Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 32/2. (2012)
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The Medieval Church ofVälenii de Мищ, Мищ County 195 also sent orders to the Convent of Cluj-Mänä?tur in 1440 (DL. 27471). In 1455, Dezső and his wife Margit charged a lawyer at their house in Välenii de Mure? (Jakó 1990a, 1196.r). In 1465, after the death of Dezső Losonci, his son László Losonci - in 1451 magnates regni, in 1456-1457 magister dapiferorum (Engel 1996, 148) - dated a letter in Välenii de Mure? (Iványi 1928, LXII.r). Two years later, in 1467 an order of King Matthias was written to arrange a conflict between the two László Dezsőfi, Zsigmond and János Dezsőfi and the citizens of Dej. This charter is important because it names the centres of the Dezsőfi family’s members, Välenii de Mure? as the dwelling of László and Zsigmond (sons of Dezső), Bräncovene?ti of their cousin László and Sänmärghita of another cousin János (Iványi 1928, LXXI.r). In the same year the Dezsőfi family lost a lot of estates including Välenii de Mure? as they took part in the Transylvanian rebellion, and King Matthias gave their properties to his general János Ongor of Nádasd (Csánki 1986, 642). Even so László’s brother, Zsigmond names Välenii de Mure? as his and László’s dwelling in a letter from 1470: “Datum loco habitacionis nostre Dyzno Iio” (Entz 1996, 277). According to Kubinyi who collected the criteria of the noble residences, this is an evident sign of a noble residence (Kubinyi 1991, 216, for a newer summary see also Virágos 2004, 672). The next data is from 1475, when László Losonci declared that in case of his death without successors János Ongor of Nádasd would inherit a few properties including Välenii de Mure? (Jakó 1990a, 2188.r). In the name of Margit Bánfi of Lendva, the widow of János Ongor and her sons, János and Miklós Imre Szilágyi of Рока protested against the fact that King Vladislav II intended to donate the whole estate ofVälenii de Mure? to voivode István Báthori in 1492 (Jakó 1990b, 2781.r) but finally it did not happen (Csánki 1986, 794). János and Imre, sons of Mihály Losonci lost other estates of their ancestors László and Mihály, which they could not get back. In a charter from 1495 they wrote a list of these territories, where one can read about the existence of a curia in Välenii de Mure? - “Curiam etiam Dyznojo” (DL. 30306; Iványi 1928, CCLXV.r). According to this source János and Imre made an arrangement with Miklós Bethlen - his grandmother was Ilona Dezsőfi, so the two parties were relatives - as if he can get back the lost estates to them, he will receive a share. Furthermore if one of the parties dies without heirs, the others will get his possessions. As a young man Miklós Bethlen served in the army of King Matthia. When he came home to Transylvania he was about to extend his estates, and the quoted contract with the Ongor family helped a lot this plan. For example in 1501 he acquired new territories including also Välenii de Mure? from János and Miklós Ongor of Nádasd, who gave them to Miklós Bethlen and his sons, Vitalis and János (Lukinich 1927, 21; Iványi 1928, CCCIV.r). So it is very likely that based on the agreement from 1495 Miklós Bethlen held Välenii de Mure? for himself. In 1508 a castellan of MiJdós Bethlen was mentioned - “Castellanus seu officialis de Dyznayo” (Csánki 1986, 699). In 1511 the Bethlen family shared all the estates when Miklós Bethlen was still alive. This time the younger daughter of Miklós, Erzsébet, wife of Miklós Patócsi of Kecskemét took Välenii de Mure?, (Lukinich 1927, 22) as quarta puellaris (DL. 62998). Later there was a lawsuit between Erzsébet and Miklós Bánfi in 1537, when we hear about a castle and a castellanus ofVälenii de Mure? - “Castellanus domine... de castello suo Dyznayo” (Entz 1996, 277). In 1556 voivode Ferenc Kendi tried to obtain the possessions of the Patócsi family that they had lost before so Kendi made an urbárium of the estates (Palkó 1995, 52). However the Patócsi family recovered its estates in 1556 from Queen Isabella and they owned them until 1576, when
