Mojs I Ákos

Mojs (I) Ákos
Master of the treasury
Reign 1291
Predecessor Ivan Kőszegi
Successor Dominic Rátót
Spouse(s) unknown

Issue

Mojs II
Noble family gens Ákos
Father Albert
Born ?
Died after 1299

Mojs (I) from the kindred Ákos (Majos I; Hungarian: Ákos nembeli (I) Mojs; died after 1299) was a Hungarian baron at the end of the 13th century, who served as Master of the treasury in 1291.

Family

He was born into the Ernye branch of the gens (clan) Ákos as the son of Albert the Great (Master of the horse from 1270 to 1272 and Ban of Severin in 1272),[1] he had also two younger brothers, John and Ákos. Mojs' uncle was Judge royal Ernye Ákos, thus he was also a cousin of the oligarch Stephen Ákos.

Mojs I had at least three children from his unidentified wife; Mojs II who made an alliance with oligarch James Borsa and the sons of the late Ladislaus Kán in 1315 and caused a rebellion against Charles I of Hungary; magister Ellős who died before 1329 and a daughter who married to Andrew Sárpataki.[2]

Career

He was first mentioned by contemporary records in 1278. He functioned as ispán of Ung County in 1284.[3] According to a non-authentic charter issued in 1289, he held the position of Voivode of Transylvania from 1287 to 1288.[4] Although that diploma is definitely a forgery, should be considered that there is no information on Roland Borsa's second voivodeship (1284–1294) for the period between the summer of 1285 and 1288.[5] If Mojs I actually held the office then he was also ispán of Szolnok County in the same period.[6]

On the instruction of Lodomer, Archbishop of Esztergom and the archiepiscopal synod, Árbóc (a Cuman maternal relative of King Ladislaus IV of Hungary) and Mojs I were arrested and held in captivity by Peter Monoszló, the Bishop of Transylvania in 1288, because Lodomer mistakenly thought that they had planned to go the Mongols as the envoys of Ladislaus IV whose relationship was severely burdened with the Catholic Church. They were released soon.[1]

In 1291, Mojs I was briefly appointed Master of the treasury[7] and Count of the Székelys.[1] However soon he was replaced by Dominic Rátót and Peter Bő respectively. He was among the barons of Andrew III of Hungary in 1296.[1] He served as Master of the treasury for Queen Agnes of Austria from 1298 to 1299.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Markó 2006, p. 415.
  2. Engel: Genealógia (Genus Ákos 3., Erne branch)
  3. Zsoldos 2011, p. 218.
  4. Engel 2001, p. 382.
  5. Zsoldos 2011, p. 40.
  6. Zsoldos 2011, p. 209.
  7. Zsoldos 2011, p. 64.
  8. Zsoldos 2011, p. 69.

Sources

Mojs I
Genus Ákos
Born: ? Died: after 1299
Political offices
Preceded by
Roland Borsa
Voivode of Transylvania
uncertain

1287–c. 1288
Succeeded by
Roland Borsa
Preceded by
Ivan Kőszegi
Master of the treasury
1291
Succeeded by
Dominic Rátót
Preceded by
unknown
Count of the Székelys
1291
Succeeded by
Peter Bő (?)
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