Job Csicseri
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Job Csicseri | |
|---|---|
| Rector of the Royal Chefs | |
| Reign | 1273 |
| Died | 1308/10 |
| Noble family | House of Csicseri |
| Issue | Dominic Michael (Mokó) Nicholas a daughter |
| Father | Simon Csicseri |
Job Csicseri (also known as Job the Small; Hungarian: Csicseri "Kis" Jób; died 1309/10) was a Hungarian nobleman and soldier at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Job was part of the army of Stephen V of Hungary that unsuccessfully besieged the rebellious lord Joachim Gutkeled at Koprivnica in 1272. Stephen died shortly afterwards and Job was appointed by his successor, the child Ladislaus IV, as rector of the royal chefs. Job fought for Ladislaus in the unsuccessful campaign against the Kőszegi family in 1283-84 and was rewarded with grants of land, including Ung County where he moved his residence. Around 1290 Job became familiaris to the powerful lord Amadeus Aba. Job fought for Andrew III of Hungary against Austria in 1291. In 1308 he became ispán of Bereg County.
His father was Simon Csicseri, who, together with his relatives, possessed land portions in Berkesz in Szabolcs County. According to a non-authentic charter, dated 27 October 1239, Job's grandfather was John Belye of Berkesz.[1] Job was called with the nickname "Small" (Latin: parvus) and also with the title of magister by a contemporary document in 1284. He had three sons – Dominic, Michael (also called Moko or Mokó) and Nicholas. They were prominent landowners and administrative officials in Ung County by the early 14th century.[2]
Through his sons, Job was the ancestor of the Csicseri (Csicsery), the Ormos de Csicser and the Orosz de Csicser noble families. All three families still flourished in the 19th century and they were named after their ancient common land, Csicser (present-day Čičarovce, Slovakia), which Job had obtained in the late 13th century (thus later royal charters and documents anachronistically call Simon with the surname Csicseri). Job also had an unidentified daughter, who married a certain Lucas.[2]