# Ladislaus Székely — The Slaves of the Padishah character guide

> Ladislaus Székely in The Slaves of the Padishah by Mór Jókai.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Székely, Master Ladislaus Székely

**First appearance:** 0001-the-slaves-of-the-padishah

## Snapshot

A Szekler nobleman whose fortunes are entangled with the Hungarian resistance and the brutal politics of Transylvania's borderlands.

## Who they are

Székely moves through a world where Turkish raids, Austrian garrisons, and Transylvanian intrigue make every alliance provisional. His Szekler identity binds him to a proud, martial tradition even as the great powers carve up the land around him. In the novel's early arc he stands among those whose choices—resistance, accommodation, or flight—determine whether the old Hungarian liberties survive at all.

## In the story

### [The Turkish Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/chapters/xxiii-the-turkish-death)

Commandant of the fortress, denies any involvement in the Spahis' deaths.

### [The Husband](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_slaves_of_the_padishah_se/chapters/xxv-the-husband)

Sent by Michael Teleki to bribe the Pashas, he conspires with Zülfikar to poison Paul Béldi. He later denies the plot publicly, but the poison he intended for Béldi eventually kills him.

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