Erdődy; c. 1504–1567)[1] (Erdődy: a Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary and Croatia since the Middle Ages) was the Ban of Croatia from 1557 to 1567 and the founding member of the Croatian branch of the Erdődy noble family.
He was the son of Peter I Erdődy, the nephew of Tamás Bakócz.
He succeeded the famous Nikola IV Zrinski as ban in 1557.
He first gained notoriety with a series of military victories against the Ottoman Empire in 1552, including setting fire to Gradiška with Juraj Frankopan.
Because he died soon (one year) after that, the titles weren't nostrificated[clarification needed].