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{{short description|Title of the governor of Slavonia}}
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'''Ban of Slavonia''' ({{langx|hr|Slavonski ban}}; {{langx|hu|szlavón bán}}; {{langx|la|Sclavoniæ banus}}) sometimes also '''Ban of "Whole Slavonia'''" ({{langx|hr|ban cijele Slavonije}}; {{langx|hu|egész Szlavónia bánja}}; {{langx|la| totius Sclavoniæ banus}}),<ref name="Heka">{{cite journal |last=Heka |first=László |date=2023 |title=Hrvatski ban: prava i ovlasti tijekom tisućgodišnje opstojnosti: mađarska ustavno-povijesna perspektiva |trans-title= |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/307944 |language=hr |journal=Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci |volume=44 |issue=2 |page=437 |doi=10.30925/zpfsr.44.2.7 |access-date=26 September 2024|doi-access=free }}</ref> was the title of the [[governor]] of a territory part of the medieval [[Kingdom of Hungary]] and [[Croatia in union with Hungary|Kingdom of Croatia]].

From 1102, the title [[Ban (title)|Ban]] of Croatia was appointed by the [[king of Hungary|kings of Hungary]], and there was at first a single ban for all of the Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia, 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|Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia]], and existed until 1476, when it was joined with the latter title.

In the [[13th century|13th]] and [[14th century|14th centuries]], the more extensive title of [[Duke of Slavonia]] (meaning all lands of the Kingdom of Croatia and Dalmatia and Slavonian domain<ref name="Gordogan2017">{{cite magazine |last1=Božić |first1=Mate |last2=Ćosić |first2=Stjepan |date=2017 |title=Nastanak hrvatskih grbova: Podrijetlo, povijest i simbolika od 13. do 16. stoljeća |url=https://www.academia.edu/35830980 |magazine=Gordogan |volume=15 |issue=34 |language=hr |publisher=Novi Gordogan, udruga za kulturu, Zagreb |page=27 |access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>) was granted, mainly to relatives of [[King of Hungary|Hungarian monarchs]] or other major noblemen.

According to the public law of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]], bans were counted among the "[[Upper nobility (Kingdom of Hungary)#Dignitaries and office-holders (11-13th centuries)#The high-officers of the realm and of the Royal Households|barons of the realm]]" and thus they enjoyed several privileges connected to their office.

