Ferenc Révay

Ferenc Révay
Lord of Szklabina and Blatnicza
Coat of Arms of Ferenc Révay
Palatinal Governor of Hungary
Reign	26 November 1542 – 1 November 1553
Predecessor	First in office
Successor	Tamás Nádasdy (as Palatine)
Full name	Ferenc Révay de Szklabina et Blatnicza
Born	1489
Died	1 November 1553 (aged 63–64) Pozsony (Pressburg), Kingdom of Hungary (today: Bratislava, Slovakia)
Noble family	House of Révay
Spouse(s)	Borbála Gyulay Anna Paksy
Father	László Révay de Aranyán
Mother	Anna Eszteleky

The native form of this personal name is szklabinai és blatniczai Révay Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Ferenc Révay de Szklabina et Blatnicza, (1489 – 1 November 1553, Pozsony (today Bratislava, Slovakia)) was the Palatinal Governor (Hungarian: nádori helytartó) in the Kingdom of Hungary, thus was ranking third to the Kings Number.

Biography

Révay was the son of László Révay and Anna Eszteleky. Ferenc Révay became the personal secretary of Stephen Báthory in 1521. After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, during the dispute over the throne, he joined Ferdinand I of the Habsburgs. Following the call of his brother, István Révay, and Jovan Nenad joined Ferdinand, Ferdinand seized the throne, Ferenc Révay was elected as Royal Tablemaster, and as a royal donation, he received half of the Szklabina fortress, which he took full control of in 1540.^{[citation needed]}

In 1532, Révay became the Ispán (Count; comes) of Turóc County (Turiec region in today's Slovakia). He was then granted the rank of Chief Justice (Hungarian: királyi személynök) and received numerous donations. He became Palatinal Governor in 1542. He was present in the Parliament of 1550, where he was elected as the member of the Border-Check Committee.^{[citation needed]}

Révay favoured science and scientists. He regularly communicated with András Gyulai and András Choron. He was an admirer of Martin Luther, and they exchanged several letters.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

• Szinnyei, József (2000), Magyar írók élete és munkái [Life and Works of Hungarian Writers] (in Hungarian), Budapest: Arcanum, ISBN 978-9638602992

Political offices
Preceded by Pál Várdai	Chief justice 1527–1542	Succeeded by Mihály Mérey
Preceded by office created	Palatinal Governor of Hungary 1542–1553	Succeeded by Tamás Nádasdy as Palatine