Bálint Lépes de Váraskeszi (c. 1570 – 26 April 1623)Markó 2006, p. 317. was a Hungarian prelate of the

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, who served as bishop of several dioceses. He was the

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from 1619 to 1623. He also functioned as Royal Chancellor of Hungary between 1608 and 1623. He was a prominent figure of the

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in the

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* Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig - Életrajzi Lexikon ''p. 317.'' ''(The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days - A Biographical Encyclopedia)'' (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; . , - , - 1570s births 1623 deaths Bishops of Győr Archbishops of Kalocsa Bishops of Veszprém Balint 17th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Hungary Bishops of Nitra {{hungary-RC-archbishop-stub