Complete the sentence about Devín Castle with the correct year: Nearly 100 years later in ______, Palatine Pál Pálffy took the castle out of pledge from the Palocsai family.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1635
Devín Castle is a fortress above the Danube in a borough of Bratislava. In 1609 Matthias II confirmed Keglević as its owner, but he lacked the money to redeem it, and in 1635 Palatine Pál Pálffy took it out of pledge from the Palocsai family.
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