Mihály Imreffy de Szerdahely (c. 1458-60 – 1536) was a
Hungarian soldier and noble from the
Imreffy family, who was
master of the horse ( hu, lovászmester), which was one of the high dignitaries in the
Kingdom of Hungary.
Biography
He was born into the Szerdahely branch of the
''gens'' Győr around 1458. His father, György was the first to use the surname of ''Imreffy'' (lit. "son of Imre", after Mihály's grandfather). Mihály first married Krisztina Podmaniczky de Podmanin. The last name of his second wife, Anna, is unknown. He had six children. His great-grandchild
János was
Chancellor of Transylvania in the beginning of the 17th century.
He was present at the
Diet of Rákos in 1505 where the magnates decided that they would no longer elect a king from abroad ("order of Rákos"). He participated in the tragically ending
Battle of Mohács
The Battle of Mohács (; hu, mohácsi csata, tr, Mohaç Muharebesi or Mohaç Savaşı) was fought on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary, between the forces of the Kingdom of Hungary and its allies, led by Louis II, and those ...
, where he was captured by the
Ottoman Army. Later, he was released by
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha,
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
During the
Hungarian Civil War (1526–1538) he joined the league of
Ferdinand I Ferdinand I or Fernando I may refer to:
People
* Ferdinand I of León, ''the Great'' (ca. 1000–1065, king from 1037)
* Ferdinand I of Portugal and the Algarve, ''the Handsome'' (1345–1383, king from 1367)
* Ferdinand I of Aragon and Sicily, '' ...
who appointed him castellan of
Buda
Buda (; german: Ofen, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Budim, Будим, Czech and sk, Budín, tr, Budin) was the historic capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and since 1873 has been the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest, on the ...
, together with
Tamás Nádasdy
Baron Tamás Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld (I), called the ''Great Palatine'' (1498–1562), was Hungarian nobleman, great landowner and a statesman.
Early life
Born into the House of Nádasdy, he was the son of Ferenc I Nádasdy de Ná ...
.
Sources
*
Kislexikon.hu
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1536 deaths
Hungarian soldiers
Mihaly
Year of birth uncertain