Ádám Forgách

Count Ádám Forgách de Ghymes et Gács (Slovak: Adam Forgáč; 1601 10 June 1681) was a Hungarian soldier and magnate in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as Judge Royal from 13 October 1670 until his death. He was the eldest son of Baron Zsigmond Forgách, Palatine of Hungary.

Ádám Forgách
Count of Ghymes and Gács
Judge Royal
Reign13 October 1670 – 10 June 1681
PredecessorFerenc Nádasdy
SuccessorMiklós Draskovich
Full name
Count Ádám Forgách de Ghymes et Gács
Born1601
Died(1681-06-10)10 June 1681 (approx. 80 years old)
Rajka, Kingdom of Hungary
Noble familyHouse of Forgách
Spouse(s)Countess Borbála Széchy de Rimaszécs
Baroness Judit Révay de Sklabina et Blathnicza
Countess Anna Katharina von Rechberg
FatherBaron Zsigmond Forgách de Ghymes et Gács
MotherCountess Zsuzsanna Thurzó de Bethlenfalva
OccupationSoldier, Politician

References

    Sources

    • Markó, László: A magyar állam főméltóságai Szent Istvántól napjainkig - Életrajzi Lexikon p. 280. (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.
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