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12-527: Anton (Antal I) Grassalkovich came from a noble family of Croatian descent from the lower nobility in Beckov . Grassalkovich was appointed Royal Prosecutor (Causarum Regalium Director) in 1720 and Chief Justice of Hungary (Personalis) in 1731. On 26 May 1732, he was made a Baron. He gave up the office of Advocate General when he succeeded Count Erdődy as President of the Hungarian Court Chamber in 1748,

24-409: A population of about 1375 people. Overlooking the village is Beckov Castle , now in ruins. The village, which used to be a town, was fortified by a mighty wall, large parts of which are still preserved. Religious buildings include the gothic catholic parish church and the former baroque Franciscan monastery with a church located within the walled town and a protestant parish church found outside

36-555: A French garden. The palace followed the model of the Royal Palace of Gödöllő , which was also built for Grassalkovich. Upon its completion, the Grassalkovich Palace was the focal point of the city's baroque music. Count Grassalkovich had his own orchestra, and his close relative Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy , often sent him his personal composer Joseph Haydn , who premiered some of his works here. Numerous balls and festivities of

48-515: A position he held until his death. On 5 April 1743, he was raised to the rank of Count. The Grassalkovich era was characterized by the Court Chamber's systematic efforts to organize the immigration of people willing to settle beyond the western borders of the Holy Roman Empire to colonize large parts of what was then Hungary. In connection with this, Grassalkovich acquired extensive estates in

60-512: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tren%C4%8D%C3%ADn District Trenčín District ( Slovak : okres Trenčín (or Trenčiansky okres), Hungarian : Trencséni járás ) is a district in the Trenčín Region of northwestern Slovakia . It borders the districts of Bánovce nad Bebravou , Nové Mesto nad Váhom , and Ilava . In the northwest, the Slovak state border also forms

72-592: The Nové Mesto nad Váhom District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia . In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1208. Mihály de genere Bána , royal equerry , who was the forefather of the Cseszneky family, performed several heroic deeds against the Mongolian invaders of Hungary (during the invasion in 1241–42) and for his bravery in 1241 King Béla IV appointed him Count ( comes ) of Beckó. Before

84-718: The Pest district and, in implementing these plans, rose from humble beginnings to become one of the richest men in Hungary. In the second half of the 18th century, Grassalkovich largely shaped the settlement and colonization policy of the Habsburg Empress Maria Theresia, of which he became a trusted advisor. He had the Grassalkovich Palace in Bratislava built in 1760, as an impressive Rococo/Late Baroque summer palace with

96-757: The border of the Trenčín district. Until 1918, the district was part of the county of Kingdom of Hungary of Trencsén . The central part of the district, the Trenčianska kotlina basin and a part of the Ilavská kotlina basin are skirted by the White Carpathians to the west and the Strážov Mountains and the Považský Inovec in the east. The most important industries are engineering and electrical engineering. In

108-622: The establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Beckov was part of Trencsén County within the Kingdom of Hungary . From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic . On the 6th of April 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Beckov and it was once again part of Czechoslovakia. The municipality lies at an altitude of 190 metres and covers an area of 28.629 km . It has

120-492: The imperial court were also held in the palace. Grassalkovich was depicted on the Maria-Theresia Memorial , as one of her most important administrators. Grassalkovich married 3 times and had 5 children including, His only surviving grandson, Anton (Antal) III Grassalkovich (1771–1841), died without children. Beckov Beckov ( Hungarian : Beckó , German : Beckow ) is a village and municipality in

132-515: The past also the textile and clothing industries were of importance. In the Trenčianske Teplice spa locomotive and nervous system diseases are treated. The district consists of 3 towns and 34 municipalities. The district seat is Trenčín , which is also the oldest (founded in 1111) and most populous town of the district with 55,698 inhabitants in 2015. The smallest municipality is Petrova Lehota with 183 inhabitants. The youngest municipality

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144-407: The walls. There are several Renaissance and Baroque manors, some of which are restored and well-kept while others are dilapidated and falling into ruins. The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive in Bratislava ( Slovak : Štátny archív v Bratislave ). [REDACTED] Media related to Beckov at Wikimedia Commons This Trenčín District location article

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