Bálint Drugeth
Judge royal of Hungarian Kingdom (1577 - 1609)
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Bálint Drugeth de Geren et Homonna (Hungarian: gereni és homonnai Drugeth Bálint; 1577 – 7 November 1609), also anglicized as Valentine Drugeth, was judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1608 to 1609.
Bálint Drugeth | |
|---|---|
| Judge royal | |
Reign | 1608–1609 |
Predecessor | Zsigmond Forgách |
Successor | Zsigmond Forgách |
| Born | 1577 |
| Died | 7 November 1609 (aged 31–32) Ungvár, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Uzhhorod, Ukraine) |
| Noble family | House of Drugeth |
| Spouses | Erzsébet Rákóczi Krisztina Horváth |
Issue | István (d. 1610) |
| Father | István Drugeth |
| Mother | Fruzsina Török |
Early life
Bálint was the son of István Drugeth, ispán (or head) of Ung County, and Fruzsina Török.[1] He was born in 1577.[1]
Career
He joined Stephen Bocskai in early 1605.[1] Bocskai named Drugeth his successor in his last will.[2]