John of Küküllő

John of Küküllő (Hungarian: Küküllei/Küküllői János, Latin: Iohannes de Kikullew, Romanian: Ioan de Târnave; c. 1320–1393) was a Hungarian clergyman, royal official and historian.

Family

Born as John Apród of Tótsolymos, John was the son of Miklós Apród, a nobleman who received Tótsolymos (now Šarišské Sokolovce in Slovakia) from Charles I of Hungary.^[1] He was born around 1320.^[1]

Career

He worked as a notary for the royal chancery before 1350.^[1] He became a canon in the Arad Chapter and the Eger Chapter in 1352.^[1]

He died between 15 September and 10 December 1393.^[1]

Chronicle of King Louis

He wrote a biography of Louis I of Hungary after 1360.^[1][2] He was the first Hungarian historian to use royal charters while writing his book.^[1]