Ferenc Wesselényi

Count Ferenc Wesselényi de Hadad et Murány (1605 – Zólyomlipcse (Slovenská Ľupča), 23 March 1667) was a Hungarian military commander and the palatine of the Royal Hungary.

He was the son of István Wesselényi, royal court counselor of King Ferdinand II of Austria.

He also helped King Władysław IV of Poland with a Hungarian team against the Russians and Tatars and this deed was rewarded with Polish citizenship and a valuable estate.

He was raised to the rank of count by Ferdinand II of Austria and was also appointed commander of the castle of Fülek (Filakovo).

In 1644, he seized the castle of Murány (Muráň) notably with the help of his future third wife, Mária Széchy.