Bartholomew le Gros
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Bartholomew le Gros or Bartholomew Grossus was a prelate of French origin in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 13th century. He left his homeland for Hungary in the retinue of Yolanda de Courtenay, queen
Ruins of the Saint James Hill Monastery founded by Bishop Bartholomew
Ladislaus I Kán
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Ladislaus I from the kindred Kán was a powerful Hungarian baron, who held several secular positions during the reign of kings Andrew II and Béla IV.
Bartholomew le Gros
…battlefield when he saw that the battle had been lost. Although the Mongols were chasing after the bishop, his life was saved by the intervention of Ladislaus from the kindred Kán, head of Somogy County. Bartholomew fled to Split in Dalmatia where he stayed with King Béla IV of Hungary and his family who also…
Seal of Ladislaus I Kán (1236)