Küküllővár, a castle on the Kis-Küküllő, is named in 1177; the county that took its name is a newer creation in the south, between the Maros at Gyulafehérvár and the Székely and German lands upriver, and a count appears only in 1214.
In 1200 the castle and its castle folk stand under the voivode's command.
Who he is
- Name
- None recorded before 1214
- Title
- Count (ispán) of Küküllő
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Makkai: Küküllő is a newly created county; its castle is first mentioned in 1177 and its count only in 1214. Gyula of the Kán kindred got an estate on the Küküllő as voivode (1201 or 1214): later.
Overlord
King Emeric, through the voivode (Küküllő is one of the counties the voivode governed in the south).
What it holds
- The castle of Küküllő and its castle folk
- Castle lands along the two Küküllő rivers
How it was acquired
Royal castle; first named 1177.
Allies and rivals
Under the voivode; the Székelys of Kézd and Medgyes and the German guests lie to the east.
How things stand that morning
A royal castle with its land under the voivode on 1 January 1200; no count named.
Wealth
Castle folk dues; wine country of the Küküllő valleys (later evidence).
Military
Castle folk and castle warriors. No figures.
Places of note
- Küküllővár castle: Castle named in 1177
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Castle 1177, count 1214 (Makkai).
On the map: Drawn on the later county core.
Primary sources for Transylvania (voivode Legforus)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Deeds of the Hungarians, by the Anonymous Notary of King Béla, Anonymus (P. magister) (about 1200 to 1210, the date disputed). Not a record of events but a picture of the kingdom's nobility and geography as a courtier of about 1200 wished to see it: the clans and their lands, the castles and counties, the Vlachs, Cumans and other peoples of the Carpathian basin, all projected back onto the conquest. Read online
- Hungarian royal charters: Fejér's Codex diplomaticus and Szentpétery's critical calendar of the Árpád kings (documents of the 11th to 13th centuries; Fejér published 1829 to 1844, Szentpétery vol. 1 in 1923). The documentary base for Hungary in 1200: King Emeric's grants to Pannonhalma, the bishops, the Templars and Hospitallers, Duke Andrew's acts in Croatia and Dalmatia, and the papal letters of 1200 to Emeric about his brother's rebellion and about heresy in Bosnia. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.