List of palatines of Hungary

This is a list of palatines of Hungary. A palatine (Hungarian: nádorispán or nádor; also: Croatian: ugarski palatin; German: Palatin; Slovak: nádvorný župan or nádvorný špán, later: palatín or nádvorník) was the highest-ranking dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary after the King of Hungary from the kingdom's rise in the 11th century up to 1848–1918.

Age of Árpádian kings

Name Date King Note
Samuel Aba 1009–1038 Saint Stephen I king (1041–1044)
Zache around 1055 Andrew I mentioned in the founding charter of the abbey of Tihany
Radó around 1057
Ottó around 1066 Solomon from the kindred of Győr
Radván around 1067–1071 Bogátradvány kindred co-founder; son of Bogát; descendant of Hont-Pázmány kindred
Gyula 1075–1091 (?) Géza I, Saint Ladislaus (?)
Péter 1091 Saint Ladislaus
János 1108–1113 Coloman son of Uros
Fancsal 1131(?)–1138 Béla II son of Bozeta
Beloš 1146–1157 Géza II brother of Helena of Rascia; uncle of Géza II
Henrik 1162–1164 Stephen III from the kindred of Héder
Tamás 1163 Stephen IV in rebellion
Ampud 1165–1174 Stephen III, Béla III
Farkas 1177(?)–1183 Béla III from the kindred of Gatal
Dénes 1184
Tamás 1185–1186
Mog 1192–1193, 1198–1199, 1206 Béla III, Emeric, Andrew II
Ézsau 1197–1198 Emeric
Mika 1199–1201 from the kindred of Ják
Benedek 1202–1204
Miklós 1205, 1213–1214 Ladislaus III
Csépán 1206–1209 Andrew II from the kindred of Győr
Poth 1209–1212
Bánk 1212–1213 from the kindred of Bór-Kalán
Miklós 1219–1222, 1226 from the kindred of Szák
Gyula 1215–1217, 1222–1226 from the kindred of Kán
Tódor 1222 from the kindred of Csanád
Dénes 1227–1229, 1231–1234 son of Ampod
Mojs 1229–1230
Dénes 1235–1241 Béla IV from the kindred of Tomaj; died at the Battle of Mohi
Arnold 1242 from the kindred of Buzád-Hahót
László 1242–1245 from the kindred of Kán
Dénes 1245–1246, 1248 from the kindred of Türje
István 1246–1248 from the kindred of Gutkeled; Duke of Slavonia (1248–1259)
Lóránd 1248–1261, 1272–1273, 1274–1275 Béla IV, Stephen IV, Ladislaus IV from the kindred of Rátót
Kőszegi Henrik 1261–1267 Béla IV from the kindred of Héder
Dénes 1263, 1273–1274, 1277–1278 Béla IV, Ladislaus IV from the kindred of Pécz; palatine of Stephen V, the "younger king" (1263)
Domonkos 1266 Béla IV from the kindred of Csák, palatine of Stephen V, the "younger king"
Benedek 1268 son of Tombold, palatine of Stephen V, the "younger king"
Lőrinc 1267–1270, 1272, 1273 Béla IV, Stephen V, Ladislaus IV son of Kemény
Mojs 1270–1272 Stephen V brothers-in-law
Miklós Kőszegi 1275, 1276–1277, 1284–1286, 1289–1290, 1291, 1293–1295 Ladislaus IV, Andrew III from the kindred of Héder, "Transdanubian palatine" (1289–1290)
Péter 1275–1276, 1277, 1278 Ladislaus IV from the kindred of Csák
Máté 1278–1280, 1282–1283
Finta 1280–1281 from the kindred of Aba
Iván Kőszegi 1281–1282, 1287–1288 from the kindred of Héder
Makján 1286–1287 from the kindred of Aba
Amadé 1288–1289, 1290–1291, 1293, 1295–1296, 1297–1298, 1299–1301 Ladislaus IV, Andrew III
Rénold 1289–1290 Ladislaus IV from the kindred of Basztély, "Cisdanubian palatine"
Mizse 1290 "Cisdanubian palatine"
Mihály 1291–1292 Andrew III from the kindred of Szente-Mágócs
Máté 1296–1297 from the kindred of Csák
Apor 1298–1299 from the kindred of Pécz; "Transdanubian palatine"
Lóránd 1298–1299 from the kindred of Rátót; "Cisdanubian palatine"

1301–1310

Name Date King Note
Máté 1301–1310 Wenceslaus of Bohemia, Otto of Bavaria, Charles Robert I from the kindred of Csák
Kőszegi Iván 1301–1308 from the kindred of Aba
Amadé 1303–1310
István 1303–1307 Wenceslaus of Bohemia, Otto of Bavaria from the kindred of Ákos
Lóránd 1303–1307 from the kindred of Rátót
Apor 1304–1307 Wenceslaus of Bohemia from the kindred of Pécz
James Borsa 1306–1310 Otto of Bavaria, Charles Robert I from the kindred of Borsa

