Tamás Erdődy
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Count Tamás Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló (Hungarian: monyorókeréki és monoszlói gróf Erdődy Tamás, Croatian: Toma Bakač Erdedi; 1558 – 17 January 1624), also anglicised as Thomas Erdődy, was a Hungarian-Croatian nobleman, who served as Ban of Croatia between 1583-1595 and 1608-1615 and a member of the Erdődy magnate family.[1] He scored significant victories in wars against the Ottoman Empire's armies.
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Tamás Erdődy | |
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Ban of Croatia | |
In office 25 September 1583 – 15 May 1595 | |
Preceded by | Krsto Ungnad |
Succeeded by | Gašpar Stankovački |
In office 1608 – 27 November 1614 | |
Preceded by | Ivan Drašković |
Succeeded by | Benedek Thuróczy |
Personal details | |
Born | 1558 |
Died | 17 January 1624(1624-01-17) (aged 65–66) Krapina, Kingdom of Croatia, Habsburg monarchy |
Resting place | Zagreb Cathedral, Croatia |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | Battle of Slunj (1584) Battle of Brest (1592) Battle of Sisak (1593) |
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