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
Matthew II Csák
Tapolcsány Castle (Podhradie, Slovakia)
Ivan Kőszegi
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Ivan Kőszegi was an influential lord in the Kingdom of Hungary at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries. Earlier historiographical works also refer to him Ivan Németújvári. He was Palatine in 1281,
Matthew II Csák
…region for a month. Matthew's troops besieged Fürstenfeld and a certain fort Lastruch. Following that Matthew led his army against Carinthia, while Ivan Kőszegi plundered Styria. These incursions prompted Ottokar II to launch a large-scale invasion against Hungary in the spring of 1273. As a result, the rival…
Seal of Ivan Kőszegi, 1285
The medieval wall of Kőszeg Castle, owned by Ivan and his descendants after 1279
Bernstein Castle (Borostyánkő), owned by Ivan Kőszegi and his heirs
Albert I, Duke of Austria (also King of Germany since 1298), painted by Anton Boys