Nicholas I Kőszegi

Nicholas (I) Kőszegi
Palatine of Hungary
Reign1275
1276–1277
1284–1285
1289
1291
1294–1295
1296
1297–1298
Bornc. 1240
Died1299
Noble familyHouse of Kőszegi
IssueNicholas II
John Béri
FatherHenry I
MotherHenry's first wife

Nicholas (I) Kőszegi (Hungarian: Kőszegi (I.) Miklós, Croatian: Nikola Gisingovac; died 1299) was a Hungarian influential lord in the second half of the 13th century. He was a member of the powerful Kőszegi family. He served as Palatine of Hungary at various times between 1275 and 1298. He was also Ban of Slavonia three times. Albeit he participated in several rebellions against the royal power, he proved to be more moderate and conformist than his younger brothers. He swore loyalty to Andrew III of Hungary after their failed rebellion in 1292. In comparison to the other branches of the Kőszegi family, Nicholas' branch remained relatively insignificant, as he did not establish an oligarchic province independently of the king, unlike his brothers. Nicholas was ancestor of the Rohonci family, which flourished until the mid-15th century.