Thomas III Nádasdy
Thomas III Nádasdy (* 1498 in Egervár ; † June 2, 1562 ibid) was an influential Hungarian magnate and palatine of the king. He was the son of Ferenc I. Nadasdy .
Life path
In his childhood Nádasdy enjoyed an extensive education, which took place mainly in Graz , Bologna and Rome . He married Ursula Kanizsay in 1535 . With this, the property of the Kanizsay family passed into his possession, including in particular the Sárvár Castle , which he had rebuilt in the Italian Renaissance style in the following years. With his marriage, Thomas Nádasdy became one of the richest magnates and landowners in Hungary.
In 1529 he defended the city of Buda against the Turks as commandant . Betrayed by his own troops, however, he was locked in a room and given to the Turks in chains. Their grand vizier released Nádasdy. In order to gain his freedom, he recognized the Hungarian counter-king Johann Zápolya .
Nádasdy was appointed Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia in 1537 . He held this office until 1539.
Nádasdy was a proponent of the Reformation; so he granted refuge and protection to the persecuted reformers Matthias Devai and Johann Sylvester on his manor in Sárvár . In 1541 he had Johann (János) Sylvester translate and print the New Testament into Hungarian. For this purpose he founded one of the first Hungarian printing works on his Sárvár estate. This Bible was the first book ever printed in Hungarian. The newly established printing company did not last long, however.
In 1542 he became a regional judge. In Pressburg he was elected Palatine in 1554. On June 2, 1562 Thomas Nádasdy died on his estate in Egervár. His son was Baron Ferenc Nádasdy .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Nádasdy-Fogáras, Thomas . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 20th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1869, pp. 18–21 ( digitized version ).
- Katalin Peter: Beloved Children - History of Childhood in Hungary in the early modern ages . 2001, ISBN 978-963-9116-77-1 .
- Georgius Pray, Epistolae Procerum Regni Hungariae, Pars II, Complectens Epistolas from Anno MDXXXXI ad MDLIV, Posonii MDCCCVI (with numerous letters to Nadasdy).
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Mailáth , István Horvát, Draudt, Catholic Church Curia Romana: History of the Magyars . 1828.
- ↑ August Ernst: History of Burgenland . 1987.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nádasdy, Thomas III. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian magnate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1498 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Egervár |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1562 |
| Place of death | Egervár |