Anjou Age

Name Date King Note
Kopasz Jakab 1310–1314 Charles Robert I from the kindred of Borsa
Domonkos 1314–1320 from the kindred of Rátót; ancestor of the Pásztói family
Dózsa Debreceni 1322
Fülöp Drugeth 1322–1327 Drugeth family
János Drugeth 1328–1333 brother of Fülöp Drugeth
Vilmos Drugeth 1333–1342 son of János Drugeth
Miklós Zsámboki 1342–1356 Louis I the Great Gilétfi
Miklós Kont 1356–1367 ancestor of the House of Ilok
László Oppelni 1367–1372 Duke of Opole
Imre I Lackfi 1372–1375 Lackfi de Simontornya
Miklós V Garai 1375–1385 Louis I the Great
from 1382: Mary I 		Regent of Hungary 1382–85 & March to 25 July 1386.
Miklós VI Szécsi 1385–1386 Mary I founder of the Felsőlindva branch

Age of kings of different houses

Name Date King Note
István V Lackfi 1387–1392 Mary I Lackfi de Csáktornya
Leusták Jolsvai 1392–1397 Mary I; Sigismund from the kindred of Rátót
Detre Bebek 1397–1402 Sigismund son of György Bebek, king's chamberlain
Miklós VII Garai 1402–1433 son of Miklós V Garai
Máté III Pálóczy 1435–1437
Lőrinc II Hédervári 1437–1447 Albert; Vladislaus I
Ladislaus Garai 1447–1458 Ladislaus V son of Miklós VII Garai
Michael Ország 1458–1484 Matthias Corvinus
Emeric Zápolya 1486–1487
Stephen Zápolya 1492–1499 Vladislaus II brother of Imre II, father of King John I
Péter III Geréb 1500–1503 Vingárti
Imre III Perényi 1504–1519 Vladislaus II; Louis II prince (1517)
István VII Báthory 1519–1523 Louis II
István VII Báthory 1524–1525
István VIII Werbőczy 1525–1526
István VII Báthory 1526–1530 János Szapolyai; Ferdinand I third time; de facto ruler of Hungary (29 August  – 10 November 1526)

Age of Ottoman wars

Name Date King Note
János IV Bánffy 1530–1534 John I Alsólindvai; Palatine for John I
Governor
Lodovico Gritti (1530–1534)
none 1530–1554 Ferdinand I (1530–1554)
John I, from 1540: John II Sigismund Zápolya (1534–1554) 		Ferdinand I:
Royal Governors
Elek Thurzó (1532–1542)
Pál Várdai (1542–1549)
Ferenc Újlaky (1550–1554)
Palatinal Governor (judicial function)
Ferenc Révay (1542–1553)
Tamás III Nádasdy 1554–1562 John II Sigismund Zápolya, until 1556–59: Queen Isabella
Ferdinand I 		Palatine and Royal Governor for Ferdinand I
none 1562–1608 Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor,
from 1564: Maximilian, from 1576: Rudolf I 		Royal Governors
Miklós Oláh (1562–1568)
Pál Bornemissza (1568–1572)
Antal Verancsics (1572–1573)
István Radéczy (1573–1586)
György Draskovich (1586–1587)
István Fejérkövy (1587–1596)
János Kutassy (1597–1601)
Márton Pethe (1602–1605)
Ferenc Forgách (1607–1608)
Palatinal Governors (judicial function)
Mihály Mérey (1562–1572)
Imre Czobor (1572–1581)
Miklós Istvánffy (1582–1608)
István IX Illésházy 1608–1609 Matthias II
György Thurzó 1609–1616
Zsigmond Forgách 1618–1621 Matthias II,
from 1619: Ferdinand II
Szaniszló Thurzó 1622–1625 Ferdinand II
Miklós VIII Esterházy 1625–1645 Ferdinand II,
from 1637: Ferdinand III
János V Draskovich 1646–1648 Ferdinand III Croatian: Ivan III Drašković
Pál III Pálffy 1649–1654
Ferenc Wesselényi 1655–1667 Ferdinand III,
from 1657: Leopold I
none 1667–1681 Leopold I Royal Governors
Ferenc Nádasdy (1667–1670)
György Szelepcsényi (1670–1681)

In the Habsburg monarchy

Name Date King Note
Pál I Esterházy 1681–1713 Leopold I, from 1705: Joseph I,
from 1711: Charles III
Miklós IX Pálffy 1714–1732 Charles III
none 1732–1741 Charles III,
from 1740: Maria Theresa 		Royal Governor
Francis III, Duke of Lorraine
János VI Pálffy 1741–1751 Maria Theresa
Lajos Batthyány 1751–1765
none 1765–1790 Maria Theresa,
from 1780: Joseph II 		Royal Governor
Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (1765–1781)
Sándor Lipót 1790–1795 Leopold II,
from 1792: Francis I 		Habsburg-Lorraine
József 1796–1847 Francis I,
from 1835: Ferdinand V
István 1847–1848 Ferdinand V,
from 1848: Franz Joseph I
István de jure 1848–1867 Franz Joseph I
József Károly de jure 1867–1905
József Ágost de jure 1905–1918 Franz Joseph I,
from 1916: Charles IV

See also