István Várdai

His Eminence
István Várdai
Cardinal Archbishop of Kalocsa
Archdiocese Kalocsa
See Kalocsa
Installed 25 February 1457
Term ended 22 February 1471
Predecessor Rafael Herczog
Successor Gábor
Other posts Cardinal-priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo
Orders
Created Cardinal 18 September 1467 (created in pectore)
19 September 1467 (published)
by Pope Paul II
Rank Cardinal-priest
Personal details
Born 1425?
Szabolcs County, Kingdom of Hungary
Died 22 February 1471 (aged 46)
Kalocsa, Kingdom of Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hungary (1456-1458)
Alma mater University of Ferrara

István Várdai (died 1471) was a Hungarian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Biography

István Várdai was born in Szabolcs County, Kingdom of Hungary, ca. 1425, the son of nobleman Pelbárt Várdai.[1] He studied at the University of Ferrara, receiving a doctorate in canon law.[1]

In his early life, Várdai joined the military to fight against the Ottoman Empire.[1] He later joined the ecclesiastical estate.[1] He was a canon of the cathedral chapter of Eger from 1451 to 1454.[1] He spent 1454 to 1456 in the Voivodeship of Transylvania.[1] In 1456, he returned to Eger in 1456 as provost of the cathedral chapter.[1] He became Vice-Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1456, holding this post until 1458.[1]

In 1457, he was elected Archbishop of Kalocsa, with Pope Callixtus III confirming his appointment on February 23, 1457.[1]

Shortly thereafter, he was sent to the Kingdom of France to negotiate a marriage between Ladislaus the Posthumous and a daughter of Charles VII of France.[1] This embassy was frustrated by the Hungarian king's death later in 1457.[1] In 1464, the new king, Matthias Corvinus made Várdai Chancellor of the Kingdom of Hungary, a position he held until 1471.[1]

At the request of Matthias Corvinus and Louis XI of France, Pope Paul II made Várdai a cardinal priest in the consistory of September 18, 1467; his appointment was published in San Marco, Rome the next day.[1] He received the titular church of Santi Nereo e Achilleoon May 13, 1468.[1] He was not sent the red hat until February 1471.[1]

He died in Kalocsa sometime between February 22 and 26, 1471.[1] He is buried in Kalocsa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Biography from the Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church
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