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255:. The Ákos family (which later changed its name to Bebek) lived in Krásna Hôrka from the mid-13th century to 1566, apart from a short period when the Mariássy family seized control of the castle. In 1578 the castle passed into the hands of Péter Andrássy and remained in the possession of the Andrássy family up until 1918 (the year the
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