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
Archbishop of Esztergom
Portrait of Martinuzzi by unknown artist
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Esztergom
Installed1551
Term ended1551
Orders
Ordination1510
Consecration1548
by Franjo Jožefić (Bishop of Senj)
Created cardinal12 October 1551
by Pope Julius III
Personal details
Born1482
Kamičak, Republic of Venice
(today Skradin area, Croatia)
Died16 December 1551
Nagycsanád, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom (now Cenad, Romania)
BuriedSt. Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia
NationalityVenetian
Croatian
Previous post(s)
  • Bishop of Nagyvárad (1534-51)
  • Voivode of Transylvania (1551)
Signature
Coat of arms
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