Nicholas of Gara

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Nicholas defends Elizabeth and Maria when they are kidnapped against the henchmen of the brothers Paul and Johann Horváthy.

Nikolaus von Gara (father) (d. July 25, 1386 ) was a Hungarian nobleman and, as a palatine at the end of the 14th century, one of the highest dignitaries at the Hungarian royal court. Nicholas was of Hungarian origin, but did not come from the high nobility. He had been made Palatine by King Ludwig I because of his bravery. After Ludwig's death, Nikolaus became the most important advisor to his widow, Elisabeth of Bosnia , and their daughter, Queen Maria, ahead of all other magnates . As the guardian of Maria, Elisabeth was to exercise power until Mary came of age, according to Ludwig's will. Elisabeth is said not only to have listened to Gara's advice, but also to have “forbidden love” for him.

Life

Gara met the resigned magnates at the Hungarian court arrogantly. These allied against the queens and appointed Charles of Durazzo , who came from Naples, to the Hungarian throne (December 31, 1385). Elisabeth succeeded with Gara's help in murdering Karl after a short time (death: February 24, 1386 in Visegrád ) and thus initially secured the throne for her daughter.

Gara accompanied Elisabeth and Maria to Slavonia in 1386 in an attempt to pacify an uprising in the southeastern territory of Hungary, which was leaning towards Naples. The dominion stretched back then to Illyria (Croatia). However, the queens and their entourage were ambushed on the way by the leader of Charles' party, Joann Horváthy , near Diakovár . The queens were arrested, Gara immediately beheaded.

Also likewise Nicholas Gara hot end son of Nicholas of Gara served in the following Queen Mary and her husband, Sigismund .

literature

  • Carl Gottlieb Windisch: Political, geographical and historical description of the Kingdom of Hungarn . Löwe, 1772, pp. 266-271
  • Gara . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 6 . Altenburg 1858, p. 270 ( zeno.org ).
  • Alexander von Pusztay: The Hungarians in their State and National System from 889 to 1842 , Volume 1. Mayer and Wigand, 1843.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexander von Pusztay: The Hungarians in their State and National System from 889 to 1842 , Volume 1. Mayer and Wigand, 1843, p. 164, footnote 1)
  2. ↑ Alexander von Pusztay: The Hungarians in their State and National System from 889 to 1842 , Volume 1. Mayer and Wigand, 1843, p. 166.
personal data
SURNAME Nicholas of Gara
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century or 14th century
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 1386