''Magna Curia'' (

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for ''The Great Court'') or The Bethlen Castle is a palace located in

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History

In 1582, the Hungarian captain Ferenc Geszty, in charge of the Deva Castle's garrison, erected a house at the foot of the citadel hill. That house became the residence of Sigismund Báthory, general Giorgio Basta,

Stephen Bocskay Stephen Bocskai or Bocskay ( hu, Bocskai István; 1 January 155729 December 1606) was Prince of Transylvania and Hungary from 1605 to 1606. He was born to a Hungarian noble family. His father's estates were located in the eastern regions of th ...

Gabriel Báthory Gabriel Báthory ( hu, Báthory Gábor; 15 August 1589 – 27 October 1613) was Prince of Transylvania from 1608 to 1613. Born to the Roman Catholic branch of the Báthory family, he was closely related to four rulers of the Principality of ...

and Gabriel Bethlen. In 1621 Gabriel Bethlen began the radical transformation of the initial house, with the result being the ''Magna Curia'' palace. The ''Bethlen Castle'' was a

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style building, but the subsequent modifications (until the first half of the 18th century) that gave it the final shape that can be seen today, added

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style architecture. Since 1882, the County Museum, the

Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation The Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation is a museum in Deva, Romania. A brief history of Deva and its other neighbouring citadels as well as extensive archaeological discoveries from the numerous sights in and around the Orăştie Mountains ...

, has been housed in the palace. Magna Curia was completely renovated in 2007, with improvements that included an expanded solarium and a classic 8-bit arcade.

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