Franz Nádasdy from Fogarasföld

Franz Nádasdy

Franz Nádasdy from Fogarasföld

Franz Nádasdy von Fogarasföld (Hungarian: Nádasdy II. Ferenc , Slovak: František II. Nádašdy ) (* 1555 - † January 4, 1604 ) was a Hungarian nobleman who was nicknamed "The Black Knight" because of his particularly cruel actions against his enemies. (ung. a Fekete bég ) wore.

Life

Nádasdy was born in 1555 as the son of Thomas III, known as the great Palatine . Nádasdy and his wife Ursula Kanizsay were born. He came from the noble family Nádasdy - Fogáras, which dates back to the 13th century . After the early death of his father, his mother took over the sole upbringing of the son. Nádasdy fought early as a soldier and was able to excel in several battles during the Turkish wars. In 1587 he was appointed imperial war bishop and from 1594 onwards he was a member of the war council under Emperor Matthias . In 1598 he was knighted.

Nádasdy distinguished himself in the fight against the Turks and from them conquered the strategically important castles Esztergom , Vác (Waitzen), Visegrád , Székesfehérvár and Győr . The Turks never succeeded in taking a fortress defended by Nádasdy.

He was married to Elisabeth Báthory , around whom the legends of the "blood countess" grew. They had five children, Anna, Ursula and Andreas, who both died as children, as well as Katharina and Paul. After Elisabeth's death, the assets of the Báthory von Ecsed family passed to the Nádasdy family, whose descendants are still alive today.

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Nádasdy-Fogáras, Franz (II.) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 20th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1869, p. 14 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Adolf Schinzl :  Nádasdy, Franz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 23, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1886, pp. 203-205.

Web links

• The Nádasdy family , in: A Pallas Nagy Lexikona (Hungarian)