George Martinuzzi
George Martinuzzi, O.S.P.P.E. (born Juraj Utješenović, also known as György Martinuzzi, Brother György, Georg Utiessenovicz-Martinuzzi 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 John Sigismund Zápolya. He was Bishop of Nagyvárad (now Oradea), Archbishop of Esztergom and a cardinal.
His Excellency George Martinuzzi | |
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Archbishop of Esztergom | |
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Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Esztergom |
Installed | 1551 |
Term ended | 1551 |
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Ordination | 1510 |
Consecration | 1548 by Franjo Jožefić (Bishop of Senj) |
Created cardinal | 12 October 1551 by Pope Julius III |
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Born | 1482 |
Died | 16 December 1551 Nagycsanád, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom (now Cenad, Romania) |
Buried | St. Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia |
Nationality | Venetian Croatian |
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