István Werbőczy
István Werbőczy | |
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| Palatine of Hungary | |
| Reign | 6 July 1525 – 24 April 1526 |
| Predecessor | István Báthory |
| Successor | István Báthory |
| Born | c. 1458 Verbőc, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Verbovec, Ukraine) |
| Died | 13 October 1541 (aged 82–83) Budin, Budin Eyalet, Ottoman Hungary (today: Budapest, Hungary) |
| Noble family | House of Werbőczy |
| Spouse(s) | 1. from Szobi family 2. Katalin Hercegh 3. Anna Surányi |
| Issue | Imre Werbőczy Erzsébet Werbőczy |
| Father | Osvát Werbőczy |
| Mother | Apollónia Deák |
| Signature | |
| Occupation | Jurist, Politician |
István Werbőczy or Stephen Werbőcz (also spelled Verbőczy and Latinized to Verbeucius 1458? – 1541) was a Hungarian legal theorist and statesman, author of the Hungarian Customary Law, who first became known as a legal scholar and theologian of such eminence that he was appointed to accompany Emperor Charles V to Worms, to take up the cudgels against Martin Luther. In this letter, Pope Clement VII also commended Werbőczy as scholar for his eminence in canon law and theology during Werbőczy's dispute with Martin Luther at the Imperial Diet of Nuremberg. His interests focused on Roman Law, Canon Law and the Hungarian legal system.