Péter Révay was born in
Szklabina, a member of
an old family from the
Turóc region. He was the third child of
Mihály Révay and his mother Anna Bakics. He received his education in
Bártfa,
Jihlava, probably also in
Vienna, and between 1589 and 1591 in
Strasbourg, where he was awarded the title of a Master of Philosophy. In 1598 he became the hereditary county head (called a
főispán) of the
Turóc Comitatus. From 1601 he discharged the duties of a Royal Commissary. He became Royal Crown Guard in 1608. In 1610 he became the Royal Courtmaster, from 1615 the Chief Doormaster, and from 1619 a Tablemaster. He had a relatively wide-reaching knowledge of philosophy and history, mastered the art of oration, several languages, built a rich library, and thanks to the above became a respected political and cultural personality. He fought in a war with the
Ottoman Empire (
Esztergom,
Visegrád,
Fülek,
Nógrád). He also became one of the leading representatives of
Lutheran nobility, supporting sacral literature. He died in
Trencsén, but was buried in
Turócszentmárton. ==Work==