Ivánka III Hont-Pázmány

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Ivánka (III) Hont-Pázmány

Ivánka III Hont-Pázmány was a Hungarian nobleman who lived in the late 13th century and died around 1299 or 1300. He came from the Forgág branch of the wealthy Hont-Pázmány clan. His father was Andrew I and his mother was Maria Nánabeszter. He had several siblings: John, Thomas, Andrew II (ancestor of the Forgách family), and Nicholas I, as well as two sisters including Yolanda.

Ivánka and his brothers strongly supported King Andrew III, who became king in 1290. In 1291 Ivánka took part in a royal campaign against Duke Albert of Austria. The peace treaty that followed required destroying forts that Albert had taken from the Kőszegi rebels.

In spring 1292 the Kőszegi faction rose up in rebellion. Ivánka fought against them and the royal troops eventually brought the rebellion under control by July 1292. On their way to Slavonia in August 1292, King Andrew III and his entourage, including Ivánka, were briefly captured by Ivan Kőszegi. The Hont-Pázmány family helped resolve the crisis and offered their relatives as hostages to secure the king’s freedom. Ivánka stayed imprisoned in Ivan Kőszegi’s castle for about a year until the king was released.

In February 1294 the king rewarded Ivánka for his loyalty with lands in Nyitra County, including Tarány (Štefanovičová) and Kucha. The four Hont-Pázmány brothers—Thomas, Andrew, Ivánka, and Nicholas—shared ownership of the Gímes Castle lordship and surrounding lands in Nyitra and Bars counties. In January 1295 they divided the Gímes lordship among themselves. Ivánka also owned Szencse (Podhájska) and was involved in a border dispute with neighbors.

Late in 1297 the powerful noble Matthew Csák turned against Andrew III. The younger brothers Andrew, Ivánka, and Nicholas fought Csák in support of the king. The king even spared them from damages caused by Csák and his followers.

After a short ceasefire, fighting resumed in the second half of 1299. A failed royal campaign into Csák territory allowed Csák’s troops to invade central Upper Hungary. A later source says that Andrew and Ivánka were killed in the fighting.