Banat of Severin

Banate of Severin Banate of Szörény Szörényi bánság Banatul Severinului banate of the Kingdom of Hungary ← 13th century–16th century →   → Banate of Severin, late 13th century History  •  Established 13th century  •  Disestablished 16th century Today part of Romania Map of the Banate of Severin The Banat of Severin also known as the Banate of Severin (Hungarian: Szörényi bánság / Szörénység / Bánság Olténia / Szörényvidék; Romanian: Banatul Severinului / Banatul de Severin; Latin: Banatus Zewrinensis; Bulgarian: Severinsko banstvo / Северинско банство); Serbian: Severinska banovina / Северинска бановина) was a political, military and administrative unit with a special role in the anti-Ottoman defensive system of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. It was founded by Prince Béla in 1228. History The Banat of Severin included areas of eastern Banat and western Oltenia. It was led by a ban, and the capital was at Turnu Severin (Hungarian: Szörényvár). The Banate of Severin was disputed between Wallachia and the Kingdom of Hungary. After the 1526 battle of Mohács, the Banate of Severin was divided. Eastern part (eastwards from Vârciorova) came under the jurisdiction of Wallachian princes and in the western part (westwards from Orsova, inclusive) was gradually formed the Banate of Lugos and Karánsebes. List of the Gouvernators ("Bans") of Severin 1226–1232 Buzád 1233 Lucas 1243 Stephen 1247–1254 John 1255 Pósa Csák 1257–1261 Stephen 1262 Stephen 1263 Lawrence 1268 Ugrin 1268 Alexander 1269 Lawrence 1270 Ponit 1270–1271 Lawrence 1271–1272 Paul 1272 Lawrence 1272 Albert 1273 Paul 1273 Lawrence 1274 Paul 1274–1275 Ugrin 1275 Micu 1275 Paul 1275 Reinauld 1276–1279 Michael 1277–1278 Paul 1279 Laurențiu 1280–1283 Timotei 1284–1286 Mako 1287–1289 Rafael 1290–1293 Laurențiu 1294–1296 Solymosi Posa 1297–1299 Ladislaus Rátholti 1299–1308 Andrei Tárnok 1309–1314 vacant 1314–1318 Dominic Cernea 1319–1323 Ladislau Rátholti 1323–1329 Daniel Szécsi 1324 Paul 1330–1335 vacant 1341 Szécsi Denis 1342–1349 Losonci 1350–1355 Nicolae Szécsi 1355–1359 Lațcu Denis 1359–1387 vacant 1387 Ladislau 1387–1388 Ștefan 1388–1390 Ioan Kaplan 1390–1391 Nicolae Perényi 1392 Gerebenci Szemere 1392–1393 Ditrău Bebek 1393–1408 vacant 1408–1409 Pipo of Ozora 1409 vacant 1419 Sigismund Losonci 1428 Emeric Marcali 1430–1435 Nicolae Redwitz 1429–1435 vacant 1435 Ladislau Jakubek 1436–1439 Francisc Tallóczi 1439–1445 John Hunyadi 1445–1446 Blaziu 1447–1454 Miklós 1449 Vasile de Cerna (vice-ban) 1452–1454 Petru 1455-57 vacant 1458 Vlad şi Grigore Bethlen 1459–1460 vacant 1460 Ladislau Doczi 1462–1463 Nicolae 1464–1466 vacant 1466 Pongrácz János (Ioan Pongracz) 1467 vacant 1467 Ştefan şi Mihai de Mâtnic 1468–1471 vacant 1471–1478 Emeric Hédervári 1478 Ioan Dominic Bethlen 1478 vacant 1479 Ambrozie şi George Szenthelsebethi 1479 Bartolomeu Pathócsy 1480–1483 Francisc Haraszti 1483–1489 Francisc Haraszti şi Andrei Szokoly 1490 Emeric Ozora 1491 Pipo şi Andei Dánfy 1491–1492 Francisc Haraszti 1492–1494 George şi Filip Balassa de Ciula 1495–1502 Petru Măcicaş 1503 Barnaba Bela 1503 Ioan Gărlişte 1504–1508 Ioan şi Bela Gârlişte; 1508–1513 Mihai şi Barnaba 1514 Ioan 1515–1516 Nicolae 1517–1518 vacant 1519 Béla Barnabás 1520–1521 Nicolae Gârlişte 1522–1524 Ioan Kállay

References

• George Popoviciu, Istoria românilor bănățeni, Lugoj, 1904
• Patriciu D., Istoria Banatului Severin, Tipografia Diecezană, Caransebeș, 1899.
• Hațegan I., Cavalerii teutoni în Banatul Severinului (1429–1435), "Tibiscus-istorie" V, Muzeul Banatului, Timișoara, 1978, pp. 191–196.
• Frigyes Pesty, A szörény vármegyei hajdani oláh kerületek, Budapest, 1876.
• Frigyes Pesty, A Szörényi Bánság és Szörény vármegye története, Budapest, 1877.
• http://www.agero-stuttgart.de/REVISTA-AGERO/ISTORIE/Patriciu%20Dragalina%20de%20Tiberiu%20Ciobanu.htm Tiberiu Ciobanu, Istoriografia românească privitoare la Banatul medieval.
• Călătorie în Banatul de Severin de Adrian Andrei Rusu
• http://mek.niif.hu/02100/02114/html/316.html Histoire de la Transylvanie
• http://lexikon.katolikus.hu/S/Sz%C3%B6r%C3%A9nyi%20b%C3%A1ns%C3%A1g.html Szörényi bánság, Lista Banilor de Severin

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