Captaincy of Győr The Captaincy of
Győr (also called
Duna-Balaton Köz) was located mainly at the western parts of Kingdom of Hungary (the territories between lake
Balaton and river
Danube). The captaincy was established in 1556, because of newly arisen military and administrative concerns, though it formally worked as a separate district from 1554. Its seat was in town of
Győr. In 1594, the Ottomans captured Győr, however the united armies reconquered it in 1598.
Captaincy of Kanizsa The Captaincy of Kanizsa or
Captaincy of Balaton-Drávaköz was established in 1566. however, in 1566 the town
fell to the Turks. The seat got to the newly formed captaincy of
Kanizsa. in Hungarian, also called
Bányavárosok,
Bányavidék and
Dunán-innen) was established in 1563 as Article of 16 of 1563 stipulated. Its territory was located mainly at the region of present-day western and central
Slovakia. Its headquarter was in Nyitra (now
Nitra), and later, in accordance with the military situation, in Surány (now
Šurany) (from 1568 to 1581), Léva (now
Levice) (from 1581 to 1589), Érsekújvár (now
Nové Zámky) (from 1589 to 1663) and from 1663 in Komárom (
Komárno).
Captaincy of Upper Hungary The Captaincy of Upper Hungary ( or
Kassai Főkapitányság) was located mainly at the northeastern parts of Kingdom of Hungary (mainly present-day eastern Slovakia,
Carpathian Ruthenia and northeastern part of the
Great Hungarian Plain). In 1554 town of Kassa (now
Košice) became its seat. Its Captain-general was usually called just "Captain of Kassa" (
Kassai kapitány).
Captaincy of Croatia Also known as the Karlstadt (
Karlovac) Captaincy. It was located on the border of
Croatia and
Bosnia. This part of the
Military Frontier included the geographic regions of
Lika,
Kordun,
Banovina (named after "Banska krajina"), and bordered the
Adriatic Sea to the west,
Venetian Republic to the south, Habsburg Croatia (the river
Sava) to the west, and the
Ottoman Empire to the east. It existed from around 1559 to 1873 when it was demilitarized and eight years later (in 1881) merged into the
Kingdom of Croatia. The capital city was
Karlovac and the official languages were
Latin and
Chakavian.
Captaincy of Slavonia Captaincy of Croatia, also known as the Warasdin Captaincy, Habsburg Croatia, Kingdom of Slovenje, Slovenski Orsag, Kaikavian Kingdom of Slavonia, regnum Sclavoniae and Vend. It was created in 1578 and lasted until 1873 when it was demilitarized and eight years later (in 1881) merged into the
Kingdom of Croatia. Its main purpose was to help the Habsburgs hold the line against the Ottoman invasion. Their attempt succeeded and the Ottomans were held there until
Slavonia was returned to the Habsburg rule following
Great Turkish War and
Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. The capital city was
Zagreb (Agram) and the official languages were
Latin and
Kajkavian. ==Sources==