Lawrence, son of Ampud (Hungarian: Ampod fia Lőrinc; died after 1229) was a noble in the Kingdom of Hungary in the first decades of the 13th century, who served in the court of Coloman, Duke of Slavonia.
Lawrence was one of the three sons of Ampud II, who served as ispán of Szolnok County in 1199,[1] and an unidentified daughter of Count Berthold III of Andechs, Margrave of Istria.
[2] Lawrence had two elder brothers; Denis was one of the most staunchest confidants of Andrew since the 1210s, and a key figure of the royal economic reform,[2] while Michael belonged to the rival baronial group centered around Duke Béla in the same time.
[3] Around the same time, Lawrence was appointed ispán (župan) of the castle district of Gorica in the territory of Zagreb County, which belonged to Coloman's duchy.
[5] Consequently, Lawrence was appointed ispán of the castle district of Podgorje, which also laid in Zagreb County (present-day ruins near Draga Svetojanska in Croatia).