Tamás Nádasdy

Deceased Person

1498 – 1562

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Who was Tamás Nádasdy?

Baron Tamás Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld, called the Great Palatine, Hungarian statesman, was the son of Ferenc I Nádasdy and his first wife Orsolya Therjék de Szenterzsébet. After his mother's death, his stepmother was Orsolya Véssey de Vésse. He was educated at Graz, Bologna and Rome.

In 1521 he accompanied Thomas Cajetan to Buda as his interpreter. In 1525 he became a member of the council of state and was sent by King Louis II to the diet of Speyer to ask for help in the imminent Turkish war. During his absence the Mohács catastrophe took place, and Nádasdy only returned to Hungary in time to escort the queen-widow from Komárom to Pozsony. He was sent to offer the Hungarian crown to the archduke Ferdinand, and on his coronation was made commandant of Buda. In 1528 with the help of Count György Cseszneky, commander of Tata Nádasdy occupied Győr for Ferdinand. On the capture of Buda by Suleiman the Magnificent, Nádasdy went over to King John I. In 1530 he successfully defended Buda against the imperial troops. In 1533 his jealousy of the dominant influence of Lodovico Gritti caused him to desert John for Ferdinand, to whom he afterwards remained faithful. In 1535 he married Orsolya Kanizsay de Kanizsa, the last member and heiress of the powerful and wealthy Kanizsay family. He was endowed with enormous estates by the emperor, and from 1537 onwards became Ferdinand's secret but most influential counsellor. Subsequently, as Ban of Croatia-Slavonia, he valiantly defended that border province against the Turks.

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Born
1498
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  • Hungary
Died
Jun 2, 1562
Egervár

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on July 23, 2013

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