Ban of Slavonia (Croatian: Slavonski ban; Hungarian: szlavón bán; Latin: Sclavoniæ banus) or the Ban of "Whole Slavonia" (Croatian: ban cijele Slavonije; Hungarian: egész Szlavónia bánja; Latin: totius Sclavoniæ banus) was the title of the governor of a territory part of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia.

In the Kingdom of Croatia, Demetrius Zvonimir was the only notable person that ruled over the region of Slavonia with the title ban from around 1070 until 1075. From 1102, the title Ban of Croatia was appointed by the kings of Hungary, and there was at first a single ban for all of the Kingdom of Croatia, but later the Slavonian domain got a separate ban. It included parts of present-day Central Croatia, western Slavonia and parts of northern Bosnia and Herzegovina. From 1225, the title started being held by a separate dignitary from the title of the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia, and existed until 1476, when it was joined with the latter title.

In the 13th and 14th centuries, the more extensive title of Duke of Slavonia was granted, mainly to relatives of Hungarian monarchs or other major noblemen.

According to the public law of the Kingdom of Hungary, bans were counted among the "barons of the realm" and thus they enjoyed several privileges connected to their office.

Bans of "Whole Slavonia"

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Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term start Term end Notes Monarch
(Reign)
Michael, son of Ampud 1224 1224 Andrew II
 
(1205–1235)
Aladar 1225 1226
Solomon Atyusz 1226
Julius I Kán 1229 1234
Apaj Gutkeled 1235 1238 Béla IV
 
(1235–1270)
Nicholas I Gutkeled 1240
Denis II Türje 1241 1244
Ladislaus I Kán 1245 1247
  Rostislav Mikhailovich 1247 1248
Stephen I Gutkeled 1248 1260
Roland I Rátót 1261 1267
Henry I Kőszegi 1267 1270
Joachim Gutkeled 1270 1272
Mojs II 1272 Ladislaus IV the Cuman
 
(1272–1290)
  Matthew II Csák 1272 1273
Henry I Kőszegi 1273 1274
Denis Péc 1274 1275
John Kőszegi 1275 1277
Thomas Hont-Pázmány 1275 1276
Nicholas II Gutkeled 1278 1279
Radoslav I Babonić 1288 1290
Nicholas II Kőszegi 1279 1281
Peter Tétény 1281 1283
Radoslav I Babonić 1290 1293 Andrew III the Venetian
 
(1290–1301)
Henry II Kőszegi 1291
Jacob Kopasz 1298 1299
Ladislaus Rátót 1300
Henry II Kőszegi 1301 1309 Charles I
 
(1301–1342)
Stephen IV Babonić 1310 1316
Ivan Babonić 1316 1322
Nicholas Felsőlendvai 1322 1324
Mikac Mihaljević 1325 1343
Louis I the Great
 
(1342–1383)
Nicholas Lackfi 1342 1343
Nicholas VII Hahót 1343 1345 Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Nicholas Szécsi 1346 1349 Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Pavao Ugal 1350 Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Stephen I Lackfi 1350 1352 Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Nicholas VII Hahót 1353 1356 Second term. Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Leustachius Ratót 1356 1361
Stephen Kanizsai 1362 1366
Nicholas Szécsi 1366 1368 Second term.
Peter Cudar 1368 1380
John I Bánffy 1381 1385
Mary
 
(1382–1395)
Charles II of Durazzo
 
(1385–1386)
Sigismund
 
(1387–1437)
Stephen II Bánffy 1385 1387
Emeric I Bebek 1386
Ladislaus of Lučenec 1387 1389
  Ivan Paližna 1389 Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Detrik Bebek 1389 1392
Ladislav Petrov 1392
Ivan Horvat 1392 1394
Detrik Bebek 1394 1397
Nicholas II Garai 1397 1401 Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Ladislav Grđevački 1402 1404 Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Paul Besenyő 1404 1406 Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
  Hermann II of Celje 1406 1407 Also at the time the ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Pavao Čupor 1412 1415
David I Lackfi 1416 1418
Denis Marcali 1419 1421
  Hermann II of Celje 1423 1435
Matko Talovac 1435 1444
Albert I
 
(1437–1439)
Vladislaus I
 
(1440–1444)
  Friedrick II of Celje 1445 1454 Ladislaus V the Posthumus
 
(1444–1457)
  Ulrich II of Celje 1454 1456
John Marcali 1457
Jan Vitovec 1457 1463 Held office together with Nicholas of Ilok
Matthias I
 
(1458–1490)
  Nicholas of Ilok 1457 1463
Emeric Zápolya 1464 1465
John Thuz 1466 1470
  Janus Pannonius 1469 1470
  Blaise Magyar 1470 1472 Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
Damjan Horvat 1472 1473 Also at the time the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia
John I Ernuszt 1473 1476 Last Ban of "Whole Slavonia". Title rejoined with Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia.

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