Magnates and their honours · Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Monoszló kindred

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.

  1. 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.

Sources and studies

  1. Monoszló (genus) (English Wikipedia)
  2. Macarius Monoszló (English Wikipedia; citing Zsoldos 2011)
  3. 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.