Mihály Imreffy de Szerdahely (c. 1458-60 – 1536) was a Hungarian soldier and noble from the

Imreffy family Imreffy de Szerdahely (or ''Imreffi'') was a Hungarian noble family from the Győr (genus), kindred of Győr. Origins The forefather of the family was Péter (c. 1321 – c. 1347), the second son of Ders Szerdahelyi. He inherited the Order of Sai ...

, who was

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(), which was one of the high dignitaries in the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

Biography

He was born into the Szerdahely branch of the ''gens'' Győr around 1458. His father, György was the first to use the surname of ''Imreffy'' (lit. "son of Imre", after Mihály's grandfather). Mihály first married Krisztina Podmaniczky de Podmanin. The last name of his second wife, Anna, is unknown. He had six children. His great-grandchild

János János is a masculine Hungarian language, Hungarian given name. It originates from the Hebrew language, Hebrew name Johanan (name), Johanan and is thus a variant of the English name John (given name), John. People Notable people with the name ...

was

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in the beginning of the 17th century. He was present at the Diet of Rákos in 1505 where the magnates decided that they would no longer elect a king from abroad ("order of Rákos"). He participated in the tragically ending

Battle of Mohács The Battle of Mohács (; , ) took place on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was fought between the forces of Hungary, led by King Louis II of Hungary, Louis II, and the invading Ottoman Empire, commanded by Suleima ...

, where he was captured by the

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. Later, he was released by

Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha ( 149515 March 1536), was the first Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire appointed by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Ibrahim, born as Orthodox Christian, was enslaved during his youth. He and Suleiman became close frie ...

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. During the Hungarian Civil War (1526–1538) he joined the league of Ferdinand I who appointed him castellan of

Buda Buda (, ) is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the western bank of the Danube. Historically, “Buda” referred only to the royal walled city on Castle Hill (), which was constructed by Béla IV between 1247 and ...

, together with

Tamás Nádasdy Baron Tamás Nádasdy de Nádasd et Fogarasföld (I), called the ''Great Palatine'' (1498–1562), was Hungarian nobility, Hungarian nobleman, great landowner and a politician, statesman. Early life Born into the Nádasdy, House of Nádasdy, h ...

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