Vejte (I) Csanád | |
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Judge royal | |
Reign | 1199–1200 |
Predecessor | Mika Ják |
Successor | Achilles |
Died | after 1200 |
Noble family | gens Csanád |
Spouse(s) | unknown |
Issue |
Theodore Vejte II Ladislaus |
Vejte (I) from the kindred Csanád ( Hungarian: Csanád nembeli (I.) Vejte; died after 1200) was a Hungarian lord, who served as Judge royal between 1199 and 1200, during the reign of Emeric, King of Hungary. [1]
Vejte (also Wetich or Vetuk) was born into the Csanád clan which originated from Csanád, who defeated provincial lord Ajtony, an enemy of Stephen I of Hungary in the early 11th century. Vejte had three sons. Theodore was the Palatine of Hungary in 1222; Vejte (II) married Lucia, the daughter of Pousa Bár-Kalán; [1] and Ladislaus, who served as ispán of Csanád County in 1234. [2]
He was first mentioned as ispán of Csanád County in 1199. [3] Beside the position of Judge royal, he also served as ispán of Nyitra County from 1199 to 1200. [4] After that he was the first known ispán of Krassó County in 1200. [5]