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Ferenc Forgách (bishop of Várad)

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Ferenc Forgách
ArchdioceseEsztergom
DioceseVárad (today: Oradea Mare)
Installed1556
Term ended1566
PredecessorMátyás Zaberdi
SuccessorIstván Radeczy
Other postCanon of Eger
Personal details
Bornc. 1530
Died19 January 1577
DenominationCatholic

Baron Ferenc Forgách de Ghymes et Gács (c. 1530[1] – 19 January 1577) was a Hungarian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as bishop of Várad (today: Oradea Mare) and Chancellor of Transylvania between 1571 and 1575. His mentor was Nicolaus Olahus.

His nephews were, among others, Palatine Zsigmond Forgách and Archbishop of Esztergom Ferenc Forgách.[2]

References

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  1. ^ According to other sources, the birth date is 1535.
  2. ^ Diós István, dr.: Magyar katolikus lexikon. 3. köt., Szent István Kiadó, Budapest, 1998. 744. p.

Bibliography

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  • Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig - Életrajzi Lexikon p. 225. (The High Officers of the Hungarian State from Saint Stephen to the Present Days - A Biographical Encyclopedia) (2nd edition); Helikon Kiadó Kft., 2006, Budapest; ISBN 963-547-085-1.
  • Szabó de Bártfa, László: A Hunt-Pázmán nemzetségbeli Forgách család története History of the Forgách family from the kindred of Hont-Pázmány; 1910, Esztergom.