Denis Türje
| Denis (II) Türje | |
|---|---|
| Palatine of Hungary | |
| Reign | 1245–1246 1248 |
| Predecessor |
Ladislaus Kán (1st term) Stephen Gutkeled (2nd term) |
| Successor |
Stephen Gutkeled (1st term) Roland Rátót (2nd term) |
| Born | ? |
| Died | 1255 |
| Noble family | gens Türje |
| Father | Denis I |
Denis (II) from the kindred Türje (Hungarian: Türje nembeli (II.) Dénes) or nicknamed Denis the Big-nosed (Hungarian: Nagyorrú Dénes; Latin: cum magno nasu; died 1255) was a powerful Hungarian baron and landowner, who held several secular positions during the reign of kings Andrew II and Béla IV. He was the most notable member of the gens Türje.
He was born into the Szentgrót branch of the gens Türje from Zala County as the son of Denis I. In the old charters, the village of Türje was first mentioned in 1234. The monastery of the premontre monks was founded at the beginning of the 13th century. In this time, the namesake kindred was the landowner of the village and the neighboring villages too. Formerly, historian János Karácsonyi incorrectly assumed that Denis II was the son of Gecse and made a difference between him and Denis, who served as master of the horse.
His influence arose during the reign of Andrew II, as his name was first mentioned by contemporary records in 1220. However, his offices are unknown before 1233. Denis as a faithful supporter of crown prince Béla, who held the title of Duke of Transylvania after 1226, following the agreement between the king and his son after a series of conflicts for the throne. As a result, he was appointed voivode of Transylvania for duke Béla in 1233. He held that office until 1234.
When Béla ascended the throne in 1235, Denis was nominated master of the horse and served in this capacity until 1241. Besides that he also functioned as ispán for the stablemen (Hungarian: lovászispán; Latin: comes agasonum) in 1235 and ispán (comes) of Temes County in 1240. He served as ban of Slavonia from 1241 to 1244. In the latter case, he held the title of "ban and duke of Slavonia" (Latin: banus et dux totius Sclavonie) after 1242, later also adopted the title "ban of Primorje" (Hungarian: Tengermellék). According to a non-authentic charter he also functioned as ban in 1245.
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