Ádám Batthyány (1610–1659) was a Hungarian count of the Batthyány family.[1] He presided over a period of religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics, which extended to his court. His father had been Calvinist, as had he, but he later became Lutheran and then in 1629 he converted to Catholicism.[2] At court tensions over religion led Protestant servants to reportedly throw meat into wine on fast days to provoke Catholics.[3] He also had to manage an occasionally tense border with Ottoman Empire.[4]
Ádám Batthyány | |
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 Portrait of Ádám Batthyány, c. 1650 | |
| Born | 1610 |
| Died | 1659 (aged 49) |
References
edit- ^ Zrinyi, Miklos (2011-07-27). The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrinyi, pg 218. CUA Press. ISBN 9780813218618. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ Peter, Professor K. (2001). Beloved Children edited by Katalin Péter, pgs 164-184. Central European University Press. ISBN 9789639116771. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ Kaplan, Benjamin J. (2009-06-30). Divided by Faith by Benjamin J Kaplan, pg 83. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674039308. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
- ^ Dávid, Géza; Fodor, Pál (2007). Ransom Slavery Along the Ottoman Borders edited by Géza Dávid and Pál Fodor. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004157040. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
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