Peter, son of Töre, was Emeric's judge royal in 1198 and ispán of Szolnok, but by 1199 he had lost both offices (Mika Ják became judge royal, Ampud II ispán of Szolnok) and he vanishes from the charters until 1207: historians take him for one of Duke Andrew's partisans.
His estates lay in Szerém (Syrmia) and south of Bács, centred on Pétervárad (Petrovaradin) on the Danube across from today's Novi Sad, which takes its name from him. He is the man who will kill Queen Gertrude in 1213.
Who he is
- Name
- Peter, son of Töre (Turoy, Turwey, Toraj)
- Title
- Lord of Pétervárad; former judge royal (1198) and ispán of Szolnok (about 1198) and of Bihar (1197)
- Since
- Estates held before 1213 (date of acquisition not pinned)
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- Son of Töre. Wife and children not named; the whole family was executed with him in 1213 (continuation of Magnus of Reichersberg).
- Confidence
- medium
English Wikipedia (Peter, son of Töre), after Zsoldos and the 1237 grant of his lands to Bélakút abbey.
Overlord
King Emeric.
What it holds
- Pétervárad (Petrovaradin), the centre of his estates on the Syrmian bank of the Danube.
- Other estates in Szerém and in the south of the county of Bács (not itemised in the sources; in 1237 they went to the Cistercians of Bélakút).
Allies and rivals
Presumed partisan of Duke Andrew; out of royal office since 1199.
How things stand that morning
Holds his Syrmian estates out of royal favour on 1 January 1200; his side is presumed (Andrew's), not proven.
Wealth
Estates on the Danube in the richest wine and grain land of Syrmia.
Military
No castle is recorded for him in 1200; the later fortress of Pétervárad is not his.
Threats
- Royal displeasure while Emeric rules.
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.
- 1200 (summer, not pinned)The brothers' reconciliation eases the pressure on Andrew's partisans, but Peter stays out of royal office until Andrew is king (1205; on record again 1207).Depends on: Emeric's grudge. Stopped by: A royal pardon.
Places of note
- Pétervárad: Centre of his estates.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: His estates are known from his confiscation (1213) and the 1237 grant; his side in 1199 is inferred from his absence from office.
On the map: A small block for an estate whose extent is not recorded.
Primary sources for Hungary
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.
- Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines (about 1227 to 1241, at the Cistercian abbey of Trois-Fontaines in Champagne). The widest net of any Latin chronicle for 1200, compiled from dozens of sources, many now lost. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
- The Hypatian Chronicle (the Kievan Chronicle compiled about 1200 at the Vydubichi monastery; the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle in the 13th century). The southern record. Read online
- 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 Book of Census of the Roman Church, Cencius Camerarius (Cencio Savelli, later Pope Honorius III) (1192, with later additions). The papal rent roll: every church, monastery, town and kingdom that owed a census to Rome in 1192, diocese by diocese, with the sums, followed by lists of papal lands and castles, the ceremonial Ordo and copies of charters. 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
4 more in the sources library for Poland, Hungary and the Adriatic.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.