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Zsuzsanna Lorántffy and the Fagaras Citadel
Remembrance in Time
The name of the Princess is tidely connected to the name of Fagaras, an important land
of the Transylvania County.
On June 1st 1634, the Diet of Alba Iulia decided the registration of Fagaras on the
princess's name in the amount of 80,000 florins. Proving her household spirit, seriousness
and responsibility, the Princess aimed raising Fagaras in all its aspects - economic, social,
cultural and religious.
Inventories from the Fagaras Fortress give us information about Zsuzsanna Lorántffy
during the years 1637, 1657 and 1676.
• Thus, the inventory of the situation in 1637 under George Rakoczy I, his wife is the
owner of the city. It is noted that the north wing of the castle was still occupied by
the Princess’ apartments, a statement confirmed by the indications in the inventory
such as the rich ceiling spaces at the third level of the northern wing, 'the 13
paintings framed and a foot board game " 6 .
• The following inventory in 1656, presents the situation in the time of George
Rakoczy II, his mother, Zsuzsana Lorantffy, being the owner, and there are
significant changes due to the transition of the Princess from the position of wife to
the mother of the new prince, and also the widow. We note that the princess was
moved to the second level of the Northern wing with direct access to the courtyard.
They also arranged the chapel, and then to the East,,, the grand dining room, of our
lady ", the home of middle mottled Tower", the house of his Majesty Our Lady ',' the
inner house of Mary its our lady ", the house of the girls suite".
• The last inventory in 1676, presents the situation during Michael Apáffy I when the
owner of the domain (in 1663) was his wife, Ana Bornnemisza. It is mentioned the
fact that the second level of the northern wing of the castle, in one of the rooms, ït
used to live during her widowhood Zsuzsana Lorantffy” 7 .
To know the real state of the field, she made visits and meetings with the area leaders.
The instructions to the captain of the castle show knowledge and desire to raise for the
three courts of the field: Comana, Fagaras and Porumbacu
Meanwhile, she signed 21-degree certificates, she was called "Nos Suzana Lorandffi
Serenissima quondam Principis Georgiis Rakoczi Domini, Principis Transilvaniae,
Partium kingdom Hungariae Domini et Siculorum Comitis"
Among them, we mention:
- in 1651, as Lady of Fagaras with a diploma issued in Fagaras on 20th of February 1651,
confirmed again Radu Radocsa and his sons and brothers, all from Bucium in their old
rights for which they lost the documents;;
- she also confirmed the landlord status on Herszeny Jude (1651), Barbat from Ucea de
Sus (1652), Coman and Ilie Popenici from Venetia de Jos (1652), Lia alias Liany de
Herszeny( 1652), then TrâmbiŃaş from Drăguş( 1654), Codrea from Drăguş( 1654),
Ludul Sztoje de Şinca and his children Many, Aldea and Mathei Sztojes.
6 Gheorghe Sebestyn, Cetatea Făgăraşului, p. 20
7 Ibidem, p. 22