Royal treasurer (Kingdom of Hungary)
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Not to be confused with the Master of the treasury.
The royal treasurer,[1] or simply treasurer,[2] also royal purse-bearer[3] (Hungarian: kincstartó; Latin: thesaurarius),[4] was an official in the Hungarian royal court, existed around from the 1320s to the 16th century. The position evolved from the royal dignity of Master of the treasury (Hungarian: tárnokmester; Latin: magister tavarnicorum regalium),[5] which gradually adopted more and more judiciary functions over the centuries, thus the newly established royal treasurer put in charge of collecting and administering royal revenues in practice.
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Royal Treasurer of the Kingdom of Hungary | |
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Residence | Buda and Visegrád |
Appointer | King of Hungary |
Precursor | Economic functions of the Master of the treasury |
Formation | 1320s (1340) |
First holder | Paul Magyar (?) |
Final holder | George Martinuzzi |
Abolished | 1540 (1551) |
Succession | President of the Hungarian Chamber |
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