Thomas Erdődy

Count Thomas Erdődy was a Croatian ban between 1583-1595 and 1608-1615 and a member of the Erdődy magnate family of Hungarian ancestry. He scored many victories in wars against the Ottoman Empire's armies. His first victory occurred at battle of Slunj in 1584. In 1591 he freed the Moslavina region. In 1592 he suffered his only great defeat at battle of Brest. When Ottoman forces tried to retake the area in 1593, the battle of Sisak ensued between the Holy Roman Empire's forces and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman troops lost, severely hampering their ability to expand further into Europe.