Péter Perényi (1502–1548)
Voivode of Transylvania, Crown Guard of the Holy Crown of Hungary
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Baron Péter Perényi (Hungarian: legényi báró Perényi Péter; 1502 – 2 March 1548 in Vienna)[1] was a Hungarian aristocrat who held the office of voivode of Transylvania from 1526 to 1529.[2] He was an influential protector of Protestant preachers in the Kingdom of Hungary.[3][4]
Since 1541 he held the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (Prince of Siklos) but never used this title publicly.
