Elijah Monoky
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Elijah Monoky | |
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| Lord of Monok | |
| Reign | fl. 1277 |
| Native name | Illés Monoky |
| Known for | Founding the Monok dynasty |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Residence | Monok |
| Wars and battles | Second Mongol Invasion of Hungary |
| Noble family | House of Monok |
| Issue |
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| Heir | Ladislaus I (''László I'') |
| Father | Beke of the Bogát-Radvány Clan |
Illés Monoky,[1] also referred to as Sándor,[2] reigned over the village of Monok and founded the House of Monok. Illés is the progenitor of the entire Monok family and the extant office of Baron granted to the Monoky family, which would be inherited by the Andrássy family.[3]
Despite the certainty of the emergence of the Monok dynasty being confirmed, there has been a slight discrepancy of the name of Illés, with documents listing his name as either Sándor or Illés.[4][5] The names of the descendants on the charts, however, perfectly match the descendents of the individual as well as significant dates in the family, which means that both are, in fact, the same person yet identified differently. Illés is a name of Christian and Judaic origins, literally translating to Elijah, which would have been the baptismal name rather than the given name/birth name, as Hungarians would adopt Christian names upon their baptism during this time. Illés was likely born with the name Sándor, translated as Alexander, yet adopted for himself the Christian name of Elijah. This theory also follows the growing trend of increasing Christianisation and the adoption of Christian names, as opposed to the previously common names of Slavic or Hungarian pagan origins.