Berzence was first mentioned between 1332 and 1337 in the annual papal tithe register with its own parish. It came in the hands of "Loránt" from the "Pécz" genus in 1377 whose successors named themselves "Lorántfi de Berzence". His son "György Lorántfi de Berzence" won a royal deed of gift for Berzence between 1406 and 1418 which had at that time already a customs house. His sons, "Sandrin" and "László" owned beside Berzence also "Szenterzsébet" in 1463. "György Forster de Szenterzsébet" acquired their palaces in Berzence and "Szenterzsébet" in 1468. "György Forster" became the owner of the whole territory of the settlement in 1477. Its cathedral dedicated to John the Baptist was first mentioned in 1490. "Forster" and his wife "Ilona Csapi" made a contract with "Orbán Nagylucsei" treasurer and Bishop of Győr that "Forster"'s daughter marry the nephew of the bishop, "Ferenc" and that their wealth goes on the pair after their death. In 1550 it belonged to "Kelemen Zalai". Hearing of the Fell of Szigetvár in 1566 the guards of the "Castle of Berzence" fled, therefore the Turks could occupy it without fight. The Turks re-edified the castle. According to the military pay register between 1568 and 1569 there were 379 guards in the castle. In 1571 the settlement had only 5 households. "György Zrínyi" could reoccupy the castle in 1594 but soon the Turks captured it. According to the tax register of 1618-1619 the castle had 349 guards. During the "Winter campaign of 1664" the Christian troops of Miklós Zrínyi recaptured the castle.