Career
He was born into an old noble family of German origin as the son of Kristóf Berzeviczy and Katalin Bertóthy. Berzeviczy served as recorder for Palatine Tamás Nádasdy since 1558. In the next year he worked for the Hungarian Court Chancellery in Vienna.
He studied at the University of Halle-Wittenberg between 1559 and 1560.
