Lawrence, son of Kemény

Lawrence, son of Kemény (Hungarian: Kemény fia Lőrinc; died after 1274) was a prominent Hungarian noble and military leader of the 13th century. From the late 1250s onward, he held several offices within the royal court. He was a skilled and loyal soldier during the reign of Béla IV of Hungary. He retained his influence in the courts of Stephen V and Ladislaus IV too, representing a stable point in the government, when two baronial groups fought for the supreme power. Through his descendants, he became the forefather of the Cseményi and Matucsinai noble families.