person
Ferenc Wesselényi
Wesselényi
also: Wesselényi Ferenc nádor, Palatine Wesselényi
Ferenc Wesselényi (1605–1667), Palatine of Hungary from 1655; his 'ill-fated sojourn' at Trencsén/Teplic in 1665 launched the Wesselényi Conspiracy against Habsburg rule, ending in the execution of its leaders.
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- First Attempts (Juvenilia) §126 palatine Ferenc Wesselényi
Ferenc Wesselényi (1605–1667), Palatine of Hungary; the leader of the Wesselényi Conspiracy (1664–1671) against Habsburg rule, which met at Teplic. His 'ill-fated sojourn' there ended in the conspiracy's betrayal and execution of its leaders.