Ferenc Batthyány de Németújvár (Hungarian: németújvári Batthyány Ferenc, Croatian: Franjo Baćan; 28 October 1497 – 28 November 1566) was a Hungarian magnate and general, member of the prestigious House of Batthyány. He served as Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia from 1522 to 1526 and, as a partisan of King Ferdinand I, from 1527 to 1531.[1]

Ferenc Batthyány
Lord of Németújvár
Portrait of Ferenc Batthyány, c. 1550
Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
Reign1522–1526
1527–1531
PredecessorIvan Karlović
SuccessorSimon Erdődy
Born28 October 1497
Died28 November 1566(1566-11-28) (aged 69)
Noble familyBatthyány
Spouse(s)Katalin Bánffy
Katarina Cvetković
Issuenone
FatherBoldizsár Batthyány
MotherIlona Hermanfi

References

edit
  1. ^ Markó 2006, p. 439.

Sources

edit
  • Markó, László (2006). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig: Életrajzi Lexikon [Great Officers of State in Hungary from King Saint Stephen to Our Days: A Biographical Encyclopedia] (in Hungarian). Helikon Kiadó. ISBN 963-547-085-1.
Ferenc I
Born: 28 October 1497  Died: 28 November 1566
Political offices
Preceded by Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
alongside Ivan Karlović

1522–1526
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
1527–1531
Succeeded by