Pál Pálffy ab Erdőd (Hungarian: erdődi Pálffy Pál, German: Paul Pálffy von Erdöd; 19 January 1592 Castle of Vöröskő,[1] Kingdom of Hungary – 26 November 1653 Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary) was a Hungarian noble and Palatine of Hungary.

Pál Pálffy ab Erdőd (1649)

Life

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Pál Pálffy de Erdőd, was the fourth son of Miklós Pálffy ab Erdőd and Maria von Fugger, daughter of Markus Fugger from the wealthy Fugger family.[2]

He was Geheimrat, Chamberlain, the first Perpetual count of Pozsony County and Captain of the Royal Castle (in Pressburg, today Bratislava, Slovakia). Between 1646 and 1649 he was Judge royal under Emperor Ferdinand III. In 1649 he became Palatine of Hungary and in 1650 Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.[2]

He married on 26 July 1629 with Franziska Khuen von Belasi (died 1672) and had three children:[3][better source needed]

  • János III Antal (1642–1694), Perpetual count of Pozsony County
  • János IV Károly (1645–1694), Fieldmarshal in Milano
  • Mária Magdolna (died 1684), married August von Zinzendorf and Fernando degli Obizzi, no issue.

References

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  1. ^ FUNDÁRKOVÁ, A.: Barokový aristokrat. Bratislava 2018, p. 17.
  2. ^ a b Taschenbuch für vaterländische Geschichte Band 1, Page 61.
  3. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Palffy". genealogy.euweb.cz.[self-published source]
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Pál Pálffy
Born: 1592 Died: 26 November 1653
Political offices
Preceded by
Kristóf Bánffy
Master of the cupbearers
1625–1641
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Imre Czobor
Master of the household
1641–1646
Succeeded by
Ferenc Nádasdy
Preceded by
János Drugeth
Judge royal
1646–1649
Succeeded by
László Csáky
Preceded by Palatine of Hungary
1649–1653
Succeeded by