- Pál Kinizsi
Caption2unreferenced|date=October 2008Pál Kinizsi was a Hungarian general in the army of king
Matthias Corvinus .He was
Comes ofTemes ("Comes Temesiensis") and General Captain of The Lower Parts of theKingdom of Hungary ("generalis capitaneus inferiorum partium regni"). He is known about his victory over theOttomans in theBattle of Kenyérmező in October 1479.He married Benigna Magyar, the daughter of
Balázs Magyar , another general of Corvinus. His central estate was the Castle ofNagyvázsony . 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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