Английская Википедия:Denis, Palatine of Hungary

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Шаблон:Infobox noble Denis (Шаблон:Lang-hu, Шаблон:Lang-gr) was an influential lord in the Kingdom of Hungary in the second half of the 12th century. He was Palatine of Hungary in 1184, Ban of Slavonia between 1181 and 1184, Ban of Dalmatia in 1183, and ispán of at least three counties. He was a commander of the Hungarian army fighting against the Byzantine Empire in the reign of Stephen III of Hungary.

Early career

Denis possibly originated from the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary.Шаблон:Sfn He started his career during the reign of Géza II of Hungary. It is possible he is identical with that Denis, who is referred to as ispán of Bodrog County by a non-authentic charter from 1145.Шаблон:Sfn A certain comes Denis is mentioned among the testimonies by a charter of Géza II in 1146.Шаблон:Sfn Prior to 1162, Géza removed a child named Botus, son of Gab from the service of the Archdiocese of Kalocsa and took him into his own service for his son of the same age. According to Stephen's charter around 1163 or 1164, Denis delivered Botus to the court of the young prince upon the instruction of the monarch.Шаблон:Sfn

Fights against the Byzantines

Géza II died in May 1162. Denis was a member of that faction led by Queen Euphrosyne of Kiev and Archbishop Lucas of Esztergom, who supported the coronation of the 15-year-old Stephen III, whose legitimacy was challenged by his uncles Ladislaus II and Stephen IV, both of them enjoyed the support of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos.Шаблон:Sfn The imperial troops prepared for an invasion of Hungary weeks after Stephen's coronation, but several magnates agreed to accept Ladislaus as a "compromise candidate" for the Hungarian throne. Stephen's army was routed at Kapuvár. Denis was among those barons, who fled from Hungary and sought refuge in Austria together with Stephen III in July 1162. Denis is referred to as simply comes (or ispán) in 1162, when Stephen issued his only known royal charter from that year, possibly during his exile or shortly after his return to Hungary in the second half of 1162.Шаблон:Sfn Stephen III mustered an army and supplemented it with German mercenaries, defeating his uncle Stephen IV in June 1163. It is plausible that Denis took part in the military campaigns, based on John Kinnamos' account, who stated that Denis "was experienced in many wars" prior to 1166.Шаблон:Sfn Denis was responsible for establishing a defense system along the Lower Danube in the border with the Byzantine Empire.Шаблон:Sfn

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The ruins of Zemun Fortress (today in Serbia)

Although Stephen III successfully defended his throne against the Byzantine intervention, he was obliged to renounce Sirmium and Dalmatia in favor of Emperor Manuel following an unsuccessful campaign in 1165.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In order to recover the provinces, a Hungarian army under the command of Denis stormed into Sirmium in the spring of 1166. Henry of Mügeln relates that Stephen III instructed Denis to recover Sirmium for Hungary; in contrast, historian Paul Stephenson considered that the Hungarian king – who, as he argued, had no reason to support the violation of the peace treaty with Manuel – was unable to prevent "the uprising by his disgruntled nobles".Шаблон:Sfn Denis and his troops routed the local Byzantine contingent led by generals Michael Gabras – governor of the province – and Michael Branas, each other's rivals, and occupied the whole province with the exception of Zimony (present-day Zemun, Serbia).Шаблон:Sfn Byzantine historian Niketas Choniates narrates that Denis laid siege to the fort, but the arriving Byzantine imperial troops successfully repelled the attack. In order to retaliation, Emperor Manuel sent armies against Hungary, which plundered Transylvania.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The Byzantine campaign caused great devastation in the eastern territories of the Kingdom of Hungary, forcing Stephen III to seek reconciliation and Henry Jasomirgott, Duke of Austria mediated an armistice.Шаблон:Sfn Despite that, following Denis' successful campaign, another Hungarian military leader Ampud invaded Dalmatia in the autumn of 1166.Шаблон:Sfn

Emperor Manuel dispatched an army to Sirmium with his nephew and megas doux Andronikos Kontostephanos as commander and sent his fleet to Zimony after Easter 1167.Шаблон:Sfn According to John Kinnamos, Denis gathered an army of 15,000 men from 37 counties (their ispáns were also present) with him as commander-in-chief,Шаблон:Sfn also recruiting no small number of allied forces as mercenaries, especially Germans [Austrians], as Niketas Choniates writes.Шаблон:Sfn Both Byzantine chroniclers emphasize Denis' overconfidence. According to Choniates, Denis was "a man of mettle who had often drubbed the enemy's ranks, and, boasting over their successes, they marched out in a show of arrogance" and when the imperial army crossed the river "Istros" (i.e. Lower Danube), he "boasted loudly that he would gather once more the bones of the Romans fallen in battle and raise a sepulchral mound to serve as a trophy, as he had done in the past". Kinnamos narrates that Denis was "filled with courage and very ironically ordered the Hungarians to raise their cups and drink the health of the Romans". 14th-century German chonicler Henry of Mügeln describes Denis as a "strong knight".Шаблон:Sfn Denis led his army advancing as far as Zimony. Denis drew his army up in three divisions in a single broad battle line, with infantry drawn up in the centre and behind the cavalry, upon which the Hungarians clearly relied for the effectiveness of their attack. On 8 July 1167, the two armies clashed near the fort along the river Sava. The Byzantines, assisted by the river fleet, achieved a decisive victory,Шаблон:Sfn 2,000 men were killed, while five Hungarian ispáns along with 800 soldiers were captured.Шаблон:Sfn Denis narrowly escaped the battlefield "with few", his shield, armor and war horse were also taken, when the Byzantine army plundered their enemy's abandoned encampment.Шаблон:Sfn

