Palatine of Hungary

Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary
Archduke Stephen
Residence	Buda Castle (1784–1848)
Appointer	King of Hungary Diet of Hungary
Formation	early 11th century
First holder	Samuel Aba
Final holder	Archduke Stephen
Abolished	1848 (de facto) 1918 (de jure)
Succession	Prime Minister of Hungary (since 1867)

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The Palatine of Hungary (Hungarian: nádor or nádorispán, German: Landespalatin, Latin: palatinus regni Hungariae) was the highest-ranking office in the Kingdom of Hungary from the beginning of the 11th century to 1848. Initially, Palatines were representatives of the monarchs, later (from 1723) the vice-regent (viceroy).^{[dubious – discuss]} In the early centuries of the kingdom, they were appointed by the king, and later (from 1608) were elected by the Diet of the Kingdom of Hungary. A Palatine's jurisdiction included only Hungary proper, in the Kingdom of Croatia until 1918 the ban held similar function as the highest office in the Kingdom (after the king himself), monarch's representative, commander of the royal army and viceroy (after the union of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia with Hungary in 1102).