Ferenc Révay

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.

Ferenc Révay
Lord of Szklabina and Blatnicza
Coat of Arms of Ferenc Révay
Palatinal Governor of Hungary
Reign26 November 1542 – 1 November 1553
PredecessorFirst in office
SuccessorTamás Nádasdy (as Palatine)
Full name
Ferenc Révay de Szklabina et Blatnicza
Born1489
Died1 November 1553 (aged 63–64)
Pozsony (Pressburg), Kingdom of Hungary
(today: Bratislava, Slovakia)
Noble familyHouse of Révay
Spouse(s)Borbála Gyulay
Anna Paksy
FatherLászló Révay de Aranyán
MotherAnna Eszteleky
The native form of this personal name is szklabinai és blatniczai Révay Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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.

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.

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.

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
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