John (I) Drugeth | |
|---|---|
 Seal of John Drugeth (1332) | |
| Palatine of Hungary | |
| Reign | 1328–1333 (or 1334) |
| Predecessor | Philip Drugeth |
| Successor | William Drugeth |
| Born | c. 1286 |
| Died | April/May 1334 Kingdom of Naples (?) |
| Noble family | House of Drugeth |
| Spouse(s) | Paska de Bononensi |
| Issue | William Nicholas I John II Clementia (?) |
| Father | Johannes de Trogect |
| Mother | Isabella N |
John (I) Drugeth (also Druget, Hungarian: Druget (I.) János, Old French: Jehan Druget, Slovak: Ján I. Druget, Ukrainian: Янош Другет; c. 1286 – April or May 1334) was an influential Neapolitan–Hungarian baron, an early member of the powerful Drugeth family. He was a confidant of the Capetian House of Anjou since his childhood. While his younger brother Philip escorted his lord, the young pretender Charles of Anjou to the Kingdom of Hungary, John entered the service of Clementia, Queen consort of France and Navarre.
Following the death of Philip in 1327, King Charles I invited John to Hungary in order to succeed his brother, who died without a male heir, as Palatine, while John's eldest son William inherited his uncle's large-scale province in the northeastern part of the realm. Through his two younger sons, John was forefather of the Hungarian branch of the Drugeth family, which flourished until the 17th century.