Sources

(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