Reign 1202–1206
1208–1209 Died after 1221 | Spouse(s) Tota de Fraknó | |
Predecessor Nicholas I (1st term)
Smaragd (2nd term) Successor Smaragd (1st term)
Michael Kacsics (2nd term) | ||
Benedict, son of Korlát (Hungarian: Korlát fia Benedek; died after 1221) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman, who served as voivode of Transylvania twice, from 1202 to 1206 and 1208 to 1209.
His wife was Tota de Fraknó (or Tota Bajóti), a maid of honor of Queen Constance from Aragon. They had no children.
Benedict, as a military leader of Andrew II's army, conquered Halychyna and ruled that territory as governor in 1206. As a result he used the title of dux in the subsequent charters.
In 1209–1210, he participated in a conspiracy against Andrew II, which was intended to the deposition of the king and replace him with one of the sons of the exiled prince Géza from the Byzantine Empire. The conspiracy failed, when the participants' envoys sent to Byzantium were captured in Spalato. Benedict was sentenced to exile and confiscation of property, according to a charter from 1221, he fled abroad.