Pat Győr

Pat (also Pot or Poth) was born into the Óvár branch of the gens (clan) Győr of German origin, as one of the five sons of Stephen.

[1] His brothers were prelate and chancellor Saul, Bishop of Csanád, then Archbishop of Kalocsa; Maurus, Ban of Primorje, who was the ancestor of the Gyulai and Geszti noble families; Alexander, who participated in King Emeric's Wars in the Balkans; and Csépán, also a powerful baron and Palatine.

[3] Both Pat and Csépán were considered loyal supporters of Emeric, whose whole reign was characterized by his struggles against his rebellious younger brother, Duke Andrew.

For instance, Pat was granted the village of Hof (Chof) in Moson County by the king in 1208, for his "fidelity" and "tireless strength of probity".

[9] King Andrew II also confirmed the Győr brothers' donations to the Lébény Abbey in the same year (Saul, Maurus and Alexander were deceased by then).

After his conduct, the court considered the allegations justified, and he was convicted and sentenced to death in absentia by Andrew II and his fellow appointed judges.

In 1211, Andrew II commissioned him and chancellor Thomas to record the privileges of the subjects of the Tihany Abbey before its final confirmation.

Since members of the kindred's next generation never gained such influence as their fathers, therefore Zsoldos argues that Pat, the last living son of Stephen I, has finally become disgraced for his participation in the 1214 coup attempt.

Zsoldos emphasizes Pat's son-in-law Pousa Bár-Kalán functioned as Judge royal in 1222, when his pro-Emeric baronial group forced Andrew II to issue the Golden Bull of 1222.