Keglevich Palace
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| Country | Slovakia |
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| Region | Bratislava |
| District | Bratislava I |
| City | Bratislava |
| Part of city | Old Town |
| Coordinates | 48°08′31″N 17°06′23″E / 48.141848°N 17.10643°ECoordinates: 48°08′31″N 17°06′23″E / 48.141848°N 17.10643°E |
Keglevich Palace (Slovak: Keglevičov palác or Keglevics Palace) is a Baroque mansion on Panska Street 27 in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is included among the National Monuments Reservation of the city and is also listed as a Cultural Real-estate Monument. The last reconstruction was in 1998, involving the roof and facade rendering. Following the reconstruction a new street was named Strakova Street. It is between Venturian Street and Hviezdoslavovo námestie (Bratislava) (literally Hviezdoslav Square).
This two-storey Baroque mansion was built in the first half of the 18th century on two parcels of medieval land. It was built using Gothic and Renaissance masonry from previous buildings. The mansion was built by the Count of Torna County, Joseph Keglevich. From 1601 to 1608 the owner was S. Alter. By the 18th century, the ownership had changed several times. In 1634, the owner was Thomas Baranay. From 1646 to 1656, the owner was H. Ch. Pärtinger.
At the beginning of the 18th century, Ladislav Petray and his wife Sophia Ilaas sold the house with some debts to Gabriel Skaricz and his wife Anne Sophia for 50 golden crowns. In 1730, after Gabriel's death, Anne Sophia sold the house to Rosalie Amadeus Simonits for 400 golden crowns. Then Rosalie sold it to counsellor Joseph Duchoň for 7,000 crowns. And after a long time of non-Keglevich ownership, on 15 February 1745 Joseph Duchoň sold the house to Countess Teresa Keglevich (born as von Tavonath) for 7,000 golden crowns.
In 1750, the owner became Count Joseph I. Keglevich. He offered his palace as accommodation for members of Diet of Hungary (Uhorský snem). Joseph I. Keglevich was mentioned as a great owner of the Keglevich Palace in 1764. Later sources do not provide the complete name of the owners, but only the hereditary name of the family, Keglevich. Arguably, Joseph I. had been the owner of the palace until his death in 1813 when it was inherited by his widow and her son Carl Keglevich. After some architectural improvements and baroque reconstruction, the Keglevich Palace was owned by the Keglevich family until 1850.
In 1850, the mansion became the property of the Pálffy family. It was first owned by Maria Pálffy and later, from 1880 to 1911, by Count Stephen Pálffy.
The Kelgevichs partly come from Croatia. They played a significant role in Croatian history during 16th century. One of the most well-known ancestors was George III. Kelgevich. He lived in the 16th century and had two sons, Nicholas and Peter. Peter created the Croatian dynasty while Nicholas began the Hungarian dynasty (in Slavonic languages, Uhorsko is distinguished from Hungary: Hungary is the current name of the country while Uhorsko was the name of the Kingdom of Hungary). In 1646, Nicholas was granted the title of Baron and then in 1687, he and his brother were granted the title of Count.
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