Pál Pálffy
Pál Pálffy ab Erdőd (1649)
Pál Pálffy ab Erdőd (Hungarian: erdődi Pálffy Pál, German: Paul Pálffy von Erdöd; 1580 or 1589 – 26 November 1653) was a Hungarian noble and Palatine of Hungary.
Life
Pál Pálffy de Erdőd, was the fourth son of Miklós Pálffy ab Erdőd and Maria von Fugger, daughter of Markus Fugger from the wealthy Fugger family.[1]
He was Geheimrat, Chamberlain, the first Perpetual count of Pozsony County (German: Pressburg) and Captain of the Royal Castle (today Bratislava, Slovakia). Between 1646 and 1649 he was Judge royal under Emperor Ferdinand III. In 1649 he became Palatine of Hungary and in 1650 Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.[1]
He married on 26 July 1629 with Franziska Khuen von Belasi (died 1672) and had three children:[2]
- János III Antal (1642 - 1694), Perpetual count of Pozsony County
- János IV Károly, (1645 - 1694) Fieldmarshal in Milano
- Mária Magdolna, (died 1684), married August von Zinzendorf and Fernando degli Obizzi, no issue.
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| Pál Pálffy Born: 1580s Died: 26 November 1653 | ||
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kristóf Bánffy |
Master of the cupbearers 1625–1641 |
Succeeded by Ádám Forgách |
| Preceded by Imre Czobor |
Master of the household 1641–1646 |
Succeeded by Ferenc Nádasdy |
| Preceded by János Drugeth |
Judge royal 1646–1649 |
Succeeded by László Csáky |
| Preceded by Ivan Drašković |
Palatine of Hungary 1649–1653 |
Succeeded by Ferenc Wesselényi |
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