Andrew I Hont-Pázmány
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Andrew from the kindred Hont-Pázmány was a Hungarian lord in the 13th century. He was a staunch supporter of King Béla IV of Hungary.
Zniev Castle (Znió or Turóc) in Slovakia, erected by Andrew Hont-Pázmány around 1243
Gýmeš (Gímes) Castle near present-day Jelenec, Slovakia, built by Andrew Hont-Pázmány
Hont-Pázmány
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Hont-Pázmány was the name of a gens in the Kingdom of Hungary. The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum mentions that the ancestors of the family, the brothers Hont and Pázmány, originally from the Duchy of S
Andrew I Hont-Pázmány
…century. He was a staunch supporter of King Béla IV of Hungary. Andrew (I) was born into the Forgács branch of the wealthy and prestigious gens (clan) Hont-Pázmány in the 1210s. His father was comes Ivánka (I), the first reliably known member of the branch, who plausibly participated in the royal campaigns against…
Hont depicted in the Chronicon Pictum