Denis of Hungary
Denis | |
|---|---|
| Comes de Cepeз | |
| Lord of Canals and Crespins | |
| Reign | 1249–1268/72 |
| Predecessor | creation |
| Successor | Amor Dionís |
| Born | c. 1210 |
| Died | 1268/72 |
| Noble family | Hungary: Ampud's kinship or gens Báncsa (?) Aragon: Dionís (Dionisii) |
| Spouse(s) | Margarida de Cabrera |
| Issue | Amor Gabriel Gracia Charles Elizabeth Margaret Peter (Lodomer) Jordana |
| Father | Denis, son of Ampud or Orbász Báncsa (?) |
Denis of Hungary (Latin: Dionisius de Ungaria, Hungarian: Magyarországi Dénes, Aragonese: Dionís d'Hongría, Catalan: Dionís d'Hongria, Spanish: Dionisio de Hungría; c. 1210 – 1268/72), was a Hungarian-born Aragonese knight and nobleman in the 13th century. Born into a prominent family in the Kingdom of Hungary, he escorted Queen Violant of Hungary to the Kingdom of Aragon in 1235, where he settled down and faithfully served James I of Aragon during the Reconquista. Integrating into the local elite, Denis was the eponymous ancestor of the prominent Dionís (Dionisii) noble family. In Canals, Valencia, a street is named after him.