Miklós Erdődy

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Miklós Erdődy
Nikola III Erdödy
Ban of Croatia
In office
March 1670 – 7 June 1693
Preceded byPetar Zrinski
Succeeded byAdam II. Batthyány
Personal details
Born1630
Died7 June 1693
Aranyosmarót, Kingdom of Hungary
Resting placeZagreb Cathedral, Croatia
Parent(s)Vuk I Erdődy
Barbara Turóczy
Military service
Battles/warsGreat Turkish War

Miklós Erdődy de Monyorókerék et Monoszló (Croatian: Nikola III Erdödy) (1630 – 7 June 1693)[1] was a Croatian ban of Hungarian descent. He was a member of the Erdődy noble family and a Hungarian count.[2][3]

He succeeded Petar Zrinski as ban in 1671. In 1684 he began his most notable undertaking, driving Ottoman forces out of Slavonia. Virovitica was liberated from the Ottoman rule in 1684. In 1688 the city of Kostajnica was liberated, and Slavonski Brod was liberated by 1691.[2]

Erdődy died in 1693. However, his work was carried on by his successor Adam II. Batthyány. The wars against the Ottoman Empire throughout the region eventually led to the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hrvatska enciklopedija: Erdődy, Nikola III. Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "The Palffy Family of Erdödy". Region-palffy.eu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  3. ^ "Kesselsdorf (Slovakia)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
Preceded by Ban of Croatia
1670–1693
Succeeded by