Bálint Balassi baron of Kékkő and Gyarmat, (20 October 1554, Zólyom – 30 May 1594, Esztergom), was a Hungarian Renaissance lyric poet, who wrote mostly in Hungarian, but also in Turkish. He is the founder of modern Hungarian lyric poetry.

Bálint Balassi baron of Kékkő and Gyarmat, (20 October 1554, Zólyom – 30 May 1594, Esztergom), was a Hungarian Renaissance lyric poet, who wrote mostly in Hungarian, but also in...