István Dobó
Baron and soldier from Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The native form of this personal name is ruszkai báró Dobó István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Baron István Dobó de Ruszka (c. 1502 - Szerednye (today, Середнє (Szerednye / Serednie, Ukraine), mid-June 1572) was a Hungarian soldier, best known as the successful defender of Eger against the Ottomans in 1552.[1] Dobó was a member of the Hungarian land-owning nobility, with holdings in northern Hungary. In the dynastic succession struggles after the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Dobó was consistently on the side of the Habsburg King Ferdinand I rather than that of John Zápolya.
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István Dobó | |
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Born | c. 1502 |
Died | (1572-06-00)June 1572 Szerednye (today Ukraine) |
Years of service | 1548-1569 |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars | Siege of Eger |
Spouse(s) | Sára Sulyok de Lekcse et Alsószopor |
Children | Ferenc Damján Krisztina |
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