person
Imre Szerencsés
Szerencsés
also: Fortunatus, Szerencsés Imre, Emericus Fortunatus
Imre Szerencsés (Fortunatus, c. 1470–1539), a converted Jew who rose to become royal treasurer under Louis II; his aggressive tax collection and use of forced auctions (kótyavetye) to seize peasant cattle made him one of the most reviled figures in pre-Mohács Hungary.
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- Drama Fragments (Five Pieces) §25 treasurer, lord Szerencsés Imre
Imre Szerencsés (Fortunatus, c. 1470–1539), a converted Jew who became treasurer to Louis II; his tax collection methods were notoriously harsh and a major source of noble grievance in the pre-Mohács decade.
- Louis II (Fragment) §29 the treasurer, lord Szerencsés Imre
Szerencsés Imre (Fortunatus Imre, d. 1526), royal treasurer under Louis II; of Jewish origin, he converted to Christianity and amassed great influence. His aggressive tax-farming methods made him deeply unpopular.