Ádám Batthyány

Ádám Batthyány
Portrait of Ádám Batthyány, circa 1650
Born	1610
Died	1659 (aged 49)

Ádám Batthyány (1610–1659) was a Hungarian count of the Batthyány family.^[1] He presided over a period of religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics, which extended to his court. His father had been Calvinist, as had he, but he later became Lutheran and then in 1629 he converted to Catholicism.^[2] At court tensions over religion led Protestant servants to reportedly throw meat into wine on fast days to provoke Catholics.^[3] He also had to manage an occasionally tense border with Ottoman Empire.^[4]

References

1. The Siege of Sziget by Miklos Zrinyi, pg 218. Books.google.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
2. Beloved Children edited by Katalin Péter, pgs 164-184. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
3. Divided by Faith by Benjamin J Kaplan, pg 83. Books.google.com. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
4. Ransom Slavery Along the Ottoman Borders edited by Géza Dávid and Pál Fodor. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-11-26.