# List of palatines of Hungary

This is a list of palatines of Hungary. A palatine (Hungarian: nádorispán or nádor; also: Croatian: ugarski palatin; German: Palatin; Slovak: nádvorný župan or nádvorný špán, later: palatín or nádvorník) was the highest-ranking dignitary in the Kingdom of Hungary after the King of Hungary from the kingdom's rise in the 11th century up to 1848–1918.

## Age of Árpádian kings

| Name | Date | King | Note |
| Samuel Aba | 1009–1038 | Saint Stephen I | king (1041–1044) |
| Zache | around 1055 | Andrew I | mentioned in the founding charter of the abbey of Tihany |
| Radó | around 1057 | Andrew I | |
| Ottó | around 1066 | Solomon | from the kindred of Győr |
| Radván | around 1067–1071 | Solomon | Bogátradvány kindred co-founder; son of Bogát; descendant of Hont-Pázmány kindred |
| Gyula | 1075–1091 (?) | Géza I, Saint Ladislaus (?) | |
| Péter | 1091 | Saint Ladislaus | |
| János | 1108–1113 | Coloman | son of Uros |
| Fancsal | 1131(?)–1138 | Béla II | son of Bozeta |
| Beloš | 1146–1157 | Géza II | brother of Helena of Rascia; uncle of Géza II |
| Henrik | 1162–1164 | Stephen III | from the kindred of Héder |
| Tamás | 1163 | Stephen IV | in rebellion |
| Ampud | 1165–1174 | Stephen III, Béla III | |
| Farkas | 1177(?)–1183 | Béla III | from the kindred of Gatal |
| Dénes | 1184 | Béla III | |
| Tamás | 1185–1186 | Béla III | |
| Mog | 1192–1193, 1198–1199, 1206 | Béla III, Emeric, Andrew II | |
| Ézsau | 1197–1198 | Emeric | |
| Mika | 1199–1201 | Emeric | from the kindred of Ják |
| Benedek | 1202–1204 | Emeric | |
| Miklós | 1205, 1213–1214 | Ladislaus III | |
| Csépán | 1206–1209 | Andrew II | from the kindred of Győr |
| Poth | 1209–1212 | Andrew II | from the kindred of Győr |
| Bánk | 1212–1213 | Andrew II | from the kindred of Bór-Kalán |
| Miklós | 1219–1222, 1226 | Andrew II | from the kindred of Szák |
| Gyula | 1215–1217, 1222–1226 | Andrew II | from the kindred of Kán |
| Tódor | 1222 | Andrew II | from the kindred of Csanád |
| Dénes | 1227–1229, 1231–1234 | Andrew II | son of Ampod |
| Mojs | 1229–1230 | Andrew II | son of Ampod |
| Dénes | 1235–1241 | Béla IV | from the kindred of Tomaj; died at the Battle of Mohi |
| Arnold | 1242 | Béla IV | from the kindred of Buzád-Hahót |
| László | 1242–1245 | Béla IV | from the kindred of Kán |
| Dénes | 1245–1246, 1248 | Béla IV | from the kindred of Türje |
| István | 1246–1248 | Béla IV | from the kindred of Gutkeled; Duke of Slavonia (1248–1259) |
| Lóránd | 1248–1261, 1272–1273, 1274–1275 | Béla IV, Stephen IV, Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Rátót |
| Kőszegi Henrik | 1261–1267 | Béla IV | from the kindred of Héder |
| Dénes | 1263, 1273–1274, 1277–1278 | Béla IV, Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Pécz; palatine of Stephen V, the "younger king" (1263) |
| Domonkos | 1266 | Béla IV | from the kindred of Csák, palatine of Stephen V, the "younger king" |
| Benedek | 1268 | Béla IV | son of Tombold, palatine of Stephen V, the "younger king" |
| Lőrinc | 1267–1270, 1272, 1273 | Béla IV, Stephen V, Ladislaus IV | son of Kemény |
| Mojs | 1270–1272 | Stephen V | brothers-in-law |
| Miklós Kőszegi | 1275, 1276–1277, 1284–1286, 1289–1290, 1291, 1293–1295 | Ladislaus IV, Andrew III | from the kindred of Héder, "Transdanubian palatine" (1289–1290) |
| Péter | 1275–1276, 1277, 1278 | Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Csák |
| Máté | 1278–1280, 1282–1283 | Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Csák |
| Finta | 1280–1281 | Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Aba |
| Iván Kőszegi | 1281–1282, 1287–1288 | Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Héder |
| Makján | 1286–1287 | Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Aba |
| Amadé | 1288–1289, 1290–1291, 1293, 1295–1296, 1297–1298, 1299–1301 | Ladislaus IV, Andrew III | from the kindred of Aba |
| Rénold | 1289–1290 | Ladislaus IV | from the kindred of Basztély, "Cisdanubian palatine" |
| Mizse | 1290 | Ladislaus IV | "Cisdanubian palatine" |
| Mihály | 1291–1292 | Andrew III | from the kindred of Szente-Mágócs |
| Máté | 1296–1297 | Andrew III | from the kindred of Csák |
| Apor | 1298–1299 | Andrew III | from the kindred of Pécz; "Transdanubian palatine" |
| Lóránd | 1298–1299 | Andrew III | from the kindred of Rátót; "Cisdanubian palatine" |

