▁ ▁Family ▁▁ ▁His ▁father ▁J ános ▁T ah y ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Ban ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 4 , ▁and ▁died ▁when ▁Fer enc ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁J el ena , ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁famous ▁Cro at ian ▁no blem an ▁and ▁war ▁general ▁Nik ola ▁Š ub ić ▁Z rin ski . ▁His ▁daughter ▁Marg are ta ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁P éter ▁Erd ő dy , ▁Ban ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁from ▁ 1 5 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 5 6 7 . ▁T ah y ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁named ▁G á bor . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁T ah y ▁distinguished ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁wars ▁against ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Tur ks , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁army ▁in ▁southern ▁Hung ary ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁strong holds ▁in ▁Sz ig et v ár ▁and ▁Kan iz sa . ▁After ▁his ▁est ates ▁in ▁S lav onia ▁and ▁Hung ary ▁were ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 6 ., ▁he ▁acquired ▁new ▁est ates ▁in ▁Stat ten berg , ▁St y ria ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 4 , ▁one ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁S used grad - St ub ica ▁se ign i ory , ▁the ▁former ▁estate ▁of ▁the ▁B á th ory ▁family . ▁This ▁ac quisition ▁brought ▁him ▁into ▁confront ation ▁with ▁the ▁Hen ning ▁family ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁of