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Ladislaus (IV) Csetneki (Hungarian: Csetneki (IV.) László; died 1450) was a Hungarian prelate in the first half of the 15th century, who served as Bishop-elect of Nyitra (present-day Nitra, Slovakia) from 1439 to 1448.

Family

Ladislaus (IV) was born into the Csetneki family, which originated from the gens (clan) Ákos and possessed landholdings mainly in Gömör County. His parents were Ladislaus (II) Csetneki and Helena Szalonnai. He had three brothers – Nicholas (V), John (III) and Sigismund (I) – and a sister, Elizabeth.

Both Nicholas and John entered the service of King Sigismund as members of the royal household. Later, as a courtier of Queen Barbara of Cilli, John served as castellan of Ajnácskő (present-day ruins near Hajnáčka, Slovakia), being appointed to the position in July 1434. Their only sister Elizabeth married John Kazai from the gens (clan) Rátót.

Early career

According to a charter from 1373, a certain Damian from Csetnek (present-day Štítnik, Slovakia) functioned as tutor of the still minor children of Ladislaus (II), implying that Ladislaus (IV) was still alive by that time. Ladislaus, as possibly the youngest one among their brothers, entered ecclesiastical career. In this capacity, he attended the faculty of humanities at the University of Vienna, where he enrolled in April 1393. His name is mentioned as "Ladislaus de Kethnik" in the university document.

Returning home, his name first appears in contemporary Hungarian records in July 1396, when, together with his brothers John and Nicholas and cousins George and Michael, requested the cathedral chapter of Nyitra to confirm their ownership over their lands in order to eliminate the claims of their relatives, the powerful Bebek family. He is referred to as a canon of the cathedral chapter of Esztergom in 1397, appointed by Pope Boniface IX in May of that year. He served as archdeacon of Hont from 1399 to 1404. He belonged to the lesser nobility at that time; alongside his brothers, Ladislaus was unable to pay the dowry of Clara Zsámboki, the widow of Michael, thus they were forced to pledge their portions in Tapolca (Kunova Teplica), Szalóc (Slavec) and Ardó (Ardovo) in November 1401. Prior to that, they also complained that the Bebeks arbitrarily seized all of Michael's possessions, including the castle of Kövi. In July 1402, they also pledged estates to their cousin George, who was dying, for 50 florins. Nicholas, John and Ladislaus again complained in March 1404 that the Bebeks unlawfully seized large amount of their inherited domains. In 1406 or 1407, Ladislaus was elected archdeacon of Gömör, succeeding Nicholas Alcsebi. In this capacity, Archbishop John Kanizsai instructed him to collect tithes in Gömör County in April 1407.

Sigismund's diplomat

Ladislaus elevated into the position of provost of the Saint George collegiate chapter in Esztergom (and thus archdeacon of the cathedral chapter too) by early 1408. He held the dignity until July 1424. The Csetnekis' dispute with the Bebeks continued regarding the possessions rights over the ore mines and hammer mills in that period.

References

1. Engel 1996, p. 73.
2. Engel: Genealógia (Genus Ákos 1., Bebek branch, 2., Csetneki family)
3. Engel 1996, p. 499.
4. Engel 1996, p. 266.
5. Tihányiová 2022, p. 77.
6. Tihányiová 2022, p. 56.
7. Bónis 1971, p. 147.
8. ^ Tihányiová 2022, p. 26.
9. C. Tóth 2019, p. 82.
10. Tihányiová 2022, p. 76.
11. Engel 1996, p. 352.
12. Tihányiová 2022, p. 64.
13. ^ Tihányiová 2022, p. 27.
14. C. Tóth 2019, p. 76.
15. C. Tóth 2019, p. 54.

Sources

• Bónis, György (1971). A jogtudó értelmiség a Mohács előtti Magyarországon (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó.
• C. Tóth, Norbert (2003). "Az esztergomi érseki szék üresedése 1418–1423 között ". Századok (in Hungarian). 137 (4). Magyar Történelmi Társulat: 885–896. ISSN 0039-8098.
• C. Tóth, Norbert (2019). Az esztergomi székes- és társaskáptalanok archontológiája 1100–1543 (in Hungarian). Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Magyar Medievisztikai Kutatócsoportja. ISBN 978-963-508-913-0.
• Engel, Pál (1996). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1301–1457, I. (in Hungarian). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. ISBN 963-8312-44-0.
• Mályusz, Elemér (1984). Zsigmond király uralma Magyarországon, 1387–1437 (in Hungarian). Gondolat. ISBN 963-281-414-2.
• Tihányiová, Monika (2022). A Csetnekiek. Kultúrtörténeti és gazdaságtörténeti barangolások Felső-Gömörben (in Hungarian). Translated by Padlovics, Ágnes. Martin Opitz Kiadó. ISBN 978-615-6388-09-4.

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