Matthew III Csák
(unknown – 1321)
Pictorial documentation of the reconstruction
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Archaeological finds
From 1974 to 1975, the Považie Museum carried out archaeological excavations in the castle, led by Ondrej Šedo. The research yielded rich finds from the 14th to 17th centuries. This provided a picture of the situation to the north-east of the main tower, in the courtyard under the southern wall of the main tower and […]
Castles in the Horné Považie region
Stone castles were built on the sites of original wooden castles, or nearby. Their greatest construction boom in Slovakia began in the first half of the 13th century, immediately after the Tatar incursions. King Béla IV ordered the fortification of older county castles and did not object to the aristocracy, or higher-placed clerics, building stone […]
History of Strečno castle
What began as a small guardhouse built at the turn of the 14th century near a ford across the river Váh grew over time to become a massive castle complex. Detailed archaeological, architectural and historical research has enabled us to find out how it was built. Contemporary engravings and inventories from various periods also give us […]
Mary, Queen of Hungary
(1371 – 1395)
Barbara of Cilli
(between 1390 – 1395 – 1451)
Elizabeth of Luxembourg
(1409 – 1442)
Benigna
(unknown – 1523)
John Zápolya
(1487 – 1540)