Emerik Derenčin
Hungarian-Croatian nobleman
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Emerik Derenčin (Hungarian: Imre Derencsényi, Croatian: Mirko Derenčin) was a Hungarian-Croatian nobleman remembered as the commander of the Croatian troops in the 1493 Battle of Krbava Field.
Emerik Derenčin Imre Derencsényi | |
|---|---|
| Ban of Croatia | |
| In office April 1493 – 9 September 1493 | |
| Preceded by | Ladislav of Egervár |
| Succeeded by | Ladislaus Kanizsai |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Ursula Zapolya |
| Parent | János Derencsényi |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Krbava Field (1493) |
He was a member of the Derencsényi family from the kindred of Balog.[1] Prior to becoming the ban, Derenčin was the military captain of Senj,[2] and the ban of Jajce.[3]
Derencsényi and John Both were named the Ban of Croatia and Dalmatia and Ban of Slavonia in 1493.[4] In the Battle of Krbava Field, the Croats under Derenčin suffered a devastating loss, and Derenčin himself was taken captive and killed.
Family
Derencsényi married Orsolya Zápolya, sister of Stephen Zápolya, the Palatine of Hungary. They had two sons and, probably, a daughter.[4]
