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Hungarian national hero
Gergely Bornemissza
(1526,
Pecs
– 1555, Constantinople) was a Hungarian soldier and national hero.
Not much is known of his early life, although he is known to have been married twice. He is believed to have been an educated man, and a
Lutheran
.
He is mainly known for his role as an explosives expert in the
Siege of Eger (1552)
.
After the siege, he was given command of the
Castle of Eger
. In 1554 he was captured by the Turks, and was executed by hanging in
Constantinople
after he refused to betray secrets about the defences at Eger.
He is the hero of
Geza Gardonyi
's novel
Eclipse of the Crescent Moon
.
References
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- Cushing, George: Introduction to Corvina edition of
Eclipse of the Crescent Moon
- Csiffary, Gergely:
Bornemissza Gergely deak eletrajza
. Veres, Gabor szerk.: Agria 45. (Az Egri Muzeum Evkonyve - Annales Musei Agriensis, 2009)
- Sugar, Istvan:
Bornemissza Gergely deak elete