Mercurius of Transylvania
Mercurius | |
|---|---|
| Princeps Ultrasilvanus | |
| Reign | c. 1111 - c. 1113 |
| Predecessor | first known |
| Successor | Leustachius Rátót[1] (?) |
Mercurius (Hungarian: Merkúr)[2] was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman and perhaps the first known voivode of Transylvania, who held the office during the reign of Coloman, King of Hungary.[2] Two royal charters issued in 1111 and 1113 mention Mercurius as "princeps Ultrasilvanus", but he may have been only an important landowner in Transylvania without holding any specific office.[3] The title voivode was first documented[where?] specifically in 1199.[4]
A source from 1097[which?] also mentions a "Mercurio comes Bellegratae", which means "count (ispán) of Fehér", and this record may point to the same person.[5][6]
References
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- Makkai, László (2001). Transylvania in the medieval Hungarian kingdom (896-1526), In: Béla Köpeczi, HISTORY OF TRANSYLVANIA Volume I. From the Beginnings to 1606, Columbia University Press, New York, 2001, ISBN 0880334797
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