Count Tamás Erdődy (1558–1624) was a Croatia

Croatia

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Ban (title)

Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...

 and member of the Erdödy

Erdody

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 noble family (with Hungarian noble ancestry).

He succeeded Krsto Ungnad

Krsto Ungnad

Krsto Ungnad or Kristóf Ungnád was a baron and Croatian ban.In 1557 Ungnad, as a captain in the Croatian army, defeated the Turks in Koprivnica....

 as ban in 1583. He was the son of former ban Petar Erdödy

Petar Erdödy

Péter Erdödy was the ban of Croatia from 1557 to 1567 and the founding member of the Croatian branch of the Erdödy noble family.Péter was born in 1504. He was the son of Peter I...

. During his reign he scored many victories against the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

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's armies. His first victory occurred near Slunj

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 in 1584. In 1591 he freed the Moslavina

Sisak-Moslavina County

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 region. When Ottoman forces tried to retake the area in 1593, the battle of Sisak

Battle of Sisak

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 ensued between the Holy Roman Empire

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's forces and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman troops lost, severely hampering their ability to expand further into Europe

Europe

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. For this victory Erdödy received congratulations from Pope Clement VIII

Pope Clement VIII

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 and was knighted into the Order of Saint Saviour by Philip II of Spain

Philip II of Spain

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He left his role as ban in 1595. However, he reclaimed it from 1608 to 1615. Erdödy died in 1624.