János Pálffy
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Graf János Pálffy ab Erdöd |
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| Native name | Johann (János) Pálffy |
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August 20, 1664 Vöröskő |
| Died | March 24, 1751 Pozsony |
| Allegiance | Hungary |
| Years of service | 1681 - 1718 |
| Rank | Field marshal |
Johann Bernhard Stephan, Graf Pálffy ab Erdöd (Hungarian: erdődi gróf Pálffy V. János Bernard István, Croatian: Ivan) (Vöröskő, Hungary (now: Červený Kameň, Slovakia), August 20, 1664 – Pozsony, Hungary (now: Bratislava, Slovakia), March 24, 1751) was a Hungarian noble, Imperial Field marshal and Palatine of Hungary.
He was the third son of Count Miklós IV Pálffy de Erdőd (1619–1679) and Maria Eleonora von Harrach zu Rohrau (1634–1693). Nikolaus Pálffy was his eldest brother. As his father and two elder brothers, he pursued a military career and joined the Habsburg Army in 1681.
He participated in the Battle of Vienna and Battle of Párkány, where he was taken prisoner by the Turks, but he managed to escape. He distinguished himself in the Battle of Mohács (1687), and became Generaladjutant of Charles V, Duke of Lorraine. At the age of 24 he had already reached the rank of Colonel and commanded his own regiment. With this regiment he participated in all the great battles of the Great Turkish War.
He killed John Frederick of Württemberg-Stuttgart, son of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg in a duel in 15. october 1693. After the duel Pálffy fled to Poland but his influential family reached the amnesty for him shortly.
In 1695 he was seriously wounded in a battle with the French under Claude de Villars near Mainz. In 1704 he became Ban of Croatia and Cavalry General.
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