Rado (palatine)

Rado
Palatine of Hungary
Reign c. 1057
Predecessor Zache
Successor Otto Győr
Spouse(s) Lucia
Died 1057

Rado (Hungarian: Radó; died 1057) was a noble in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as palatine (Latin: comes palatii) around 1057, during the reign of Andrew I of Hungary.[1]

As palatine, Rado donated some land estates to the Abbey of Szávaszentdemeter (Latin: Sirmium; today Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) in 1057. He died in that same year. Later his widow, Lucia commemorated her orphaned relatives in a charter.[2]

His name is Slavic.[3] It is possible that Rado was a descendant of Gabriel Radomir, a son of Bulgar Emperor Samuel (r. 997–1014).[3]

References

  1. Zsoldos 2011, p. 15
  2. Markó 2006, p. 249
  3. 3.0 3.1 John Tuzson (2002). István II (1116-1131): A Chapter in Medieval Hungarian History. Eastern European Monographs. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-88033-500-3.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Zache
Palatine of Hungary
c. 1057
Succeeded by
Otto Győr