Kán

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Kán is the name of a Hungarian noble family which gave bans (governors) to Croatia and Slavonia, voivodes to Transylvania, and palatines to Hungary in the 13th and 14th centuries.

History[edit]

The Kán family were members of the Hermány clan. They crossed the Carpathian mountains together with Árpád, leader of the Magyars, and settled in Pannonia in 895. They were Counts of Siklós from the year 900.

Members[edit]

Notable members of the family include:

Transylvanian branch[edit]

Siklós branch[edit]

  • Simon
    • Buchk (fl. c. 1251)
      • Nicholas I
        • Urban (fl. 1281)
        • Cain (fl. 1281)
      • Michael
        • Blaise (fl. 1281)
      • Peter I --> Beremendi sub-branch
        • Peter II (fl. 1281–1296)
          • Stephen (fl. 1293)
    • Julius I (fl. c. 1251)
      • Nicholas II (fl. 1266–1288)
        • Julius II (fl. 1283–1298) ∞ Clara Aba, daughter of Finta Aba
        • Peter III (fl. 1283–1341) ∞ (1) unidentified; (2) Catherine Kaboli
          • Siklósi family
        • Helena (fl. 1298–1336) ∞ James Győr
      • a daughterPeter Tétény

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