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George Martinuzzi, O.S.P.P.E. (born Juraj Utješenović, also known as György Martinuzzi, Brother György, Georg Utiessenovicz-Martinuzzi [citation needed] or György Fráter, Hungarian: Fráter György; 1482 – 16 December 1551), was a Croatian nobleman, Pauline monk and Hungarian statesman who supported King John Zápolya and his son, King ...
Martinuzzi, GEORGE, monk, bishop, cardinal, b. at Kamicac, Dalmatia, 1482; d. December 16, 1551. His real name was George Utjesenovic. His mother, a native of Venice of the name of Martinuzzi, had a brother who was a bishop, and, out of regard for his mother and uncle, George preferred to be called Martinuzzi (Latin Martinuzius).
He appointed Martinuzzi royal Counselor and treasurer, and in 1534 conferred on him the diocese of Grosswardein, though the newly nominated bishop did not receive papal approbation until five years later.
Moved by ambition as well as patriotism, Martinuzzi left his monastery to go with the fugitive prince to Poland, and to defend with tact and energy the prince's cause during the unfortunate troubles brought upon Hungary by the war between the two pretenders John Zapolya and Ferdinand of Austria, and by the Turkish conquests, Martinuzzi was ...
The late king in his will had appointed Bishop Martinuzzi and Peter Petrovich as guardians of the child and they proclaimed him king and the Sultan Süleyman promised to recognize him but later, in 1541, occupied Buda, the capital of Hungary.
Jun 1, 2014 · If the Habsburgs ever established control over Transylvania, Martinuzzi's political aims were strictly personal: to be accepted as Bishop of Oradea and treasurer of Transylvania.
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George Martinuzzi. Croatian nobleman and cardinal, Hungarian statesman (1482-1551) ... 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Martinuzzi, George. 0 references. Catholic ...
