Ernye Ákos
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Ernye from the kindred Ákos was a Hungarian baron and landowner. He is best known for saving the life of king Béla IV after the disastrous Battle of Mohi in 1241. He participated in various military c
Béla IV and his soldiers flee from the Battle of Mohi (1241), depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Coat of arms of the gens Ákos
Ruins of the Dédes Castle within Bükk National Park
Alexander Karászi
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Alexander Karászi was a Hungarian military leader and baron in the second half of the 13th century. He was a faithful confidant of Younger King Stephen in the 1260s. In this capacity, he played an act
Ernye Ákos
…in Diósgyőr, which became a basis of the future castle. Before 1265, Ernye donated the villages of Kazinc, Lubna and Harica to his familiaris, comes Alexander Karászi. Ernye also tried to extend his interests in Varaždin County, where embroiled a conflict with Dietrich II von Marburg, the Bishop of Gurk and his men…
Seal of Alexander Karászi (1272)
The earth ramparts of castle in Nyírkarász, built by Alexander Karászi around the 1260s