Ignác Batthyány
(1741–1798) Hungarian librarian and bishop
About Ignác Batthyány
Lived 1741 – 1798 (aged 57). Ignác Batthyány was a Hungarian librarian, catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
Ignác Batthyány (born 30 June 1741, Németújvár (present-day Güssing), Kingdom of Hungary; died 17 November 1798, Gyulafehérvár (present-day Alba Iulia), Principality of Transylvania) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Transylvania.
He was librarian at the Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum in Rome. After being appointed as bishop of Transylvania in 1781, he described himself as "the zealous protector and promoter of the sciences in Transylvania.”
Ignác Batthyány was the founder of the Batthyaneum Library in Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia).
Between 1792 and 1798 he commissioned the restoration of Martinuzzi Castle.
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Who was Ignác Batthyány?
(1741–1798) Hungarian librarian and bishop
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Ignác Batthyány was born on 30 June 1741 in Güssing.
When did Ignác Batthyány die?
Ignác Batthyány died on 17 November 1798 in Alba Iulia.
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Ignác Batthyány was a librarian, catholic priest, catholic deacon and catholic bishop.
What nationality was Ignác Batthyány?
Ignác Batthyány was Hungarian.
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