Peter, son of Töre

Peter, son of Töre
Judge royal
Reign	1198
Predecessor	Esau
Successor	Mika Ják
Father	Töre (Turoy)
Died	1213

Peter, son of Töre (Hungarian: Töre fia Péter; executed in 1213) was a Hungarian lord, who served as judge royal in 1198, during the reign of King Emeric.

Peter led a group of Hungarian magnates, who assassinated Queen Gertrude on 28 September 1213.

Peter was the son of Töre (also Turoy, Turwey or Toraj). According to non-authentic charters, he served as ispán of Pozsony County from 1193 to 1195 during the late reign of King Béla III. He was mentioned as ispán of Bihar County in 1197. King Emeric appointed him Judge royal in the following year, replacing Esau. Beside that he also functioned as ispán of Szolnok County. By 1199, he lost both dignities replacing by Mika Ják and Ampud (son of Palatine Ampud) respectively.

His lands were laying in Syrmia and south of Bács County. The centre of his estates was Pétervárad – today Petrovaradin, part of the agglomeration of Novi Sad, Serbia – which was named after him. In 1201, he held the position of ispán of Sopron County.

Until 1207, Peter disappeared from contemporary sources, it is presumable that he supported the rebellious Duke Andrew against King Emeric, thus unable to hold any political offices in the royal court. Following Andrew's accession to the throne in 1205, Peter belonged to the Queen's royal household. Between 1207 and 1210, he served as Judge royal for Queen Gertrude (Latin: curialis comes regine), after that he was replaced by Bánk Bár-Kalán in that position. In addition, Peter also functioned as ispán of Szolnok County for the second time (1207) and ispán of Csanád County from 1207 until his death. Finally he also held the office of ispán of Bács County between 1210 and 1212. In 1211, Peter participated in the royal campaign against the Principality of Halych.

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