István Dobó
István Dobó | |
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Born | c. 1502 |
Died | Szerednye (today Ukraine) | June 1572
Years of service | 1548-1569 |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars | Siege of Eger |
Spouse(s) | Sára Sulyok de Lekcse et Alsószopor |
Children | Ferenc Damján Krisztina |
Baron István Dobó de Ruszka (c. 1502 - Szerednye (today, Середнє (Szerednye /
Life
Dobó was the son of Domonkos (Dominic) Dobó, who married Zsófia (Sophie) Cékei in 1498. There were six children from the marriage: Ferenc, László, István, Domokos, Anna and Katalin. István Dobó married his wife Sára Sulyok on 17 October 1550.[2] They had three children: Ferenc, Damján and Krisztina.
Dobó became the commander of Eger Castle in 1549. He became famous as a result of his successful defence of the castle during the 1552 Siege of Eger, in which 2,100 defenders were able to withstand the onslaught of 80,000 Ottoman soldiers. This event was celebrated in Géza Gárdonyi's classic novel Eclipse of the Crescent Moon. As a reward, Ferdinand donated to Dobó the ownership of the Transylvanian castles of Déva (now Deva, Romania) and Szamosújvár (now Gherla, Romania). Dobó was also appointed as voivod (viceroy) of Transylvania in 1553. When Transylvania was separated from Hungary in 1556, Dobó was given ownership of the castle of Léva (now: Levice, Slovakia) in compensation.[2]
Accused of treason against the King, Dobó spent several years imprisoned in the castle of Pozsony (now Bratislava, Slovakia).[2] His health was seriously impaired by his imprisonment, and he died in his home soon after his release from captivity.
References
- ^ "Istvan Dobo (Hungarian landowner)". Enciklopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Dobó István" (in Hungarian). emlekev.hu. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-24.