Zlaudus Kaplon

Zlaudus
Bishop of Veszprém
Province Esztergom
Diocese Veszprém
Installed 1245
Term ended 1262 (?)
Predecessor Bartholomew
Successor Paul Szécsi
Personal details
Died c. 1262
Tátika Castle, near Zalaszántó, Kingdom of Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Denomination Roman Catholic
The native form of this personal name is Kaplon nembeli Zlaudus. This article uses the Western name order.

Zlaudus (Zelandus, Zeland or Zaland; died c. 1262) was bishop of Veszprém in the Kingdom of Hungary from 1245 to his death. He functioned as Chancellor of Hungary in 1226.

Life

He originated from the Transdanubian branch of the gens Kaplon (or Kaplony) as the son of Martin (Márton), ispán of Vas County. He served as canon of Székesfehérvár from 1226 to 1236. After the death of bishop Bartholomew he was the chapter then provost of Veszprém. He was elected bishop of Veszprém in 1245, however King Béla IV refused to recognize the appointment, because Zlaudus did not ask for his endorsement.

Zlaudus built the Tátika Castle in the Keszthely Mountain, near Zalaszántó. That was one of the first private castles in the Kingdom of Hungary. He left his fortune to the Roman Catholic Church, however his genus acquired the castle.

References

  • (Hungarian) Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon p. 314. (The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia) (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1.
  • (Hungarian) Hungarian Catholic Lexicon
  • (Hungarian) Bishops of Veszprém
Zlaudus Kaplon
Died: c. 1262
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Bartholomew
Bishop of Veszprém
1245c. 1262
Succeeded by
Paul Szécsi
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