Most important events between 1490 and 1568

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  • 1490

    The death of Matthias

    The death of Matthias
    Initiated the civil war between Corvin János and Wladyslaw(Vladislaus II) (Ulászló)
    the diet in 1490 elected Wladyslaw
  • Period: 1490 to 1516

    The reign of Vladislaus II

    Weak monarch
    the Hungarian royal power declined in favour of the Hungarian magnates.His reign in Hungary was largely stable, although Hungary was under consistent border pressure from the Ottoman Empire and went through the revolt of György Dózsa.
  • 1505

    national ruler(Decree of Rákos)

    Only national ruler can be elected after the death of Wladyslaw
  • 1514

    The Dózsa peasant revolt

    The Dózsa peasant revolt
    ope Leo X proclaimed a crusade against the Turks
    60,000 peasants were armed and Dózsa was appointed as the military leader
    the crusade escalated to a peasant revolt because of the poverty, starvation, and the reaction of the central powe
    put down by Báthori (comes of Temes) and Szapolyai
  • 1516

    Habsburg orientation

    Lajos marriesMary Habsburg and Ferdinand marries Anna Jagiello
  • Period: 1516 to 1526

    The reign of of Lajos II

    too young to rule the country on his own
    aware of the Ottoman threat
    He was killed during the Battle of Mohács fighting the Ottomans, whose victory led to the Ottoman annexation of Hungary.[1] He had no legitimate issue.
  • Aug 29, 1526

    Battle of Mohács

    Battle of Mohács
    Lajos II, Tomori, 6 of 10 bishops, and about
    1000 nobles died
    the main Hungarian army was finished off
    Hungary sank into political anarchy
    Hungary also became a buffer zone between
    the Habsburg and the Ottoman Empire
  • Aug 30, 1526

    The death of Lajos II

    The conflict between Szapolyai János and Ferdinand I
  • 1529

    The Tripartition of Hungary

    Hungary was split into 2 parts
    As for the Kingdom of Hungary, it has been
    decided that both King Ferdinánd and King János
    may keep the part of the country which is under his
    control.
    Szapolyai János voivode of Transylvania
    Ferdinand I ruled royal Hungary
  • 1538

    The Treaty of Nagyvárad,

    The Treaty of Nagyvárad,
    Ferdinand recognized Zápolya as John I, King of Hungary and ruler of two-thirds of the Kingdom, while Zápolya conceded the rule of Ferdinand over western Hungary, and recognized him as heir to the Hungarian throne, since Zápolya was childless. Link ext
  • Aug 29, 1541

    the Turks occupied Buda without resistance

  • 1552

    Turkish expansion

    Ahmed → Temesvár (Losonczy István), Szolnok (Nyári Lőrinc)
    Ali → Drégely (Szondi György)
    Eger managed to hold out
  • 1566

    Death of Suleiman

    Suleiman died, kept it a secret to prevent the disintegration of the army
  • 1568

    Treaty of Adrianople

    confirmed the status quo → Hungary remained as 3 parts
    the Habsburgs paid 30,000 golden forints to the Turkish sultan