Thomas Szécsényi
Hungarian baron and soldier / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas (I) Szécsényi (Hungarian: Szécsényi (I.) Tamás; died 1354) was a Hungarian powerful baron and soldier, who rose to prominence during King Charles I's war against the oligarchs. He belonged to the so-called "new aristocracy", who supported the king's efforts to restore royal power in the first decades of the 14th century. He was the first member of the influential Szécsényi family.
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Thomas (I) Szécsényi | |
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Reign | 1349–1354 |
Predecessor | Paul Nagymartoni |
Successor | Nicholas Drugeth |
Born | c. 1285 |
Died | 1354 |
Noble family | House of Szécsényi |
Spouse(s) | 1, N Visontai 2, Anna, Duchess of Oświęcim |
Issue | (1) Kónya (1) Michael (1) Stephen (2) Caspar (2) Ladislaus I (2) Anne |
Father | Farkas Kacsics |
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