Finta Aba
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Finta from the kindred Aba was a Hungarian lord in the Kingdom of Hungary, who served as Palatine of Hungary from 1280 to 1281. He is best known for capturing King Ladislaus IV of Hungary in early 128
Szalánc Castle
Matthew II Csák
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Matthew from the kindred Csák was a powerful Hungarian baron, landowner and military leader, who held several secular positions during the reign of kings Béla IV, Stephen V and Ladislaus IV. He was th
Finta Aba
…The thoughtless act resulted in Hungary being confronted with the whole of Christian Europe and the Church. Presumably under the leadership of Palatine Matthew Csák, the barons decided to imprison Ladislaus IV. Sometime after 17 January 1280, when the king stayed in Transylvania, Finta Aba captured Ladislaus and…
Matthew II Csák
Tapolcsány Castle (Podhradie, Slovakia)