Podmanitzky family
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The Podmanitzky family was an influential noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary
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...

. They originate from the little village Podmanín near Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica
Považská Bystrica is a town in northwestern Slovakia. It is located on the Váh river, around 30 km from the city of Žilina. It belongs to Upper Váh region of tourism.- Profile :...

, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

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"They were the men, who for more than a hundred years influenced highest politics in the Kingdom of Hungary
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...

. They were present when most striking issues were dealt with, they helped several kings to gain the throne. Powerful, proud, but diplomatic. Great tactics, who had always known when to fight and when to retreat."


Stephen Podmanitzky

Podmaniczky, István (1480–1530) Nitra County Bishop. Coronated both János Szapolyai and Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526 until his death. Before his accession, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.The key events during his reign were the contest...

 as the kings of the country.

Ján Podmanitzky

Podmaniczky, János (???) Governor of Pozsony County, archbishop of Zagreb and private advisor of Vladislas II

Ján Podmanitzky

Podmaniczky, János (1500–1545) together with his brother Rafael, they profited from the dispute of the head of the royal court. They were famous for they robberies and rebbelion against the king. They split up in 1537 after they were presented a settlement in Aszód
Aszód
Aszód is a town in Pest county, Hungary.- External links :*...

 by János Szapolyai. He made Aszód
Aszód
Aszód is a town in Pest county, Hungary.- External links :*...

 the centre of his estates.Thanks to his modern methods of farming both his family and the town started developing rapidly. The tolerant landowner set up a castle for themselves and a church for the Evangelsits. He founded a primary and secondary school. He had good cooperation with the local Roman Catholotics and Jewish merchants. Aszód’s dynamical development is proved by the fact that the Monarch gave it the status of a market-town. This meant that Aszód could hold 3 annual fairs.

Rafael Podmanitzky

Podmaniczky, Raffael (1515–1558) Most famous owner of the castle Považský hrad
Považský hrad
Považský hrad is a ruin of medieval castle on the right side of the river Váh, near Považská Bystrica in Slovakia.It is thought to be the essential part of silhouette of Považie and Upper Váh region especially. It is built on a cliff 497 meters above sea level...

. Together with his brother they were limitless rulers of the norther part of the county. He is also responsible for rebuilding of the castle after it burned in 1543. At the end of the life he became governor of the Trencsén County. His tombstone is still palaced in the Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
Kostol Navstivenia Panny Marie lies in the town centre in Povazska Bystrica. It was built in 14th century by Jan Podmanitzky owner of castle Považský hrad. It was rebuilt in 1940 to satisfy the need for capacity, leaving only presbytery, tower and northern part of girting walls of the old church....

in Považská Bystrica. It is interesting because it has letters all around in old slovak language. A silver club had been found inside the tomb from which later chalice was made.

360° views of the estates

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