István Kendi

István Kendi
Chancellor of Transylvania
In office 31 March 1608 – 20 March 1610
Monarch	Gabriel Báthory
Preceded by	János Petki
Succeeded by	János Imreffy
Personal details
Died	c. 1628
Nationality	Hungarian
Spouse(s)	Zsuzsanna Csapy Anna Horváth

István Kendi de Szarvaskend (Kendy; ? – c. 1628) was a Hungarian noble in the Principality of Transylvania, who served as Chancellor of Transylvania from 31 March 1608 to 20 March 1610.

He was the only son of Sándor Kendi, a member of the Transylvanian Royal Council. He had three sisters: Zsuzsanna (wife of Balthasar Báthory), Krisztina (second wife of Farkas Kovacsóczy) and Zsófia. His father was executed without any trial by Prince Sigismund Báthory in 1594. He regained his father's confiscated estates and property in October 1600.

István Kendi married twice: his first wife was Zsuzsanna Csapy, stepdaughter of Prince Sigismund Rákóczi, the second one was Anna Horváth de Palocsa since 1618. He had a daughter.

After his father's death, he functioned as Lord Lieutenant (Count; comes) of Doboka County since 1595. He participated in the uprising of Mózes Székely in 1603 and was captured by General Giorgio Basta for a short time. He acted as lieutenant and mediator of the diplomatic affairs for Stephen Bocskay in 1605. He served again as head of Doboka County from 1605 to 1610 and elected member of the Transylvanian Royal Council.

After the resignation of János Petki, he was appointed Chancellor of Transylvania by Prince Gabriel Báthory from whom he received the castle of Szamosújvár (today: Gherla, Romania) as a donation in 1609. Soonly he involved in the conspiracy against the prince for family reasons. He made a contact with Michael Weiß, judge (mayor) of Brassó (today: Brașov, Romania).

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