The ispán or count, deriving from title of župan, was the leader of a castle district in the Kingdom of Hungary from the early 11th century. Most of them were also heads of the basic administrative un
Remains of the fortress at Szabolcs
Kingdom of Hungary in medieval Europe (c. 1000)
Castle of Esztergom
Trencsén Castle (Trenčín, Slovakia), seat of Matthew Csák
A castle warrior or castle serf was a landholder obliged to provide military services to the ispán or head of a royal castle district in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. Castle warriors "formed a priv