Ladislaus (IV) from the kindred Kán (Hungarian: Kán nembeli (IV.) László) was a Hungarian lord, a member of the gens Kán (clan) and the son of oligarch Ladislaus III Kán, who was the de facto ruler of Transylvania from 1295 until his death.
Ladislaus (IV) Kán | |
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| Voivode of Transylvania self-declared | |
| Reign | c. 1315 |
| Predecessor | Ladislaus III Kán |
| Successor | Nicholas Pok |
| Noble family | gens Kán |
| Father | Ladislaus III |
After his father's death in 1314 or 1315, Ladislaus IV declared himself the Voivode of Transylvania, a title even acknowledged by King Charles I of Hungary in a charter dated 12 August 1315.[1] The monarch’s appointed voivode, Nicholas Pok, was unable to take office. However, Ladislaus IV's power was soon challenged by another rebellious lord, Mojs II Ákos, the son-in-law of James Borsa.[2] Mojs II defeated Voivode Pok, who had led a royal campaign against the Transylvanian oligarchs.
In 1317, the Kán brothers suffered a significant defeat in the Battle of Déva. By 1321, Charles I’s newly appointed voivode, Thomas Szécsényi, captured Csicsó (present-day Ciceu-Corabia, Romania), which was the last stronghold of Ladislaus Kán's sons.[3] Despite this, the Kán brothers (Ladislaus IV and his brother Ladislaus V) remained a serious threat to royal authority through continuous looting and raids until the late 1320s.[4] They also enjoyed the support of Basarab I of Wallachia.[5]
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References
editSources
edit- Bárány, Attila (2011). "Debreceni Dózsa küzdelme a bihari oligarchákkal [Dózsa Debreceni's Struggle with Oligarchs in Bihar]". In Bárány, Attila; Papp, Klára; Szálkai, Tamás. Debrecen város 650 éves. Várostörténeti tanulmányok. University of Debrecen, Történelmi Intézet. pp. 75–126.
- Kristó, Gyula (2003). Early Transylvania (895–1324). Lucidus Kiadó. ISBN 963-9465-12-7.