Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Chronological listing of Polish-Lithuanian and Hungarian sabers

Teisani · 27th February 2023, 02:05 PM

A few more effigies, from Transylvania this time. Primary source is: "Memory from the past, display for the future - early modern funeral monuments from the Transylvanian principality by Dóra Mérai (2017)".

a1 - Kendi/Kendy brothers tomb side plate, Alba Iulia/Gyulafehérvár Transylvania, Romania. Kendi Ferenc in 1534, was one of the organizers of Alvise Gritti's (minister of the Ottoman sultan, and regent of Hungary from 1530 to 1534) capture. In 1540, together with István Majlád/Ştefan Mailat, he attacked the Hungarian king János Szapolyai, and was therefore exiled and then pardoned by Queen Isabella Jagiellon. King Ferdinand I appointed him in 1553 Voivode of Transylvania, a position he held until 1556 alongside István Dobó. He was executed with his brother Antal for treason on August 31, 1558 on the orders of Isabella. They tried in fact, with Ferenc Bebek, to overthrow her from the Transylvanian throne during one of her stays in Poland. It is unclear if the two brothers had a common grave or not. It is also not certain that the side plate is from their tomb, however it does match the composition and size of two other plates from their tomb. The tomb might be just Antonius/Antal's and was comissioned by his son Franciscus/Ferenc III.

27th February 2023, 02:05 PM	#62
Teisani Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 314	A few more effigies, from Transylvania this time. Primary source is: "Memory from the past, display for the future - early modern funeral monuments from the Transylvanian principality by Dóra Mérai (2017)". a1 - Kendi/Kendy brothers tomb side plate, Alba Iulia/Gyulafehérvár Transylvania, Romania. Kendi Ferenc in 1534, was one of the organizers of Alvise Gritti's (minister of the Ottoman sultan, and regent of Hungary from 1530 to 1534) capture. In 1540, together with István Majlád/Ştefan Mailat, he attacked the Hungarian king János Szapolyai, and was therefore exiled and then pardoned by Queen Isabella Jagiellon. King Ferdinand I appointed him in 1553 Voivode of Transylvania, a position he held until 1556 alongside István Dobó. He was executed with his brother Antal for treason on August 31, 1558 on the orders of Isabella. They tried in fact, with Ferenc Bebek, to overthrow her from the Transylvanian throne during one of her stays in Poland. It is unclear if the two brothers had a common grave or not. It is also not certain that the side plate is from their tomb, however it does match the composition and size of two other plates from their tomb. The tomb might be just Antonius/Antal's and was comissioned by his son Franciscus/Ferenc III. Attached Images Last edited by Teisani; 27th February 2023 at 04:34 PM.