Matthew Csák

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Matthew Csák III of Trenčín (Slovak: Matúš Čák III Trenčiansky; (modern) Hungarian trencséni Csák Máté; also Chak, Chaak, Czak) (about 1260 – 1321) was a powerful medieval magnate controlling the territory of the Váh and the Tatras region. He lived in Trenčín castle in present-day Slovakia.

As a very rich and influential Hungarian magnate, he was the de-facto ruler of large territories of what is now called Slovakia, at the beginning of the 14th century. He owned 14 counties and 50 castles in the region of present-day central and western Slovakia, had his own army and was conferring the same degrees and functions as were awarded by the Hungarian king.

After his defeat in the Battle of Rozhanovce by King Charles Robert of Anjou in 1312, Matthew Csák's influence started to decline and his de-facto independent realm ceased to exist when he died in 1321 in Trenčín.

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