Brocca Explained

Brocca
Succession:	Judge royal
Reign:	1163
Predecessor:	Gabriel
Successor:	Gabriel
Noble Family:	gens Baracska

Brocca (hu|Baracska) was a nobleman from Transdanubia^[1] in the Kingdom of Hungary, who was appointed Judge royal (la|curialis comes) by Anti-king Stephen IV of Hungary in 1163. He lost his office when his king suffered a decisive defeat at Székesfehérvár on 19 June 1163 against Stephen III of Hungary.^[2]

Brocca was a prominent member of the Baracska clan which originated from Bojta, a Cuman military commander and lord, however the name itself derived from Brocca. Thus the name of village Baracska is also named after Brocca, according to historian János Karácsonyi.^[1]

Sources

• Makk, Ferenc (1989). The Árpáds and the Comneni: Political Relations between Hungary and Byzantium in the 12th century (Translated by György Novák). Akadémiai Kiadó. .
• Zsoldos, Attila (2011). Magyarország világi archontológiája, 1000–1301 ("Secular Archontology of Hungary, 1000–1301"). História, MTA Történettudományi Intézete. Budapest.

Notes and References

1. Makk 1989, p. 164.
2. Zsoldos 2011, p. 27.