Plavecký Castle
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| Plavecký Castle | |
|---|---|
| Plavecké Podhradie, Slovakia | |
 View on the surroundings from the castle | |
  Plavecký Castle | |
| Coordinates | 48°29′36″N 17°16′06″E / 48.493333°N 17.268448°E |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Site history | |
| Built | mid-13th century |
| Built by | Béla IV of Hungary |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Demolished | 1706 |
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Plavecký Castle (
History
Most likely the building of the castle was an initiative of king
In 1560, Anton Fugger, the head of the Fugger family, suddenly died. Subsequently, the family considered moving out their activities of the kingdom of Hungary due to the political situation and the increasing threat of the Ottoman Empire. Melichar Balassa settled the debt of the Fuggers to the Salms and gained control over the Plavec castle estate. His son inherited the property in 1570 for his brave actions during the Ottoman wars.[1]
The Melichar branch of the Balassa family died out in 1621 when the last male member, Peter Balassa, passed away. His widow, Magdaléna Pálffy and her brother Pál Pálffy immediately took over the vacant Plavec castle estate in pledge and obtained it in 1634 as a royal donation. Pál Pálffy then had a renaissance manor built in Plavecké Podhradie (Hungarian: Detrekőváralja), the village under the castle. The manor acquired the residential function while the castle fulfilled the strategic functions during the rebellion of estates.[1]
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-80-89226-42-9.