István Dobó
István Dobó | |
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István Dobó | |
| Born | c. 1502 |
| Died | June 1572 Szerednye (today Ukraine) |
| Years of service | 1548-1569 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles / wars | Siege of Eger |
| Spouse(s) | Sára Sulyok de Lekcse et Alsószopor |
| Children | Ferenc Damján Krisztina |
Baron István Dobó de Ruszka (c. 1502 - Szerednye (today, Середнє (Szerednye / Serednie, Ukraine), mid-June 1572) was a Hungarian soldier, best known as the successful defender of Eger against the Ottomans in 1552. Dobó was a member of the Hungarian land-owning nobility, with holdings in northern Hungary. In the dynastic succession struggles after the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Dobó was consistently on the side of the Habsburg King Ferdinand I rather than that of John Zápolya.