Nicholas II Szécsi

For his father, the Palatine of Hungary, see Nicholas Szécsi.
The native form of this personal name is felsőlendvai Szécsi Miklós. This article uses the Western name order.
Nicholas (II) Szécsi
Master of the treasury
Reign December 1408 – February 1410
Spouse(s) Helen Garay

Issue

Noble family House of Szécsi
Father Nicholas Szécsi
Mother Margit Debreceni
Died after 1429

Nicholas Szécsi de Felsőlendva (Széchy; Hungarian: Miklós Szécsi; died after 1423) was a Hungarian nobleman from the influential House of Szécsi.

He was the son of Nicholas I Szécsi, the Palatine of Hungary (1385–1386) and Margit Debreceni, granddaughter of former palatine Dózsa Debreceni. He had three brothers, including Frank, who served as Treasurer between 1394 and 1396. Nicholas II married Helen Garay, daughter of Nicholas I Garay, they had eight children, including Cardinal Dénes Szécsi, Archbishop of Esztergom.

Nicholas served as Treasurer from May to December 1397. He was the ispán of Zala County in 1402. He functioned as secular gubernator of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Veszprém between 1403 and 1405. He was the master of the doorkeepers for the Queen from 1406 to 1409. He was appointed Master of the treasury in December 1408. He held that office until February 1410. he functioned as ispán of Vas County (1406–1419), Sopron County (1406–1410). He participated in the League of Siklós. He was a founding member of the Order of the Dragon since 1408.

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Nicholas II
Died: after 1429
Political offices
Preceded by
Nicholas Treutel
Master of the treasury
1408 –1410
Succeeded by
John Bebek
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