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Mária Széchy
Anna Mária Széchy of Rimaszécs (; circa 1610–1678), born Mária Széchy, was an early Hungarian noblewoman. She became one of the best-known and most influential women of her time in Hungary for actively and personally defending her property rights in the courts. She first challenged an unfair settlement following the death of her first husband, fighting her in-laws for three years. Her main dispute was with her sisters and their husbands over Muráň Castle, Murány Castle, which they inherited together. With the help of her third husband, Ferenc Wesselényi, she secured the castle for herself. She married Wesselényi after assisting him in taking Murány for the Habsburg party, imprisoning the guards herself, then letting him into the castle at night. As his wife, she became one of the most powerful women in Hungary, often representing her husband through letters or in person. She was involved in the magnate conspiracy headed by Wesselényi, but she lost her leading posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, coronation of the first king Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I at Esztergom around the year 1000;Kristó Gyula – Barta János – Gergely Jenő: Magyarország története előidőktől 2000-ig (History of Hungary from the prehistory to 2000), Pannonica Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, , pp. 37, 113, 678 ("Magyarország a 12. század második felére jelentős európai tényezővé, középhatalommá vált."/"By the 12th century Hungary became an important European factor, became a middle power.", "A Nyugat részévé vált Magyarország.../Hungary became part of the West"), pp. 616–644 his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom became a European power. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |