A Slavonian kindred named after its estate of Monoszló, today Podravska Moslavina on the Drava, which an unnamed ancestor received from Béla III together with the right to collect the marten-skin tax (marturina) there.
Macarius, the first known member, was ispán of Szolnok in 1192-1193 and may be the Macarius who was vice-ban of the coast in 1189; by 1196 he also held Szond (Sonta) in Bács. Zsoldos names Macarius Monoszló among the barons who backed Andrew's aspirations, and his son Thomas supported Andrew against Emeric (Thomas becomes ban of Slavonia in 1228).
Who he is
- Name
- Macarius (Makár), the first known member
- Title
- Head of the kindred
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- Married a daughter of Peter of the Győr kindred (Szenterzsébet branch); sons Thomas I (active about 1202-1231, a partisan of Andrew), Nicholas I and Stephen I; whether all were born by 1200 is not pinned.
- Confidence
- medium
English Wikipedia, Monoszló (genus) and Macarius Monoszló (citing Zsoldos 2011); Zsoldos 2022 names Macarius among the barons who backed Andrew's claims.
Overlord
The king
What it holds
- Monoszló (Podravska Moslavina) on the Drava, with the marten tax of the estate.
- Szond (Sonta) in Bács county (hpl's ground).
How it was acquired
Royal grant of Béla III.
Allies and rivals
Andrew's partisans; married into the Győr kindred.
How things stand that morning
Hold their estates; as Andrew's backers they are out of royal favour after Rád (not pinned).
Wealth
The marten tax of Monoszló, Drava land and fisheries.
Military
Kindred retinue.
Threats
- Royal displeasure after Rád.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- Summer 1200Andrew's return restores their patron.Depends on: The reconciliation. Stopped by: No peace.
Places of note
- Monoszló: The kindred's eponymous estate on the Drava.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Grant and offices from Zsoldos's archontology via Wikipedia; the estate's extent is not known.
On the map: The estate is drawn as a small disc.
Primary sources for Croatia and Dalmatia
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.
- History of the bishops of Salona and Split, by Thomas the Archdeacon, Thomas of Split (about 1266). Written two generations later by a Split churchman born about 1200. Read online
- History of the doges of Venice (about 1229, with a continuation). The earliest surviving Venetian narrative close to the events. Read online
- 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
- The Registers of Pope Innocent III for 1199 to 1201, Innocent III and the papal chancery (22 February 1199 to 21 February 1201). The pope's outgoing letters for the year, in his chancery's own copy, touching nearly every realm in the atlas. Read online
- Charters of the kingdom of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia, volume 2, 1101 to 1200 (documents of 1101 to 1200, edited 1904). The Croatian and Dalmatian charters to 1200: the acts of Duke Andrew as lord of Croatia and Dalmatia (1197 to 1204), the Hungarian kings' grants, the Templars and the bishops of Zagreb, Split, Zadar and Trogir, the communal statutes of the coastal towns, and the papal letters of 1200 to Emeric about Ban Kulin of Bosnia and heresy. 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
- Documents on the older commercial and political history of the Republic of Venice, part 1, 814 to 1205 (documents of 814 to 1205, edited 1856). Venice's treaties and privileges in full text. Read online
Sources and studies
- Monoszló (genus) (English Wikipedia)
- Macarius Monoszló (English Wikipedia; citing Zsoldos 2011)
- Andrew II of Hungary (English Wikipedia; citing Érszegi and Solymosi 1981, Curta 2006, Fine 1994, Zsoldos 2022)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.