Bartholomew of Krk was a Croatian nobleman, a member of the Frankopan family, who received the hereditary title of Count of Modruš from King Béla III (r. 1172–1196) in 1193.[1] This is the earliest certain example of an office being granted as a hereditary dignity by a Hungarian king.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Curta 2019, p. 340.
- ^ Rady 2000, p. 31.
Sources[edit]
- Curta, Florin (2019). Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500–1300), Volume I. Brill's Companion to European History. Vol. 19. Leiden, NL: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-41534-8.
- Rady, Martyn (2000). Nobility, Land and Service in Medieval Hungary. Palgrave. ISBN 0-333-80085-0.