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Count Ferenc Nadasdy de Nadasd
(1545-1604)
son of Count Tamas Nadasdy and Orsolya Kanizsay
Born 1545 (1555?)
Died 4 January 1604
Married 1573 Varanno
Erzsebet Bathori
Died 21 August 1614 Csejte |
He became the most feared general of his time, called by the Turks
"Fekete Beg" of the Black Prince. The troops under his command inflicted
many humiliating defeats on the Turks, who were never able to capture de
fortresses he and his soldiers defended. With the help of his fellow commander
and friend, Miklos Palffy, he recaptured from the Turks such key Hungarian
strongholds as Esztergom, Vac, Visegrad, Szekesfehervar and Gyor. He received
a knighthood for his military achievements. As a result of his marriage,
to Erzsebet Bathori, he became one of Hungary's richest men, which caused
envy and created political enemies.
Source: Leo van de Pas |
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