93,733 profiles ranked live

Back to the boardThe board

Gáspár Bekes

✓ Source-basedfalling

Hungarian noble, politician (1520-1579)

PoliticiansLived 1520 to 1579 · aged 59
Compare
Fame44.2
MomentumNot measured
Languages13
In century#2,581

Gáspár Bekes de Kornyát was a Hungarian nobleman who fought Stephen Báthory for the throne of Transylvania after the death of John II Sigismund Zápolya in 1571. Allied with Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Székelys, Bekes organized two rebellions against Báthory, but was defeated.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 2

Portrait of Bekes attributed to Alexis Grimou c. 1730Portrait of Bekes attributed to Alexis Grimou c. 1730Remains of Bekes Hill (on the right) before it was washed away entirelyRemains of Bekes Hill (on the right) before it was washed away entirely

Politicians born in the 1520s 6

Jean de Ligne44.2William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham44.2Philipe de Croÿ, Duke of Aerschot44.4Richard Bingham43.9Sancho d'Avila44.6John Perrot43.8

About this person

Gáspár Bekes de Kornyát was a Hungarian nobleman who fought Stephen Báthory for the throne of Transylvania after the death of John II Sigismund Zápolya in 1571. Allied with Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Székelys, Bekes organized two rebellions against Báthory, but was defeated. After Báthory became King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania in 1576, Bekes reconciled with Báthory, becoming his close adviser. Bekes also fought in the Danzig rebellion and the Livonian War.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1520 to 1579 · aged 59
Written about in
13 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.