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in 1493. His brother, Andrew Both also acted as ban from 1504 to 1507. Lord of Sykava in 1492, John was killed in the siege of

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in 1493.Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig – Életrajzi Lexikon ''pp. 440-441.'' ''(The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days – A Biographical Encyclopedia)'' (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; . He married Apollonia Csapy, daughter of the nobleman Andrew Csapy, captain of the castle of Szentgyörgy in the Zala County between approx. 1441, and 1448. The familyname of Apollonia Csapy's mother is unknown, as in all the charts she appears only as "Helene". Apollonia's sister, Helen Csapy, married George Forster de Szenterzsébet. From John Both and Apollonia Csapy's union comes János Both of Bajna (†1521), Vice-Ban of Croatia, captain of the fortress of

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(''nándorfehérvári vicebáró''); he is killed by the army of Suleiman the Magnificent August 29, 1521.''Vasarnapi ujsag'', Pest, 13 janvier 1861

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1493 deaths Bans of Croatia Hungarian nobility John Year of birth unknown {{Hungary-noble-stub