baron tamás i nádasdy (1498–1562), was governor of croatia and palatine of hungary. countess elizabeth báthory married ferenc nádasdy ii (the "black captain"), a general and the son of tamás i nádasdy. ferenc nádasdy iii (d. 1671), grandson of ferenc nádasdy ii, was a judge royal, high steward (hofrichter) of hungary, and imperial privy councillor; he created one of the most notable libraries and private art collections in central europe.