It happened in Hungarian history:
18 June 1482 Martinuzzi was born...
Fráter György (Utišinović / Martinuzzi György) 1482-1551 came from a Croatian family with Hungarian and Venetian roots, his Croatian name is Juraj Utješenović but he was often nicknamed the “White Monk” because of his white robe that was worn by the Pauline monks.
He, a nobleman, a statesman, a Pauline monk, later Bishop of Várad, Archbishop of Esztergom, and finally Cardinal, is still a quite dividing person and many Hungarian historians have mixed feelings about him. (...) We consider him as the statesman who lay down the foundation of the semi-independent Principality of Transylvania.
Not talking about him would be like omitting Cardinal Richelieu or his agent, François Leclerc du Tremblay, the Greyfriar from French history.
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...we can conclude that he balanced masterfully between two superpowers and managed to save the remaining land of his country. He realized that he could not side permanently with either power but these political games cost him his life.
He had bad consciousness until his death because of Buda but obviously, it was not just him alone who had played a role in losing it. Yet, he was the one who lay down the foundations of the Transylvanian Principality which he was governing with a firm hand.
Unification of the Hungarian Kingdom was not timely at that time but the contemporary people had no chance of realizing it.
For many, Martinuzzi is an evil traitor, a tyrant, and a greedy person who was ever hungry for power while others say he was an excellent and clever politician and a brave warrior with remarkable intelligence and broad-minded thinking who loved his Homeland, Hungary with passion.
Read more about his life on my page:
https://www.hungarianottomanwars.com/essays/frater-gyorgy-utisinovic-martinuzzi-gyorgy-1482-1551/
