Early Career
Amade Aba was the son of David, a member of the Genus Aba a powerful Hungarian oligarch. (Clan Aba). He fought in the Battle of Marchfeld in the troops King Ladislaus IV of Hungary sent to King Rudolph I of Germany against King Ottokar II of Bohemia (26 August 1278). In 1280, Amade became the head of Hermannstadt (today Sibiu in Romania), i.e., the royal officer appointed to administer the Transylvanian Saxons. King Ladislaus IV appointed him to the office of judge royal in 1283. In February 1285, he fought successfully against the Mongols who were pillaging the north-eastern parts of the kingdom. Amade (Amadej in Polish) received land and special privileges in Poland from Wladyslaw Lokietek King of Poland.
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