George Martinuzzi
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His Excellency Juraj Utješinović |
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| Archbishop of Esztergom | |
Portrait of Martinuzzi by unknown artist
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| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Esztergom |
| Installed | 1551 |
| Term ended | 1551 |
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| Ordination | 1510 |
| Consecration | 1548 by Franjo Jožefić (Bishop of Senj) |
| Created Cardinal | 12 October 1551 by Pope Julius III |
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| Born | 1482 Kamičac, Republic of Venice (today Skradin, Croatia) |
| Died | 16 December 1551 Nagycsanád, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom (now Cenad, Romania) |
| Buried | St. Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia |
| Nationality | Venetian Croatian |
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George Martinuzzi, O.S.P. (born Juraj Utješinović, also known as György Martinuzzi,Brother György,Georg Utiessenovicz-Martinuzzi or György FráterHungarian: Fráter György; 1482 – December 16, 1551), was a Croatian nobleman, Pauline monk and Hungarian statesman who supported King John Zápolya and his son, King John Sigismund Zápolya. He was Bishop of Nagyvárad (now Oradea), Archbishop of Esztergom and a cardinal.
Since he usually identified himself as "Frater Georgius", he is known in Hungarian history as "Fráter György" or "Tux Frate".
Martinuzzi was born in Kamičac, a castle in the vicinity of Šibenik in southern Croatia. Martinuzzi was the son of Grgur Utješinović (English: Gregory Utissenich), a Croatian nobleman. He was named Juraj Utješinović but used his mother's name, Martinuzzi (a Venetian patrician family). Martinuzzi's sister, Ana, married Bartol Drašković and had three sons (one of whom was Croatian Ban (viceroy) and cardinal Juraj Drašković).
Between the ages of seven and twenty, Martinuzzi was attached to the court of John Corvinus. Entering the service of the Zápolya family, he experienced military life under John Zápolya. After wearying of life as a soldier, he entered The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit and became a monk at age 28.
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