Simon of Transylvania

Simon
Voivode of Transylvania
Reign	1215
Predecessor	Julius Kán
Successor	Ipoch Bogátradvány
Died	after 1221

Simon (died after 1221) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman, who served as voivode of Transylvania in 1215, during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary.^[1][2][3]

Before his voivodeship, Simon served as ispán (comes) of Szabolcs County^[4] and master of the stewards (magister dapiferorum) in 1214.^[5] Later he functioned as ispán of Szatmár County in 1221.^[6]

References

1. Zsoldos 2011, p. 37.
2. Engel 2001, p. 381.
3. Markó 2006, p. 417.
4. Zsoldos 2011, p. 200.
5. Zsoldos 2011, p. 54.
6. Zsoldos 2011, p. 203.

Sources

• Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895-1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
• (Hungarian) Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1.
• (Hungarian) Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3