John of Küküllő

John of Küküllő (Hungarian: Küküllei/Küküllői János, Latin: Iohannes de Kikullew; c. 1320–1393) was a Hungarian clergyman, royal official and historian.

Family

Born as John Apród of Tótsolymos, John was the son of Miklós Apród, a nobleman who received Tótsolymos (now Šarišské Sokolovce in Slovakia) from Charles I of Hungary.^[1] He was born around 1320.^[1]

Career

He worked as a notary for the royal chancery before 1350.^[1] He became a canon in the Arad Chapter and the Eger Chapter in 1352.^[1]

He died between 15 September and 10 December 1393.^[1]

Chronicle of King Louis

He wrote a biography of Louis I of Hungary after 1360.^[1]^[2] He was the first Hungarian historian to use royal charters while writing his book.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Köblös 1994, p. 387.
^ Engel 2001, p. 158.

Sources

Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.
Köblös, József (1994). "Küküllei János". In Kristó, Gyula; Engel, Pál; Makk, Ferenc (eds.). Korai magyar történeti lexikon (9–14. század) (in Hungarian). Akadémiai Kiadó. p. 387. ISBN 963-05-6722-9.

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[FOOTNOTEKöblös1994387-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Köblös 1994, p. 387.

[FOOTNOTEEngel2001158-2] Engel 2001, p. 158.

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