Nicholas Zámbó
| Nicholas Zámbó | |
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| Master of the treasury | |
| Reign | 1382–1384 1385–1388 |
| Predecessor |
Thomas Szentgyörgyi (1st term) John Treutel (2nd term) |
| Successor |
John Treutel (1st term) Nicholas Kanizsai (2nd term) |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Szuharekai |
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Issue
none
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| Noble family |
gens Pápa House of Zámbó |
| Father | Ladislaus Pápa |
| Died | 1395 |
Nicholas Zámbó de Mezőlak (Hungarian: mezőlaki Zámbó Miklós; died 1395) was a 14th-century Hungarian treasurer and judge, who held several court offices as a loyal supporter of queens Elizabeth and Mary.
Zámbó came from a minor Transdanubian noble family which belonged to the kindred Pápa. His father was Ladislaus de Mezőlak (died after 1317), he had three brothers: Martin, Ladislaus and Stephen. His nephew was Lawrence Zámbó, the Provost of Pressburg. Nicholas Zámbó began his career as a squire of Elizabeth of Bosnia, the queen dowager of Hungary, becoming a chamber count of Kassa and Szomolnok (1367–1371), castellan of Óbuda (1367–1377) and also castellan of Beszterce in 1373. He was one of the men used by the dowager queen and Palatine Nicholas I Garai to form a new, reforming government. Beginning in 1377, Zámbó was in charge of the kingdom's finances, holding the office of royal treasurer (Latin: thesaurarius). Zámbó was the first office-holder who seems to have been valued for his financial expertise. As a loyal supporter of Queen Elizabeth, he administered the royal revenues with the title of archtreasurer. During the Peace of Turin in 1381, Zámbó personally received the annual tribute of 7,000 ducats which the Republic of Venice should pay to the crown of Hungary. He was promoted to Master of the treasury (Latin: magister tavarnicorum) in 1382, the same year Elizabeth's daughter Mary succeeded to the Hungarian throne.
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