Ernye Ákos
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Ernye from the kindred Ákos was a Hungarian baron and landowner. He is best known for saving the life of king Béla IV after the disastrous Battle of Mohi in 1241. He participated in various military campaigns in the following decades. He elevated into the group of most powerful barons by the second half of the reign of Béla IV. He retained his influence even after Béla's death.
Béla IV and his soldiers flee from the Battle of Mohi (1241), depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Coat of arms of the gens Ákos
Ruins of the Dédes Castle within Bükk National Park
Stephen Ákos
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Stephen (I) from the kindred Ákos was an influential baron in the Kingdom of Hungary in the late 13th century and the early 14th century. He was born into an ancient Hungarian clan. He was a staunch supporter of Andrew III of Hungary. He served as Judge royal between 1298 and 1300, and Palatine of Hungary from 1301 to 1307.
Seal of Stephen Ákos
Andrew III (d. 1301), the "last golden branch" of the bloodline of holy kings, as Stephen Ákos remembered his king in 1303
The Diósgyőr Castle after its renovation in 2014
The ruins of the Pauline monastery in Bükkszentlélek