Job Csicseri

Job Csicseri (also known as Job the Small; ; died between 1308 and 1310) was a Hungarian nobleman and soldier at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Family His father was Simon Csicseri, who, together with his relatives, possessed land portions in Berkesz in Szabolcs County. According to a non-authentic charter, dated 27 October 1239, Job's grandfather was John Belye of Berkesz. Job was called with the nickname "Small" and also with the title of magister by a contemporary document in 1284. He had three sons – Dominic, Michael (also called Moko or Mokó) and Nicholas. They were prominent landowners and administrative officials in Ung County by the early 14th century. Through his sons, Job was the ancestor of the Csicseri (Csicsery), the Ormos de Csicser and the Orosz de Csicser noble families. All three families still flourished in the 19th century and they were named after their ancient common land, Csicser (present-day Čičarovce, Slovakia), which Job had obtained in the late 13th century (thus later royal charters and documents anachronistically call Simon with the surname Csicseri). Job also had an unidentified daughter, who married a certain Lucas. Career According to the royal charter of Ladislaus IV, issued in the last days of 1273, Job faithfully and commendably served his predecessors, Béla IV and Stephen V. When a rebellious lord, Joachim Gutkeled abducted and imprisoned the then 10-year-old presumptive heir Ladislaus to his fort, Koprivnica (Kapronca) in the summer of 1272, Stephen V immediately gathered an army and besieged the fort, but could not capture it. According to the aforementioned charter, Job was one of the besiegers of the castle. Interestingly, the document reflects the domination of Joachim Gutkeled over the royal council in that time (end of 1273 or early 1274), as it interprets that Ladislaus was forced to retreat to Koprivnica because of "his enemies' deceits", and states in a falsified manner that the 10-year-old child voluntarily sought refuge in the castle. During the war with the Kingdom of Bohemia, he fought at Győr in the summer of 1273. For his military service and loyalty, Job was granted the village of Radácsfalva in Sáros County in August 1273.