Raphael of Transylvania

Raphael
Voivode of Transylvania
Reign	1217
Predecessor	Ipoch Bogátradvány
Successor	Neuka
Died	after 1217
Noble family	gens Szalók
Issue	1 son

Raphael or Raphain (Hungarian : Rafael or Rafain; died after 1217) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman, who served as voivode of Transylvania in 1217, during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He might have been also in office in 1218. ^[4]

According to László Markó, he was originated from the gens Szalók. ^[3] Before his voivodeship, Raphael served as ispán (comes) of Küküllő County in 1214. ^[5]

References

1. Zsoldos 2011, p. 37.
2. Engel 2001, p. 381.
3. Markó 2006, p. 417.
4. Treptow, Popa 1996, p. lvi.
5. Zsoldos 2011, p. 167.

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.
• (in Hungarian) Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ("The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia") (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., Budapest; ISBN   963-547-085-1.
• Treptow, Kurt W. & Popa, Marcel (1996). Historical Dictionary of Romania. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN   0-8108-3179-1.
• (in Hungarian) Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest. ISBN   978-963-9627-38-3

Political offices
Preceded by Ipoch Bogátradvány	Voivode of Transylvania 1217	Succeeded by Neuka