Ferenc Wesselényi
Count Ferenc Wesselényi de Hadad et Murány (1605 – Zólyomlipcse (
Royal Hungary
.
Life
He was the son of István Wesselényi, royal court counselor of King
György Rákóczi of Transylvania. In 1644, he seized the castle of Murány (Muráň
) notably with the help of his future third wife, Mária Széchy. For this deed, King Ferdinand granted him the castles of Murány and Balog.
After learning of her husband's adultery with his future third wife, Mária Széchy, his second wife, Zsófia Bosnyák, became unhappy and always spent her nights praying in their castle's chapel. She soon became sick and died at the age of 35.
On 15 March 1655, he was elected
Péter Zrínyi, who had succeeded his brother to the Bán seat. However, Wesselényi died in 1667 before the conspiracy was uncovered, but nonetheless his role became notorious enough that it is oftentimes referred to as the Wesselényi conspiracy. His widow was interned in Vienna
and his estates were confiscated.
