Ladislaus Kanizsai

Ladislaus Kanizsai (Kanizsai László, died 1477/78), was a military commander and officer of state in the Kingdom of Hungary in the 15th century.

Biography
Ladislaus was the son of Ladislaus Kanizsai, count of Sopron and Dorothea Garai, daughter of Nicholas II Garai, Palatine of Hungary.

In 1456, he took part in the famous and victorious siege of Belgrade, which was an engagement between the forces of the Western Christianity and the Ottoman Empire, along with John Hunyadi, Regent of Hungary.

In 1459, he held the office of Voivode of Transylvania.

Baron of the Hungarian Kingdom (barones regni) with the title of Magnificus vir, he was later appointed as Master of the horse between 1464-1467 (agasonum regalium magister, Lovászmester).