Miklos (Nikolai) Comte from Orachowice ( Hungarian raholcai Kont Miklós , Croatian Nikola Kont Orahovički ;? - until April 16, 1367 ) - Croatian-Hungarian tycoon, governor of Transylvania (1351-1356) and the Palatine of Hungary (1356-1377). He enjoyed influence at the court of the King of Hungary, Louis of Anjou . The ancestor and founder of the Uylaki clan.
| Miklos Kont | |||||||
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| Hungarian raholcai Kont Miklós Horv. Nikola Kont Orahovički | |||||||
 Miklos Kont among advisers to King Lajos the Great of Hungary | |||||||
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| Successor | Andrey Laskfi | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Miklos Zhamboki | ||||||
| Successor | Vladislav Opolechik | ||||||
| Birth | is unknown Kingdom of hungary | ||||||
| Death | until April 16, 1367 Kingdom of hungary | ||||||
| Kind | Uylaki | ||||||
| Father | Lörinz Toth | ||||||
| Spouse | Clara Zhamboki | ||||||
| Children | Miklos, Bartholomew and Catherine | ||||||
Biography and career
Miklos (Nikolai) was a descendant of a noble family, originating from the Dubica region in Lower Slavonia . His father Lörinz Thoth (d. 1349 ) served as treasurer and ban of Slavonia . Miklos had two brothers, Bertalan and Lökös, who bore the title of butchers.
Miklos participated in the military campaigns of the Hungarian King Louis of Anjou in Italy, where he received the nickname "Comte" (in Italian: Conte - Count). His father, Lerintz, inherited a number of cities and castles, including Orachowice and Ružyca Castle.
In the mid- 14th century, Miklos became one of the leading magnates at the royal court, gaining new titles and possessions. In 1343, he became a knight from Udvar, then royal Kravchim (1345-1351), governor of Transylvania (1351-1356) and Palatine (1356-1367). At the same time, Miklos Kont was ishpan in a number of districts in Croatia and Hungary ( Sopron , Varazdin , Vash , Szolnok , Sároš, etc.).
In his military career, Miklos Kont proved himself, especially in some battles in Italy. In 1347 - 1348, together with Jan Garai, he commanded a detachment that captured Aquila . In 1350, during the siege of Aversa, Miklos Kont was appointed commander in chief of the Hungarian army after the dismissal of Istvan Laskfi. He commanded the Hungarian army in a campaign in Bosnia (where the future king Tvrtko I Kotromanich ruled) in 1363 and Bulgaria in 1365 . Although formally Tvrtko Kotromanic was a vassal of the King of Hungary, Louis , the latter began military operations due to Bosnian heretics. The military campaign in Bosnia failed.
After the extinction of the Uylak line of the Chuck clan in 1364, King Louis I the Great granted the city of Ilok in Croatia to the possession of Miklos and his nephew Laszlo, the son of Lökös. In 1365, Miklos Kont moved his residence from Orachovitsa to Ilok and shortly afterwards his descendants began to call themselves Uylaki (Ilok).
Miklos Kont was married to Clara Жamboki, daughter of the Palatine of Hungary, Miklos Жamboki. After his death in 1367, Miklos Konta was succeeded by two sons, Miklos II (d. 1397 ) and Bertalan II (d. 1393 ). His only daughter Catherine became the wife of the royal treasurer, the governor of Transylvania and the royal judge Frank Secheni (d. 1408).