Nicholas Erdélyi
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Nicholas (I) Erdélyi | |
|---|---|
| Vice-voivode of Transylvania | |
| Reign | 1448 |
| Predecessor | Stephen Jánosi |
| Successor | Michael Dormánházi |
| Died | between 1476 and 1481 |
| Noble family | House of Erdélyi |
| Spouse(s) | 1, Anne Apafi 2, Barbara N |
| Issue | (1) Ladislaus II (1) Catherine (1) Helen (1) Dorothy (1) Potentiana (2) Anne (2) Hedwig (2) Stephen II (2) Ursula |
| Father | Anthony Erdélyi |
| Mother | Margaret Antimus |
Nicholas (I) Erdélyi de Somkerék (Hungarian: somkeréki Erdélyi (I.) Miklós; died between 1476 and 1481) was a Hungarian nobleman, who served as Vice-voivode of Transylvania in 1448.
He was born into the Erdélyi family as one of the five sons of Anthony Erdélyi and his first wife, Margaret Antimus de Tapsony. His father was a prominent familiaris of Palatine Nicholas Garai. After Margaret's death sometimes before 1415, Anthony married to a certain noblewoman Clara. One of Nicholas' half-siblings was Stephen I, also a vice-voivode during the reign of King Matthias Corvinus. His sister Catherine was the wife of Nicholas Vízaknai.[1] Nicholas married at first to his distant relative Anne Apafi (first mentioned in 1448, but their marriage possibly took place around 1443 or 1444). After her death, he became the husband of Barbara from an unidentified family, who was mentioned as a widow in 1487. From his two marriages, Nicholas had nine children; his elder son Ladislaus II died without male heirs, while the younger one Stephen II did not survive the childhood.[2]