Vejte (I) from the kindred Csanád (Hungarian: Csanád nembeli (I.) Vejte; died after 1200) was a Hungarian lord, who served as Judge royal between 1199 and 1200, during the reign of Emeric, King of Hungary.[1]
Vejte (I) Csanád | |
|---|---|
| Judge royal | |
| Reign | 1199–1200 |
| Predecessor | Mika Ják |
| Successor | Achilles |
| Died | after 1200 |
| Noble family | gens Csanád |
| Spouse(s) | unknown |
| Issue | Theodore Vejte II Ladislaus |
Vejte (also Wetich or Vetuk) was born into the Csanád clan which originated from Csanád, who defeated provincial lord Ajtony, an enemy of Stephen I of Hungary in the early 11th century. Vejte had three sons. Theodore was the Palatine of Hungary in 1222; Vejte (II) married Lucia, the daughter of Pousa Bár-Kalán;[1] and Ladislaus, who served as ispán of Csanád County in 1234.[2]
He was first mentioned as ispán of Csanád County in 1199.[3] Beside the position of Judge royal, he also served as ispán of Nyitra County from 1199 to 1200.[4] After that he was the first known ispán of Krassó County in 1200.[5]
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- (in Hungarian) Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1
- (in Hungarian) Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN 978-963-9627-38-3