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Ferenc Batthyány

Ferenc Batthyány
Lord of Németújvár
Batthyány Ferenc horvát bán.jpg
Portrait of Ferenc Batthyány, c. 1550
Ban of Croatia, Dalmatia and Slavonia
Reign 1522–1526; 1527–1531
Predecessor Ivan Karlović
Successor Simon Erdődy
Born (1497-10-28)28 October 1497
Died 28 November 1566(1566-11-28) (aged 69)
Noble family House of Batthyány
Spouse(s) 1, Katalin Bánffy
2, Katarina Cvetković
Issue
none
Father Boldizsár Batthyány
Mother Ilona Hermanfi

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 Batthyány family. 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.


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