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Károlyi Castle

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Károlyi Castle (Nagymágocs)

Károlyi Castle refers to a number of castles and hunting lodges in Hungary and Romania which were owned by members of the Károlyi family

History

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Károlyi Castle (Parádsasvár)

The Károlyi family is one of the ancient Hungarian noble families.[1] Descendants of the Kaplon family (descendants of the Kaplon, second son of the chieftain Kond), which gained its estates during the conquest, including Kaplony (Romanian: Căpleni), where the family's ancient monastery stood, and the nearby Nagykároly (Romanian: Carei), from which the Károlyi family took its name.[2]

Castles and hunting lodges

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Károlyi Castle (Fehérvárcsurgó)
Károlyi Castle (Fót)
Károlyi Castle (Carei)

Hungary

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Romania

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nagy, Iván; Friebeisz, István (1857). Magyarország családai : czimerekkel és nemzékrendi táblákkal (in Hungarian). Pest: Pest : Kiadja Friebeisz I. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  2. ^ Felbermann, Lajos (1911). The House of Teck: A Romance of a Thousand Years. J. Long. p. 183. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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