## 1301–1310

| Name | Date | King | Note |
| Máté | 1301–1310 | Wenceslaus of Bohemia, Otto of Bavaria, Charles Robert I | from the kindred of Csák |
| Kőszegi Iván | 1301–1308 | Wenceslaus of Bohemia, Otto of Bavaria, Charles Robert I | from the kindred of Aba |
| Amadé | 1303–1310 | Wenceslaus of Bohemia, Otto of Bavaria, Charles Robert I | from the kindred of Aba |
| István | 1303–1307 | Wenceslaus of Bohemia, Otto of Bavaria | from the kindred of Ákos |
| Lóránd | 1303–1307 | Wenceslaus of Bohemia, Otto of Bavaria | from the kindred of Rátót |
| Apor | 1304–1307 | Wenceslaus of Bohemia | from the kindred of Pécz |
| James Borsa | 1306–1310 | Otto of Bavaria, Charles Robert I | from the kindred of Borsa |

## Anjou Age

| Name | Date | King | Note |
| Kopasz Jakab | 1310–1314 | Charles Robert I | from the kindred of Borsa |
| Domonkos | 1314–1320 | Charles Robert I | from the kindred of Rátót; ancestor of the Pásztói family |
| Dózsa Debreceni | 1322 | Charles Robert I | |
| Fülöp Drugeth | 1322–1327 | Charles Robert I | Drugeth family |
| János Drugeth | 1328–1333 | Charles Robert I | brother of Fülöp Drugeth |
| Vilmos Drugeth | 1333–1342 | Charles Robert I | son of János Drugeth |
| Miklós Zsámboki | 1342–1356 | Louis I the Great | Gilétfi |
| Miklós Kont | 1356–1367 | Louis I the Great | ancestor of the House of Ilok |
| László Oppelni | 1367–1372 | Louis I the Great | Duke of Opole |
| Imre I Lackfi | 1372–1375 | Louis I the Great | Lackfi de Simontornya |
| Miklós V Garai | 1375–1385 | Louis I the Great from 1382: Mary I | Regent of Hungary 1382–85 & March to 25 July 1386. |
| Miklós VI Szécsi | 1385–1386 | Mary I | founder of the Felsőlindva branch |

