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Székesfehérvár town is seat of Fejér megye (county), in west central Hungary, on the north eastern fringe of the Bakony Mountains, southwest of Budapest.

Géza the great emperor established Székesfehérvár as an emperor abode during his principality (972 - 997) on the hills surrounded by swamps.

The name Alba Civitas first appeared in the bishopric diploma of Veszprém in 1009. Under King Saint Stephen's rule (1001 -1038) it was a populous and extended settlement, which was surrounded by palings and walls built of soil.

The city was fenced with walls in the 14th century. The change in the social and administrative system decreased the political significance of Alba Regia to some extent, but the royal coronations and funerals were still held in Alba Regia even after the Árpád dynasty had died out (1301).

In 1543, Székesfehérvár was occupied by the Turks, who withdrew in 1688 after looting and destroying the cathedral and palace, and for a while the town was depopulated.

From the 18th century the town revived, and a large-scale building program was initiated.

But its tragic history was repeated in 1945, when the last German counterattack within Hungary resulted in near-total destruction again.

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