Bloody Sabor of Križevci

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Holy Cross church in Križevci, the site of the massacre

Bloody Sabor of Križevci or Bloody Parliament Session or Križevci Bloody Assembly (

Anjou-Durazzo
party fighting against King Sigismund.

Prelude

After the disastrous

Master of the Horse
, and the supporting nobility.

Aftermath

Painting by Oton Iveković

On the news of the Ban's death, the Croatian army rushed to Križevci and began a battle with Sigismund's supporters. In an unequal struggle, thirty Croats fell before they retreated.

Enraged, the Croatian nobility, led by Stjepan Prodavić, tried to take revenge on the king for Lackfi's murder, but they were suppressed, and Sigismund used the opportunity to cross the

Međimurje and other estates of Stephen Lackfi were donated to his loyal subjects, first among them being Hermann II, Count of Celje
.

Bloody Sabor resulted in Sigismund's fear of revenge from Lackfi's men, and led to new rebellions of the nobles in

ducats by Ladislaus of Naples. Finally, after 25 years of fighting, Sigismund succeeded in seizing power and was recognized as king by means of giving privileges to the Croatian nobility.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Rudolf Horvat (1924). "47. Krvavi sabor u Križevcu". Povijest Hrvatske I. (in Croatian).