Dominic Miskolc
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Dominic Miskolc | |
|---|---|
| Judge royal | |
| Reign | 1188–1193 |
| Predecessor | Mog |
| Successor | Esau |
| Died | before 1207 |
| Noble family | gens Miskolc |
| Spouse(s) | unknown |
| Issue | Bors Elizabeth |
Dominic from the kindred Miskolc (Hungarian: Miskolc nembeli Domokos; died before 1207) was a Hungarian lord, who served as Judge royal between 1188 and 1193.
Dominic belonged to the Miskolc kindred. He was the first known member of his clan's Borsmonostor branch. According to a royal charter, he was also a relative of Béla III of Hungary and the Árpád dynasty, as well as Peter II, Bishop of Győr (according to some interpretations). He had two children from his unidentified wife; Bors and a daughter Elizabeth, who married ispán Sebes Hont-Pázmány and thus they were the ascendants of the Count Szentgyörgyi family. Bors' wife was an unidentified daughter of dux Velek.[1]
During the reign of Béla III, he served as Judge royal from 1188 to 1193,[2] beside that he was also ispán of Bodrog County between 1192 and 1193.[3] As one of the most influential lords by that time, he possessed extensive lands in Borsod County (his clan's ancient centre) and the borderland counties in Western Hungary.[4] In 1187, Dominic had pledged to participate in a crusade to the Holy Land, but for some reasons, he was unable to fulfill his vow, therefore in exchange for redemption, he founded a Cistercian monastery in Klostermarienberg (today part of Mannersdorf an der Rabnitz, Austria) in 1194 and he also donated eight surrounding villages and 300 marks to the newly established monastery, which belonged to the authority of Heiligenkreuz Abbey since 1198.[1] From 1194 to 1195, he functioned as Ban of Slavonia, albeit according to non-authentic charters he already had held the office since 1193.[5] He died sometime between 1195, his last appearance in contemporary records, and 1207,[1] when Pope Innocent III referred to him as a deceased person.[4] It is possible that Dominic was still alive even after 1195, as Innocent, who reigned from early 1198, was that pope, who released Dominic from fulfilling his vow to pilgrimage to the Holy Land, according to the privilege letter of Andrew II from 1225.[4]