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Nicholas (II) Szécsényi (Hungarian: Szécsényi (II.) Miklós), also known as Nicholas of Salgó (Hungarian: Salgói or Salgai Miklós, German: Nikolaus Schallaga; died 19 January 1438), was a Hungarian wealthy landowner and magnate, who solely inherited the large-scale estates of the powerful Szécsényi family.
However, nicholas did not have the complete documents on nicholas’ property at the time of his death, found in the state archives of venice. These documents substantially supplement and widen our knowledge of this remarkable figure from medieval Hungarian history.
- Daniela Dvořáková
Nicholas (II) Szécsényi (Hungarian: Szécsényi (II.) Miklós ), also known as Nicholas of Salgó (Hungarian: Salgói or Salgai Miklós , German: Nikolaus Schallaga ; died 19 January 1438), was a Hungarian wealthy landowner and magnate, who solely inherited the large-scale estates of the powerful Szécsényi family.
Ladislaus Szécsényi died in 1460 as the last male member of the once powerful Szécsényi family, which flourished since the 1310s, founded by his great-great-grandfather, the influential baron Thomas Szécsényi. He was buried on 3 April 1460 in Szécsény.
In 1424, Nicholas Szécsényi was condemned for coin counterfeiting, and consequently King Sigismund confiscated all of his estates. Mainz citizen Eberhard Windecke also claimed that Nicholas was responsible for the death of Ladislaus' namesakefather, accusing him of poisoning, but contemporary official documents do not confirm this assumption.
Miklós), also known as Nicholas of Salgó (Salgói or Salgai Miklós, Nikolaus Schallaga; died 19 January 1438), was a Hungarian wealthy landowner and magnate, who solely inherited the large-scale estates of the powerful Szécsényi family. [1] 4 relations: Hedwig of Masovia, Ladislaus Szécsényi, Simon Szécsényi, Szécsényi family.
Simon Szécsényi (Hungarian: Szécsényi Simon; died c. 29 January 1412), was a Hungarian baron and military leader, who was a staunch supporter of King Sigismund of Luxembourg since the 1380s. Joining a magnate conspiracy in 1401, he played a key role in the arrest of the king, but later was pardoned and retained his political influence until ...
