The Corvins` Castle (Romania)

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Welcome to the fortress of Hunedoara, that became the castle of the

most pre-eminent king of the medieval - Matia Corvin.

The monument has a special glamour due to its different construction

styles, the presence of military and civil innovations as well as for theimpetuous court life that animated it for more than 400 years.


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The Corvins' Castle impresses by the presence that dominates the

city of Hunedoara. For those ones attracted by the Middle Age, the

Corvins' Castle represents an unique monument in Romania and one of

the most interesting in Europe.


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The Corvins Castle is located in Romania, the southwestern part of

Transylvania, the Center of Hunedoara County, the southwestern part of the

town, on the last eastern ramifications of Poiana Rusca Mountains.

The Corvins Castle has the following position as absolute co-ordinates: 45

44 northern latitude and 45 44 eastern latitude.


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History


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(Johannes de Hunyad) (the owner of the castle

since 1419 to 1456) is one of the most importantpolitical and military leaders of the 15th century

Europe. Ioan of Hunedoara entered in the service of

King Sigismund of Luxemburg. He was appointed as

Ban of Severin, then Governor of Transylvania. Among

the most important military campaigns against the

Ottomans are The Long Campaign between October

1443 and February 1444 (in Serbia, Bulgaria and

Herzegovina). The battle at Varna (1444) when king

Vladislav died represented the moment when Ioan of

Hunedoara became one of the most important

characters in the Hungarian kingdom.

Ioan of Hunedoara (owner of the castlebetween 1419 and 1456)

In 1446 he was elected Governor of Hungary and protector of the new

child-king Ladislau the 5th). In 1448 he was defeated in the battle of

Kosovopolje (Serbia). But the most important was the battle at Belgrad, in

1456 against the Sultan Muhammad the 2nd (conqueror of Constantinopole).

The Sultan was forced to abandon the offensive to the Western Europe. Ioan

of Hunedoara died of plague soon after this battle, in August 11.


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Ladislau (owner of the castlebetween 1456 and 1457)

The oldest son of Ioan of Hunedoara

and Elisabeth Szilagyi. He had a short

military career.

He was Captain of Bratislava (1452),

Slavian Croatian Ban (1453), Ban of

Timioara (1456-1457). He was the victim of

the internal crisis that followed after thedeath of his father.


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Matthew Corvin (owner of the castle

between 1457 and 1482)The latin name is Matthias

Corvinus (1443-1490), king ofHungary between 1458 and 1490, son

of Ioan of Hunedoara and Elisabeth

Szilagyi. He succeeded on the

Hungarian throne to Ladislau the 5th.

During his times the kingdom was

at its greatest territorial extent. In thesame time, the Matias court at Buda

became one of the most important

European cultural centers. He

founded the famous library Corvina

and intensified the exchanges

between universitary institutions. Hecreated a strong army of mercenaries

(the Black Knights). Towards the end

of his life he appointed Stefan

Szapolyai governor of the conquered

territories in Austria.


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Ioan Corvin (owner of the castle betweenbetween 1482 and 1504)

Matia Corvins illegitimate

son. He claimed the throne of

Hungary. Matia Corvin donated

him the domain of Hunedoara and

Ioan Corvin became the perpetual

count of Hunedoara. Other

nobiliary titles: count of Bistrita,

Ban of Croatia, Slovenia and

Dalmatia. After his death and the

death of his children the family of

Hunedoara died out on thepaternal side.


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Beatrix de Frangepan (1506)Ioan Corvin of Hunedoaras widow, remarried to George of

Brandenburg.

George of Brandenburg (1506-1526)He inherited the vast properties of the Corvin Family. Marcgraf of

Brandenburg and protector of the king of Hungary, he participated

actively to putting down the revolt lead by Gheorghe Doja. He sold the

castle to the Trk Family, the owner of the castle until 1613.

