Ferenc N%C3%A1dasdy

Count Ferenc Ndasdy de Ndasd et Fogarasfld was a Hungarian nobleman. His family, Ndasdy, was one of the wealthiest and most influential of the era in Hungary. In 1571, when Ferenc was 16, his mother, Orsolya Ndasdy , using her association with many noble families in Hungary, organized a marriage to the young Elizabeth Bthory , daughter of the Count Gyrgy and Anna Bthory. The Bthory family were as rich and illustrious as the Ndasdy family, though older and more influential, since they had several relatives who had the charge of Ndor of Hungary. Among them, included a cardinal, a King of LithuaniaPoland, and a Prince of Transylvania.

In 1578 Count Ferenc took over one of the flanks of the Hungarian army. Due to his frequent trips away from home, he did not conceive a first child with his wife foryears. Their first child, Anna, was born in 1585. After an additional nine years, their daughter Katalin was conceived. Finally, in the year 1598, the couple conceived their only son, Paul

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