Ban of Slavonia
# Ban of Slavonia

Ban of Slavonia (Croatian: Slavonski ban; Hungarian: szlavón bán; Latin: Sclavoniæ banus) or the Ban of "Whole Slavonia" (Croatian: ban cijele Slavonije; Hungarian: egész Szlavónia bánja; Latin: totius Sclavoniæ banus) was the title of the governor of a territory part of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia.

In the Kingdom of Croatia, Demetrius Zvonimir was the only notable person that ruled over the region of Slavonia with the title ban from around 1070 until 1075. From 1102, the title Ban of Croatia was appointed by the kings of Hungary, and there was at first a single ban for all of the Kingdom of Croatia, but later the Slavonian domain got a separate ban. It included parts of present-day Central Croatia, western Slavonia and parts of northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 1225, the title started being held by a separate dignitary from the title of the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia, and existed until 1476, when it was joined with the latter title.

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the more extensive title of Duke of Slavonia was granted, mainly to relatives of Hungarian monarchs or other major noblemen.

According to the public law of the Kingdom of Hungary, bans were counted among the "barons of the realm" and thus they enjoyed several privileges connected to their office.

## Bans of "Whole Slavonia"

| Name (Birth–Death) | Term start | Term end | Notes | Monarch (Reign) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael, son of Ampud | 1224 | 1224 | | Andrew II (1205–1235) |
| Aladar | 1225 | 1226 | | Andrew II (1205–1235) |
| Solomon Atyusz | 1226 | | | Andrew II (1205–1235) |
| Julius I Kán | 1229 | 1234 | | Andrew II (1205–1235) |
| Apaj Gutkeled | 1235 | 1238 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Nicholas I Gutkeled | 1240 | | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Denis II Türje | 1241 | 1244 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Ladislaus I Kán | 1245 | 1247 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Rostislav Mikhailovich | 1247 | 1248 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Stephen I Gutkeled | 1248 | 1259 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Roland I Rátót | 1261 | 1267 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Henry I Kőszegi | 1267 | 1270 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Joachim Gutkeled | 1270 | 1272 | | Béla IV (1235–1270) |
| Mojs II | 1272 | | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Matthew II Csák | 1272 | 1273 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Henry I Kőszegi | 1273 | 1274 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Denis Péc | 1274 | 1275 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| John Kőszegi | 1275 | 1277 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Thomas Hont-Pázmány | 1275 | 1276 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Nicholas II Gutkeled | 1278 | 1279 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Radoslav I Babonić | 1288 | 1290 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Nicholas II Kőszegi | 1279 | 1281 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Peter Tétény | 1281 | 1283 | | Ladislaus IV the Cuman (1272–1290) |
| Radoslav I Babonić | 1290 | 1293 | | Andrew III the Venetian (1290–1301) |
| Henry II Kőszegi | 1291 | | | Andrew III the Venetian (1290–1301) |
| Jacob Kopasz | 1298 | 1299 | | Andrew III the Venetian (1290–1301) |
| Ladislaus Rátót | 1300 | | | Andrew III the Venetian (1290–1301) |
| Henry II Kőszegi | 1301 | 1309 | | Charles I (1301–1342) |
| Stephen IV Babonić | 1310 | 1316 | | Charles I (1301–1342) |
| Ivan Babonić | 1316 | 1322 | | Charles I (1301–1342) |
| Nicholas Felsőlendvai | 1322 | 1324 | | Charles I (1301–1342) |
| Mikac Mihaljević | 1325 | 1343 | | Charles I (1301–1342) |
| Mikac Mihaljević | 1325 | 1343 | | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Nicholas Lackfi | 1342 | 1343 | | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Nicholas VII Hahót | 1343 | 1345 | Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Nicholas Szécsi | 1346 | 1349 | Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Pavao Ugal | 1350 | | Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Stephen I Lackfi | 1350 | 1352 | Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Nicholas VII Hahót | 1353 | 1356 | Second term. Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Leustachius Ratót | 1356 | 1361 | | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Stephen Kanizsai | 1362 | 1366 | | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Nicholas Szécsi | 1366 | 1368 | Second term. | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| Peter Cudar | 1368 | 1380 | | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| John I Bánffy | 1381 | 1385 | | Louis I the Great (1342–1383) |
| John I Bánffy | 1381 | 1385 | | Mary (1382–1395) |
| John I Bánffy | 1381 | 1385 | | Charles II of Durazzo (1385–1386) |
| John I Bánffy | 1381 | 1385 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Stephen II Bánffy | 1385 | 1387 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Emeric I Bebek | 1386 | | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Ladislaus of Lučenec | 1387 | 1389 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Ivan Paližna | 1389 | | Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Detrik Bebek | 1389 | 1392 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Ladislav Petrov | 1392 | | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Ivan Horvat | 1392 | 1394 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Detrik Bebek | 1394 | 1397 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Nicholas II Garai | 1397 | 1401 | Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Ladislav Grđevački | 1402 | 1404 | Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Paul Besenyő | 1404 | 1406 | Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Hermann II of Celje | 1406 | 1407 | Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Pavao Čupor | 1412 | 1415 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| David I Lackfi | 1416 | 1418 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Denis Marcali | 1419 | 1421 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Hermann II of Celje | 1423 | 1435 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Matko Talovac | 1435 | 1444 | | Sigismund (1387–1437) |
| Matko Talovac | 1435 | 1444 | | Albert I (1437–1439) |
| Matko Talovac | 1435 | 1444 | | Vladislaus I (1440–1444) |
| Friedrick II of Celje | 1445 | 1454 | | Ladislaus V the Posthumus (1444–1457) |
| Ulrich II of Celje | 1454 | 1456 | | Ladislaus V the Posthumus (1444–1457) |
| John Marcali | 1457 | | | Ladislaus V the Posthumus (1444–1457) |
| Jan Vitovec | 1457 | 1463 | Held office together with Nicholas of Ilok | Ladislaus V the Posthumus (1444–1457) |
| Jan Vitovec | 1457 | 1463 | Held office together with Nicholas of Ilok | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
| Nicholas of Ilok | 1457 | 1463 | | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
| Emeric Zápolya | 1464 | 1465 | | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
| John Thuz | 1466 | 1470 | | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
| Janus Pannonius | 1469 | 1470 | | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
| Blaise Magyar | 1470 | 1472 | Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
| Damjan Horvat | 1472 | 1473 | Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
| John I Ernuszt | 1473 | 1476 | Last Ban of "Whole Slavonia". Title rejoined with Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia. | Matthias I (1458–1490) |