Enyengy Trk Gaspar and NicolaeBalint Trk

Ioan and Francisc TrkIoan Trk junior

Stefan TrkCatalina Trk


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GabrielBethlen (1605,1613-1629)

Prince of

Transylvania and Partium

and Count of the Szeklers. He

brought the greatest changes

to the castle, those ones

inspired by late Renaissance.

S f B hl (1629)


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Stefan Bethlen (1629)Stefan and Petru Bethlen (1630-1646)

Stefan Bethlen (1646-1648)

Catalina Bethlen, married Zolyomi(1648-1666)Nicolae and Maria Zolyomi, the latestmarried Brkoczy(1666-1671)

Mihail Apaffy IPrince of Transylvania from 1661

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Emeric TklyCount

and prince of Hungary. He orders the

inventory of the castle

worked out by Bajoni Janos,

an important document

regarding the court life and

castles history.

Mihail Apaffy the II ndCatalina Apaffy (1713-1724)

Austrian State (1724-1867)

Austrian - Hungary State(1867- 1918)

Romanian State (1918- up to the

present day)


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The legend of theraven

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On the coat of arm of the Corvin family is carved a raven with a

golden ring in its beak. This family symbol has a legend. It is said that

Ioan of Hunedoara was the illegitimate son of king Sigismund ofLuxemburg of Hungary and his mother was Elisabeta, a very beautiful

woman from the Haeg region. In order not to dishonor her, the king

married Elisabeta to one of his knights, Voicu. Sigismund also gave

her a ring, as a gift for the unborn child, which will help him to be

recognized when he will go to the royal court.

During a trip of the family, when they halted for lunch, the ringwas forgotten on a side of the towel were the food was placed. A

raven, attracted by the shining of the ring stole it. Ioan of Hunedoara

takes a bow, strokes the raven down and gets his ring back. When

Ioan grew up and got to the royal court tells this story and the king,

impressed by it, decides that the familys symbol shall be the raven

with a golden ring in its beak.

Moreover, the Corvins Family name comes from the Latin word

Corvus which means Raven.


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Curiosities


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Cinemaproductions

The Corvins Castle

was a host and a subject for

many prestigious cinema

productions (artistic movies,

documentary movies or

advertising spots), here beingfilmed famous moments of the

Romanian or Universal History

(Franois Villon, Vlad

epe, Mihai Viteazul,

Alexandru Lpuneanu,

Michelangelo Buonarotti,The Damned Kings, Vlad,

Jacqou le Croquat, Blood

Rayne, Martin Luther,

Henry the 8th).


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Which are the criteria that make the Corvins Castle an interesting

choice for the movie producers?The monuments integrality, the generosity of the areas within the

precincts and the protected area of the monument, the architecture and the

related services offered by the urban environment and optionally by the rural

one, located in the vicinity of the castle, environment that preserves

relatively well its traditions.


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The advantages of movie

productions in Hunedoara are

multiple and immediate. Mainly, itis about the financial benefits

obtained by the castle, which will

lead to the museums self-

financing status as well as

additional resources that can be

used to the restoration works.Also, the economic agents have

benefits by offering quality

services for accommodation and

meal demands related to the

movie teams.

Until now the movieproduction represented the only

way through which, for a short

time, the castle is revived with

medieval life.


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Christmas at the

Castle with us


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An uniquecastle

The uniqueness of the monument in Hunedoara consists in the

representativeness of the military 15th century architecture in

southeastern Europe. The most developed civil architectural

elements are here combined. The Western Palace is built following a

French model. This is an unique space in the Hungarian kingdom

and it shows the greatness and the social and financial power of theCorvin family.

The 17th century constructions are other elements that

transform the castle into a singular one. Also the restoration woks in

the 19th century, together with all the other works named so far, offer

to the visitor a mixture of architectural elements that belong to the

gothic, Renaissance, baroque and neogothic styles.


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General School no. 12

Hunedoara City,

Hunedoara County,Romania

teacher Adriana Mihai

The Corvins` Castle (Romania)

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