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Ferenc Tahy

Ferenc Tahy
Franjo Tahy - nadgrobna ploča.JPG
Master of the horse
Reign 1553–1573
Predecessor Ferenc Nyáry
Successor László Bánffy
Spouse(s) Jelena Zrinksi
Issue
Gábor
Noble family House of Tahy
Father János Tahy
Born 1526
Died 1573

Ferenc Tahy de Tahvár et Tarkő, (also known as Franjo Tahi, or Tahy in Croatian; 1526–1573) was a Hungarian nobleman from the House of Tahy, which draws its origins from Pilis County. He was known to have held duties of royal adviser and master of the horse. His cruel treatment of serfs sparked the Croatian–Slovene Peasant Revolt.

His father János Tahy held title of Ban of Croatia in 1524. He died when Ferenc was 10 years old. He was married to Jelena, sister of famous Croatian nobleman and war general Nikola Šubić Zrinski. His daughter Margareta was married to Péter Erdődy, Ban of Croatia in period from 1556–1567. Tahy also had a son named Gábor.

Tahy distinguished himself in wars against Ottoman Turks, for which he was appointed commander of royal army in southern Hungary as well as commander of strongholds in Szigetvár and Kanizsa. After his estates in Slavonia and Hungary were seized by the Ottomans, in 1556., he squired new estates in Stattenberg, Styria and in 1564., one half of the Susedgrad-Stubica seigniory, the former estate of Báthory family. This acquisition brought him in confrontation with Henning family who owned the second half of the Susedgrad-Stubica segniory. In 1565, using the help of local peasants, the Hennings drove out Tahy and his family and defeated the viceroy's army that was sent there to help Tahys reclaim their new estates. The segniory was soon confiscated by the Hungarian Royal Chamber. Tahy confronted the Chamber's manager, which resulted in leasing of the segniory back to Tahy in 1569. Soon, series of rebellions broke out there.


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