Pál Kinizsi

Pál Kinizsi


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Pál Kinizsi was a Hungarian general in the army of king Matthias Corvinus.

He was Comes of Temes ("Comes Temesiensis") and General Captain of The Lower Parts of the Kingdom of Hungary ("generalis capitaneus inferiorum partium regni"). He is known about his victory over the Ottomans in the Battle of Kenyérmező in October 1479.

He married Benigna Magyar, the daughter of Balázs Magyar, another general of Corvinus. His central estate was the Castle of Nagyvázsony. He had no known issue.

After the death of king Matthias he supported Uladislaus II and defeated the former king's mercenary "Black Army" which became a robber band after its dissolution.

Although in fact he originated from the lower gentryfact|date=June 2007, he is also a hero of some Hungarian and Romanian folk tales along with king Matthias Corvinus as an extremely strong former miller's apprenctice. According to these tales, the king was hunting near the mill where worked and asked for a drink; Kinizsi, to show his strength, served the cup on a millstone. The king, impressed, took him into his service, where Kinizsi's strength, prowess and loyalty earned him rapid promotion. He is said to have wielded two greatswords in battle and to have danced a victory dance after the Battle of Kenyérmező with a captured Turk under each arm and a third held by his belt in his teeth.


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