person
László Szálkán
Szálkán
also: Szálkán László, Ladislaus Szalkan
László Szálkán (d. 1526), Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary from 1524; he drowned fleeing the Battle of Mohács.
Reading notes
- Drama Fragments (Five Pieces) §22 archbishop of Esztergom and primate
The Archbishop of Esztergom was the head of the Catholic Church in Hungary and one of the most powerful magnates; Szálkán László held the primacy in the years immediately before Mohács.