Royal treasurer (Kingdom of Hungary)

Royal Treasurer of the
Kingdom of Hungary
ResidenceBuda and Visegrád
AppointerKing of Hungary
PrecursorEconomic functions of the
Master of the treasury
Formation1320s (1340)
First holderPaul Magyar (?)
Final holderGeorge Martinuzzi
Abolished1540 (1551)
SuccessionPresident of the
Hungarian Chamber

The royal treasurer,[1] or simply treasurer,[2] also royal purse-bearer[3] (Hungarian: kincstartó; Latin: thesaurarius),[4] was an official in the Hungarian royal court, existed around from the 1320s to the 16th century. The position evolved from the royal dignity of Master of the treasury (Hungarian: tárnokmester; Latin: magister tavarnicorum regalium),[5] which gradually adopted more and more judiciary functions over the centuries, thus the newly established royal treasurer put in charge of collecting and administering royal revenues in practice.

  1. ^ Engel 2001, p. 191.
  2. ^ Weisz 2015, p. 540.
  3. ^ Soós 1999, p. 89.
  4. ^ Engel 1996, p. 52.
  5. ^ Engel 1996, p. 36.

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