==Bans of Slavonia==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
! width="5%" |Portrait
! width="20%" |Name<br><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
! width="12%" |Term start
! width="12%" |Term end
! width="30%" |Notes
! width="15%" |Monarch<br><small>(Reign)</small>
|-
|
|'''[[Michael, son of Ampud]]'''
|1224
|1224
|
| rowspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|[[Andrew II of Hungary|'''Andrew II''']]<br>[[File:Andrew_II_of_Hungary_th.jpg|86x86px]]<br><small>(1205–1235)</small>
|-
|
|'''Aladar'''
|1225
|1226
|
|-
|
|'''[[Solomon Atyusz]]'''
|1226
|
|
|-
|
|'''[[Julius I Kán]]'''
|1229
|1234
|
|-
|
|'''[[Apaj Gutkeled]]'''
|1235
|1238
|
| rowspan="9" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Béla IV of Hungary|Béla IV]]'''<br>[[File:Kk_ivb.jpg|111x111px]]<br><small>(1235–1270)</small>
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas I Gutkeled]]'''
|1240
|
|
|-
|
|[[Denis Türje|'''Denis II Türje''']]
|1241
|1244
| align="left" |
|-
|
|'''[[Ladislaus I Kán]]'''
|1245
|1247
|
|-
|[[File:Ростислав Михайлович.png|frameless|130x130px]]
|'''[[Rostislav Mikhailovich]]'''
|1247
|1248
|
|-
|
|'''[[Stephen I Gutkeled]]'''
|1248
|1260
|
|-
|
|'''[[Roland I Rátót]]'''
|1261 
|1267
|
|-
|
|'''[[Henry I Kőszegi]]'''
|1267
|1270
|
|-
|
|'''[[Joachim Gutkeled]]'''
|1270
|1272
|
|-
|
|'''[[Mojs II]]'''
|1272
|
|
| rowspan="10" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Ladislaus IV of Hungary|Ladislaus IV the Cuman]]'''<br>[[File:Kun_L_szl_Thuroczy.jpg|link=|89x89px]]<br><small>(1272–1290)</small>
|-
|[[File:Matthew II Csák.jpg|frameless|130x130px]]
|'''[[Matthew II Csák]]'''
|1272
|1273
|
|-
|
|'''[[Henry I Kőszegi]]'''
|1273
|1274
|
|-
|
|'''[[Denis Péc]]'''
|1274
|1275
|
|-
|
|[[Ivan Kőszegi|'''John Kőszegi''']]
|1275
|1277
|
|-
|
|'''[[Thomas III Hont-Pázmány|Thomas Hont-Pázmány]]'''
|1275
|1276
|
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas I Kőszegi]]'''
|1278
|1278
|
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas II Gutkeled]]'''
|1278
|1279
|
|-
|
|'''[[Radoslav Babonić]]'''
|1288
|1290
|
|-
|
|[[Nicholas I Kőszegi|'''Nicholas II Kőszegi''']]
|1279
|1281
|
|-
|
|'''[[Peter II Tétény|Peter Tétény]]'''
|1281
|1283
| align="left" |
|-
|
|'''[[Stephen II Gutkeled]]'''
|1286
|
| align="left" |
|-
|
|'''[[Radoslav Babonić]]''' 
|1290
|1293
|
| rowspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Andrew III of Hungary|Andrew III the Venetian]]'''<br>[[File:III_Andras_Thuroczy.jpg|100x100px]]<br><small>(1290–1301)</small>
|-
|
|'''[[Henry II Kőszegi]]'''
|1291
|
|
|-
|
|'''[[James Borsa|Jacob Kopasz]]''' 
|1298
|1299
|
|-
|
|'''[[Ladislaus Rátót]]''' 
|1300
|
|
|-
|
|'''[[Henry II Kőszegi]]'''
|1301
|1309
|
| rowspan="5" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Charles I of Hungary|Charles I]]'''<br>[[File:Chronicon Pictum I Karoly Robert.jpg|99x99px]]<br><small>(1301–1342)</small>
|-
|
|'''[[Stephen IV Babonić]]'''
|1310
|1316
| align="left" |
|-
|
|'''[[John Babonić]]'''
|1316
|1322
|
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas Felsőlendvai]]''' 
|1322
|1324
| align="left" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |'''Mikac Mihaljević'''
| rowspan="2" |1325
| rowspan="2" |1343
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| rowspan="12" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Louis I of Hungary|Louis I the Great]]'''<br>[[File:Nuremberg_Chronicles_f_235r_2_Ladislaus_rex.jpg|80x80px]]<br><small>(1342–1383)</small>
|-
|
|[[Lackfi family|'''Nicholas Lackfi''']]
|1342
|1343
|
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas VII Hahót]]'''
|1343
|1345
| align="left" |Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas Szécsi]]'''
|1346
|1349
|align="left" |Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''Pavao Ugal'''
|1350
|
| align="left" |Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''[[Stephen I Lackfi]]'''
|1350
|1352
|align="left" |Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas VII Hahót]]'''
|1353
|1356
|align="left" |Second term. Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''Leustachius Ratót'''
|1356
|1361
| align="left" |
|-
|
|'''Stephen Kanizsai'''
|1362
|1366
|
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas Szécsi]]'''
|1366
|1368
| align="left" |Second term.
|-
|
|'''Peter Cudar'''
|1368
|1380
