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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 Prague. He soon transferred to 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.

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.

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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