Bálint Drugeth de Geren et Homonna (Hungarian: gereni és homonnai Drugeth Bálint; 1577 – 7 November 1609), also anglicized as Valentine Drugeth, was judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1608 to 1609.
Bálint Drugeth | |
|---|---|
| Judge royal | |
| Reign | 1608–1609 |
| Predecessor | Zsigmond Forgách |
| Successor | Zsigmond Forgách |
| Born | 1577 |
| Died | 7 November 1609 (aged 31–32) Ungvár, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Uzhhorod, Ukraine) |
| Noble family | House of Drugeth |
| Spouse(s) | Erzsébet Rákóczi Krisztina Horváth |
| Issue | István (d. 1610) |
| Father | István Drugeth |
| Mother | Fruzsina Török |
Early life edit
Bálint was the son of István Drugeth, ispán (or head) of Ung County, and Fruzsina Török.[1] He was born in 1577.[1]
Career edit
He joined Stephen Bocskai in early 1605.[1] Bocskai named Drugeth his successor in his last will.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Markó 2000, p. 262.
- ^ Andea 2009, p. 115.
Sources edit
- Andea, Susana (2009). "Political Evolution in the 17th Century-From Stephen Bocskai to Michael Apafi". In Pop, Ioan-Aurel; Nägler, Thomas; Magyari, András (eds.). The History of Transylvania, Vo. II (From 1541 to 1711). Romanian Academy, Center for Transylvanian Studies. pp. 113–131. ISBN 978-973-7784-04-9.
- Markó, László (2000). A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig: Életrajzi Lexikon [Great Officers of State in Hungary from King Saint Stephen to Our Days: A Biographical Encyclopedia] (in Hungarian). Magyar Könyvklub. ISBN 963-547-085-1.
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