## Age of kings of different houses

| Name | Date | King | Note |
| István V Lackfi | 1387–1392 | Mary I | Lackfi de Csáktornya |
| Leusták Jolsvai | 1392–1397 | Mary I; Sigismund | from the kindred of Rátót |
| Detre Bebek | 1397–1402 | Sigismund | son of György Bebek, king's chamberlain |
| Miklós VII Garai | 1402–1433 | Sigismund | son of Miklós V Garai |
| Máté III Pálóczy | 1435–1437 | Sigismund | |
| Lőrinc II Hédervári | 1437–1447 | Albert; Vladislaus I | |
| Ladislaus Garai | 1447–1458 | Ladislaus V | son of Miklós VII Garai |
| Michael Ország | 1458–1484 | Matthias Corvinus | |
| Emeric Zápolya | 1486–1487 | Matthias Corvinus | |
| Stephen Zápolya | 1492–1499 | Vladislaus II | brother of Imre II, father of King John I |
| Péter III Geréb | 1500–1503 | Vladislaus II | Vingárti |
| Imre III Perényi | 1504–1519 | Vladislaus II; Louis II | prince (1517) |
| István VII Báthory | 1519–1523 | Louis II | |
| István VII Báthory | 1524–1525 | Louis II | |
| István VIII Werbőczy | 1525–1526 | Louis II | |
| István VII Báthory | 1526–1530 | János Szapolyai; Ferdinand I | third time; de facto ruler of Hungary (29 August – 10 November 1526) |

## Age of Ottoman wars

| Name | Date | King | Note |
| János IV Bánffy | 1530–1534 | John I | Alsólindvai; Palatine for John I Governor Lodovico Gritti (1530–1534) |
| none | 1530–1554 | Ferdinand I (1530–1554) John I, from 1540: John II Sigismund Zápolya (1534–1554) | Ferdinand I: Royal Governors Elek Thurzó (1532–1542) Pál Várdai (1542–1549) Ferenc Újlaky (1550–1554) Palatinal Governor (judicial function) Ferenc Révay (1542–1553) |
| Tamás III Nádasdy | 1554–1562 | John II Sigismund Zápolya, until 1556–59: Queen Isabella Ferdinand I | Palatine and Royal Governor for Ferdinand I |
| none | 1562–1608 | Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, from 1564: Maximilian, from 1576: Rudolf I | Royal Governors Miklós Oláh (1562–1568) Pál Bornemissza (1568–1572) Antal Verancsics (1572–1573) István Radéczy (1573–1586) György Draskovich (1586–1587) István Fejérkövy (1587–1596) János Kutassy (1597–1601) Márton Pethe (1602–1605) Ferenc Forgách (1607–1608) Palatinal Governors (judicial function) Mihály Mérey (1562–1572) Imre Czobor (1572–1581) Miklós Istvánffy (1582–1608) |
| István IX Illésházy | 1608–1609 | Matthias II | |
| György Thurzó | 1609–1616 | Matthias II | |
| Zsigmond Forgách | 1618–1621 | Matthias II, from 1619: Ferdinand II | |
| Szaniszló Thurzó | 1622–1625 | Ferdinand II | |
| Miklós VIII Esterházy | 1625–1645 | Ferdinand II, from 1637: Ferdinand III | |
| János V Draskovich | 1646–1648 | Ferdinand III | Croatian: Ivan III Drašković |
| Pál III Pálffy | 1649–1654 | Ferdinand III | |
| Ferenc Wesselényi | 1655–1667 | Ferdinand III, from 1657: Leopold I | |
| none | 1667–1681 | Leopold I | Royal Governors Ferenc Nádasdy (1667–1670) György Szelepcsényi (1670–1681) |

## In the Habsburg monarchy

| Name | Date | King | Note |
| Pál I Esterházy | 1681–1713 | Leopold I, from 1705: Joseph I, from 1711: Charles III | |
| Miklós IX Pálffy | 1714–1732 | Charles III | |
| none | 1732–1741 | Charles III, from 1740: Maria Theresa | Royal Governor Francis III, Duke of Lorraine |
| János VI Pálffy | 1741–1751 | Maria Theresa | |
| Lajos Batthyány | 1751–1765 | Maria Theresa | |
| none | 1765–1790 | Maria Theresa, from 1780: Joseph II | Royal Governor Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Teschen (1765–1781) |
| Sándor Lipót | 1790–1795 | Leopold II, from 1792: Francis I | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| József | 1796–1847 | Francis I, from 1835: Ferdinand V | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| István | 1847–1848 | Ferdinand V, from 1848: Franz Joseph I | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| István | de jure 1848–1867 | Franz Joseph I | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| József Károly | de jure 1867–1905 | Franz Joseph I | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| József Ágost | de jure 1905–1918 | Franz Joseph I, from 1916: Charles IV | Habsburg-Lorraine |