Powerful lord

Following the defeat, Stephen III signed a peace treaty renouncing the duchy – consisted of Sirmium, Croatia, Dalmatia and Bosnia – that their father had bequeathed upon his brother, Béla, who was sent to Constantinople earlier.Шаблон:Sfn Despite his failure, Denis retained his influence in the royal court. Three royal charters style him "comes" in the years 1171–1172. It is possible he served as ispán of Bács County, which laid at the Byzantine–Hungarian border along Lower Danube, already in 1171, although only a non-authentic charter refers to him with this title.Шаблон:Sfn Following the death of Stephen III in 1172, Denis, despite their previous antagonism during the Byzantine wars, supported Béla's ascension to the Hungarian throne – whose legitimacy was contested by the youngest brother Géza.Шаблон:Sfn Denis was appointed ispán of Bács County prior to 1177.Шаблон:Sfn In that year, Denis plausibly participated in the preliminary negotiations to conclude a peace treaty in Venice between Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor and the pro-papal Lombard League. As a result of Denis' negotiations, Béla III and Frederick began to normalize bilateral relations between Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire in early 1177. After the talks, Christian, Archbishop of Mainz (Frederick's chancellor) requested Patriarch Ulrich II of Aquileia to escort Denis till the Austrian border.Шаблон:Sfn

Emperor Manuel died in September 1180, which marked the beginning of the slow disintegration of the Byzantine Empire. Béla III reoccupied Croatia, Dalmatia and Sirmium, along with the then Venetian-controlled Zadar without combat actions at the turn of 1180 and 1181.Шаблон:Sfn The Hungarian king intended to reorganize the province's royal administration. Retaining his position of ispán of Bács County,Шаблон:Sfn Denis was installed as Ban of Slavonia in 1181. He was also styled as "Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia", then "governor of maritime parts" in 1183 (succeeding Maurus Győr), and "Ban of Maritime Provinces" (Шаблон:Lang-hr, Шаблон:Lang-hu) in 1184, which reflect he had jurisdiction over all Croatia and Dalmatia, and his suzerainty extended until the river Danube.Шаблон:Sfn According to historian Gyula Kristó, the bans took charge of the area between the rivers Sava and Drava in the period between 1167 and 1180, since Denis recovered an estate in Varaždin County to the Diocese of Zagreb upon the instruction of Béla III in 1181.Шаблон:Sfn Historian Judit Gál considered after Béla recovered Dalmatia, Hungary's territories beyond the Drava were initially consolidated under a single ban after 1183, during the terms of Denis then Kalán Bár-Kalán. Gábor Szeberényi argued their power and authority might have resembled that of a Duke of Slavonia.Шаблон:Sfn According to a charter, Denis adjudicated a lawsuit on the advice and contribution of the župans of Slavonia. His pristaldus (bailiff) referred to Denis as "his lord" ("dominus meus"), as kind of a sign of evolution of a separate provincial court of the ban in Slavonia and Croatia.Шаблон:Sfn

Succeeding Farkas Gatal, Denis was made Palatine of Hungary in 1184.Шаблон:Sfn In this capacity, Béla III delegated him into the judicial body, of which Judge royal Charena and comes Achilles were also members, which judged over the lawsuit between Tihany Abbey and the royal udvornici of Esztergom, according to a document issued by the collegiate chapter of Székesfehérvár. Tibor Szőcs emphasized this special royal mandate did not connect Denis' court dignity.Шаблон:Sfn Denis was succeeded as palatine by Thomas in 1185, at the latest.Шаблон:Sfn A non-authentic royal charter refers to Denis as ispán of Bács County in 1186.Шаблон:Sfn The fate of Denis is unknown, he had no known wives nor descendants.Шаблон:Sfn Historian Attila Zsoldos claimed he is identical with that namesake lord, who served as ispán of Sopron (1197) then Újvár (or Abaúj; 1198–1199) counties, during the reign of Emeric, King of Hungary.Шаблон:Sfn

Sources

Primary sources

• Deeds of John and Manuel Comnenus by John Kinnamos (Translated by Charles M. Brand) (1976). Columbia University Press. Шаблон:ISBN.
• O City of Byzantium, Annals of Niketas Choniatēs (Translated by Harry J. Magoulias) (1984). Wayne State University Press. Шаблон:ISBN.

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