- Lőrinc Wathay
Lőrinc Wathay (? -
1573 ) was a Hungarian nobleman and castellan ofCsesznek .He served as a military officer in
Kassa andTransylvania and afterBálint Török was captured by theOttomans , King Ferdinand I appointed him castellan of Csesznek. Wathay fortified the castle and strengthened the guard, thus he was able to repell the Turkish siege in1561 .He died in an accident in 1573, when an old canon exploded in the castle.
His wife was Klára Csabi, and their son
Ferenc Wathay was also a famous commander and author of the "Songbook of Ferenc Wathay".ources
* [http://vattay.googlepages.com/csal%C3%A1deredet The statue of Lőrinc Wathay]
* [http://www.varak3d.hu/html/csesznek.htm History of Csesznek]
* [http://www.geocaching.hu/caches.geo?id=567 Geocaching: Csesznek]
* [http://www.bethlenhagyomanyorseg.hu/index.php?action=menu5&sapdir=2&sapienta=278 Bethlen Gábor Hagyományőrség]
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