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |
| rowspan="4" |'''John I Bánffy'''
| rowspan="4" |1381
| rowspan="4" |1385
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Mary of Hungary|Mary]]'''<br>[[File:Mária_Thuróczy.jpg|frameless|117x117px]]<br><small>(1382–1395)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Charles II of Hungary|Charles II of Durazzo]]'''<br>[[File:Kis_Karoly_TK.jpg|112x112px]]<br><small>(1385–1386)</small>
|-
| rowspan="18" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Sigismund]]'''<br>[[File:Sigismund_(Chronica_Hungarorum).jpg|92x92px]]<br><small>(1387–1437)</small>
|-
|
|'''Stephen II Bánffy'''
|1385
|1387
|
|-
|
|'''[[Emeric I Bebek]]'''
|1386
|
|
|-
| 
|'''Ladislaus of Lučenec'''
|1387
|1389
| align="left" |
|-
|[[File:Ivan Paližna Zagrebačka katedrala.jpg|frameless|130x130px]]
|[[John of Palisna|'''Ivan Paližna''']]
|1389
|
|align="left" |Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''Detrik Bebek'''
|1389
|1392
| align="left" | 
|-
| 
|'''Ladislav Petrov'''
|1392
|
|
|-
| 
|[[John Horvat|'''Ivan Horvat''']]
|1392
|1394
|
|-
|
|'''Detrik Bebek'''
|1394
|1397
|
|-
|
|'''[[Nicholas II Garai]]'''
|1397
|1401
|align="left" |Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
| 
|'''Ladislav Grđevački'''
|1402
|1404
|align="left" |Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
| 
|'''Paul Besenyő'''
|1404
|1406
| align="left" |Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
| [[File:Herman II, Count of Celje.jpg|frameless|130x130px]]
|'''[[Hermann II of Celje]]'''
|1406
|1407
| align="left" |Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''Pavao Čupor'''
|1412
|1415
| align="left" |
|-
| 
|'''David I Lackfi'''
|1416
|1418
| align="left" |
|-
|
|'''Denis Marcali'''
|1419
|1421
| align="left" |
|-
|[[File:Herman II, Count of Celje.jpg|frameless|130x130px]]
|'''[[Hermann II of Celje]]'''
|1423
|1435
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| rowspan="3" |'''[[Matko Talovac]]'''
| rowspan="3" |1435
| rowspan="3" |1444
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor|Albert I]]'''<br>[[File:Albrecht_II._von_Habsburg.jpg|111x111px]]<br><small>(1437–1439)</small>
|-
|bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Władysław III of Poland|Vladislaus I]]'''<br>[[File:Jagelló_Ulászló.jpg|111x111px]]<br><small>(1440–1444)</small>
|-
|[[File:Frederic II. of Cilli.PNG|frameless|130x130px]]
|[[Frederick II, Count of Celje|'''Friedrick II of Celje''']]
|1445
|1454
|
| rowspan="4" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary|Ladislaus V the Posthumus]]'''<br>[[File:VLaszlo.gif|104x104px]]<br><small>(1444–1457)</small>
|-
|[[File:Ulrich II. of Cilli.JPG|frameless|130x130px]]
|'''[[Ulrich II of Celje]]'''
|1454
|1456
|
|-
|
|'''John Marcali'''
|1457
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |'''Jan Vitovec'''
| rowspan="2" |1457
| rowspan="2" |1463
| rowspan="2" align="left" |Held office together with Nicholas of Ilok
|-
| rowspan="8" bgcolor=#EEEEEE|'''[[Matthias Corvinus of Hungary|Matthias I]]'''<br>[[File:Matei_Corvin_Johannes_de_Thurocz_f137.jpg|108x108px]]<br><small>(1458–1490)</small>
|-
|[[File:Epitaf Nikole Ilockog crkva sv Ivana Kapistrana Ilok 221208.jpg|frameless|130x130px]]
| '''[[Nikola Iločki|Nicholas of Ilok]]'''
|1457
|1463
|
|-
|
|'''[[Emeric Zápolya]]'''
|1464
|1465
|
|-
|
|'''John Thuz'''
|1466
|1470
|
|-
|[[File:Portrait_de_Janus_Pannonius.jpg|frameless|130x130px]]
|'''[[Janus Pannonius]]'''
|1469
|1470
|
|-
|[[File: Magyar Balázs.jpg |frameless|130x130px]]
|'''[[Blaise Magyar]]'''
|1470
|1472
|align="left" |Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''Damjan Horvat'''
|1472
|1473
|align="left" |Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
|-
|
|'''[[John I Ernuszt]]'''
|1473
|1476
|align="left" |Last Ban of "Whole Slavonia".  Title rejoined with [[Ban of Croatia|Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia.]]
|}

== See also ==
{{Great Officers of State (Kingdom of Hungary)}}
* [[Duke of Slavonia]]
* [[Ban of Croatia]]
* [[Slavonia]]
* [[Kingdom of Slavonia]]
* [[Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia|Croatia-Slavonia]]
* [[Slavonian Krajina]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120723181606/http://hupi.hr/povijest/banovi.html List of rulers]

{{Provinces of medieval Kingdom of Hungary}}

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