Lorinc Wathay
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Lőrinc Wathay was a Hungarian
nobleman and castellan of Csesznek
.
He served as a military officer in Kassa
and Transylvania
and after Bálint Török
was captured by the Ottomans, King Ferdinand I appointed him castellan of Csesznek. Wathay fortified the castle and strengthened the guard, thus he was able to repel the Turkish siege in 1561.
He died in an accident in 1573, when an old cannon exploded in the castle.
His wife was Klára Csabi, and their son Ferenc Wathay was also a famous commander and author of the Songbook of Ferenc Wathay.
Kingdom of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary comprised present-day Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia , Transylvania , Carpatho Ruthenia , Vojvodina , Burgenland , and other smaller territories surrounding present-day Hungary's borders...
nobleman and castellan of Csesznek
Csesznek
Csesznek is a village in Veszprém county, Hungary. Famous for its medieval castle.-History:The medieval castle of Csesznek was built about 1263 by the Baron Jakab Cseszneky who was the swordbearer of the King Béla IV...
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He served as a military officer in Kassa
Kassa
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and Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
and after Bálint Török
Bálint Török
Count Bálint Török de Enying was a Hungarian aristocrat, Ban of Nándorfehérvár , and between 1527-1542 the Lord of Csesznek.-Sources:*Bessenyei József: A Héttorony foglya* Magyarország történeti kronológiája Count Bálint Török de Enying (1502–1551) was a Hungarian aristocrat, Ban of Nándorfehérvár...
was captured by the Ottomans, King Ferdinand I appointed him castellan of Csesznek. Wathay fortified the castle and strengthened the guard, thus he was able to repel the Turkish siege in 1561.
He died in an accident in 1573, when an old cannon exploded in the castle.
His wife was Klára Csabi, and their son Ferenc Wathay was also a famous commander and author of the Songbook of Ferenc Wathay.