The most famous
member
of the Kan/Kean clan in Transsylvania was:
Gyula
governor
(around 1180-1238) (1). He is mentioned as older Gyula in the various
documents.
in 1201
voivode in Transsylvania,
from 1202 to 1204
vice-regent as well as high
sheriff of csanád (12021203) nyitra (1204.)
in 1206 high
sheriff of bodrog and in 1207 also of Sopron;
from 1208 to 1211
high sheriff of Bodrog county only;
from 1212 to 1213
vice-regent for the second time as well as
high sheriff of Bács county;
in 1213
governor
of Slavonia and
high sheriff of Vas county;
in 1214
voivode,
governor,
high sheriff of Somogy and Szolnok;
from 1215 to 1218
palatin and
high sheriff of Sopron in 1215;
in 1219
governor
of Slavonia,
high sheriff of Somogy and Szolnok,
from 1220 to 1221
high sheriff of Bodrog, Szolnok and Keve,
in 1221 magistrate of the queen
and
high sheriff of Bodrog county;
in 1222
palatin for the second time, holds this office until 1226 and also was
the
high
sheriff of Bodrog (1222 1224), of Arad (1224)
as well as of Sopron (12241226);
from 1229 to 1231
governor
of Slavonia;
in 1232 he is also a
vice-regent;
from 1233 to 1235
governor
of Slavonia, which is the last news about him.
After the death of András II. he was also charged with lese-majesty and was
imprisoned due to the unanimous decision of the king and the magistrates. What real crime he may
have committed, we do not know. He died in prison, the year of his death
is not known. In 1240 however he is already mentioned as deceased.
In
Transsylvania,
the family
possessed Gyula, Megyes, Mikeszásza, Miklósfalu, Tóbiásfalu and Abrudbánya,
Nekcse of Verőcze county (Nasicz), Giez (Gazje) and Novák, Gyula land of Pozsega county etc.
He had most of his lands in Baranya county eg. Siklós, Harsány,
Szentegyed, Makófalva, part of Szilvás, Aranyos, Szomorév, Petend, Almás,
Szalóktelek etc.
