Background
Although a Catholic he was the son of January Thurzo a protestant Hungarian nobleman of the Thurzó family who was Mayor of Krakow, and his first wife, Ursula Boehm.
Although a Catholic he was the son of January Thurzo a protestant Hungarian nobleman of the Thurzó family who was Mayor of Krakow, and his first wife, Ursula Boehm.
He was educated at Padua in theology and law and was made canon in Olomouc. Stanislav died in the night 17 April 1540 and was buried in Saint Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc.