- Kán
Kán is the name of a Hungarian noble family which gave bans (governors) to
Croatia andSlavonia ,voivode s to Transylvania, and palatines to Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries.History
The Kán family were members of the Hermány clan. They crossed the Carpathian mountains together with
Árpád , leader of theMagyars , and settled inPannonia in 895. They were Counts ofSiklós from the year 900.Members
Notable members of the family include:
* Julius I (Hungarian: Gyula) Kán. Count of Siklós. Ban of Croatia and Slavonia, 1213, 1229-1235. Voivode of Transylvania, 1201-1214. Palatine of Hungary, 1215-1218, 1222-1226.
* Ladislas I (Hungarian: László) Kán, son of Julius I Kán. Count of Siklós. Palatine of Hungary, 1242-1245. Ban of Croatia and Slavonia, 1245-1246. Voivode of Transylvania, 1260-1267, 1275-1276.
* Julius II Kán, son of Julius I Kán. Count of Siklós. Voivode of Transylvania, 1230-1233.
* Ladislas II Kán, son of Ladislas I Kán. Married a princess of the
Piast royal family of Poland. Voivode of Transylvania 1294-1315. He is thought incorrectly to be the founder of theLackfi orLacković family "László (9)", "A Pallas Nagy Lexikona", Budapest 1897 [http://mek.oszk.hu/00000/00060/html/063/pc006306.html#2] ] .Notes and References
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