the name of vincent first appeared in contemporary sources in october 1243, when the cathedral chapter of pécs issued a document about a land contract of orywa in požega county. it confirmed by a royal charter on 21 march 1244. in the latter document, vincent was already mentioned as "ispán" of esztergom county (he held the dignity at the same time, when his elder brother stephen served as archbishop of esztergom). in 1253, vincent and his brother peter together participated in the determination of borders of the land apáti, which belonged to the garamszentbenedek abbey. vincent and peter built the saskő castle (today šášovský hrad in slovakia) along the river garam (hron) for the reason to become a taxing place and to protect the local highway from the outlaws. vincent was last mentioned by contemporary sources in 1266.