Editing Charles I of Hungary (section)

=== Last years (1339–1342) ===

Charles obliged the Kőszegis to renounce their last fortresses along the western borders of the kingdom in 1339 or 1340.{{sfn|Engel|2001|p=150}} He divided the large [[Zólyom County]] (now in Slovakia), which had been dominated by a powerful local lord, Donch, into three smaller counties in 1340.{{sfn|Engel|2001|p=145}} The following year, Charles also forced Donch to renounce his two fortresses in Zólyom in exchange for one castle in the distant [[Kraszna County]] (in present-day Romania).{{sfn|Engel|2001|pp=145, 150}} Around the same time, [[Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia]], invaded [[Sirmium]] and captured Belgrade.{{sfn|Engel|2001|p=135}}{{sfn|Cartledge|2011|p=36}}

Charles was ailing during the last years of his life.{{sfn|Csukovits|2012a|p=115}} He died in Visegrád on 16&nbsp;July 1342.{{sfn|Kristó|2002|p=43}} His corpse was first delivered to Buda where a [[Mass (Roman Rite)|Mass]] was said for his soul.{{sfn|Kristó|2002|p=43}} From Buda, his corpse was taken to [[Székesfehérvár]].{{sfn|Kristó|2002|p=43}} He was buried in the [[Székesfehérvár Basilica]] a month after his death.{{sfn|Engel|2001|p=138}} His brother-in-law, Casimir&nbsp;III of Poland, and Charles, Margrave of Moravia, were present at his funeral, an indication of Charles's international prestige.{{sfn|Engel|2001|p=138}}