magyar kora újkor

  • 1437

    Union of Kápolna

    Hungarians Seklers and Saxons
  • 1490

    Death of Matthias

  • Period: 1490 to 1516

    Reign of Wladyslaw

  • 1505

    Decree of Rákos

    After the death of Wladyslaw only a national king could be elected
  • 1514

    Dózsa peasant revolt

  • 1516

    Double marriage

    Lajos to Mary Habsburg
    Ferdinand Habsburg to Anna Jagiello
  • Period: 1516 to 1526

    Reign of Lajos II

  • 1521

    Capture of Nándorfehérvár

  • Period: 1526 to 1540

    Szapolyai Voivode of Transylvania

    Was elected king of Hungary in 1526, by the Hungarians at Székesfehérvár
  • Period: 1526 to 1564

    Ferdiand I

  • Aug 29, 1526

    Battle of Mohács

  • 1529

    Hungary was split into 2 parts

    Suleiman captured Buda and gave it to Szapolyai, making Szapolyi a vassal of the Turkish Sultan
    Hungary was split into 2
    1st unsuccessful campaign against Vienna
  • 1532

    1532

    2nd unsuccesful campaigh against Vienna
    Turks were stopped at Kőszeg by Jurisics
  • 1538

    Treaty of Várad

    The 2 kings (Ferdinand and Szapolyai) mutually acknowledged each other
    Szapolyai named Ferdinand his successor
    Was a secret alliance
  • 1540

    Szapolyi died

    His last wish was for his son János Zsigmond to become King of Hungary
  • 1541

    Treaty of Gyalu

    The confirmation of the Treaty of Várad
    Ferdinand would fight against the Turks and unite Hungary
  • 1541

    2nd capture of Buda

    Turks occupied Buda without resistance
  • Period: 1541 to 1544

    1541-1544

    Turks captured fortresses around Buda and between Buda and Nándorfehérvár
  • 1552

    Battles of Border castles 1552

    Ahmed: Temesvár (Losonczy István) marched to Szolnok (Nyári Lőrincz)
    Ali: Drégely (Szondi György) Szécsény, Szolnok
    Ahmed+Ali: failed to capture Eger (Dobó István, landlord of Eger, várkapitány, managed to hold out)
  • 1566

    Battle of Border Castles 1566

    Szigetvár (Zrínyi Miklós died) attacked by Suleiman (died earlier but was kept a secret to prevent the disintegration of the army)
  • 1568

    Treaty of Adrianople and Diet of Torda

    Adrianople: confirmed the status quo
    Hungary was split into 3 parts
    Habsburgs paid gift to the Sultan
    Torda: 57, 64, 68, all denominations were tolerated
  • 1570

    Treaty of Speyer

    Maximillian and János Zsigmond mutually acknowledged each other, the separation on the country became final, the Principality of Transilvania was officially declared
  • Period: 1570 to

    Pázmány Péter

  • Period: 1570 to 1571

    Reign of János Zsigmond

    His reign as the Prince of Transylvania acknowledged by the Habsburgs, he died in 1571
  • Period: 1571 to

    Báthory István

  • Protestant translation of the Bible

    At Vizsoly by Károli Gáspár
  • Period: to

    15 Years' war

    1591-1593: Sinan Pasha's fights
    1593-1604: long war
    1604-1606: Bocskai movement
  • Long war

    The Habsburg-Hungarian troops captured fortresses in Nógrád (Drégely, Fülek, Szécsény…)
  • Long war

    Siege of Esztergom, Balassi Bálint died
    The Turks captured Győr (recaptured in 1598)
  • Long war

    The imperial forces captured Esztergom, Visegrád and Vác + the Principality of Transylvania entered the war (Báthory)
    Bocskai (leader of the Transylvanian army) scored a major victory over the Turks at Giurgiu (Gyurgyevó)
  • Long war

    Eger was captured + the Turkish troops defeated the imperial army in the battle at Mezőkeresztes → turning point ☹ (demoralizing)
  • 800 000 habitants

    In the Principality of Transylvania
  • Long war

    Ottomans captured Kanizsa
  • Peace Treaty of Vienna and Zsidvatorok

    With Rudolph I who gave territories to Bocskai
    Imperial troops were withdrawn from Transylvania
    Protestantism would be tolerated again
    Rudolph promised to put an end to the 15 years1 war Peace treaty between the Habsburgs and Ottoman empire
    Turkish Yoke expanded again (Eger, Kanizsa)
    The Habsburgs paid a huge sum of money, but they didn't have to pay an annual tax anymore
  • Period: to

    Bethlen Gábor

    Brought the golden age of Transylvania
    Had strong centralized power
    Monopolies on certain goods
    Mercantilist like policy
    Private mercenary army
    Owned most of the lands
  • Period: to

    Zrínyi Miklós

    Ban of Croatia
    Student of Pázmány
    Eanted to modernize and unify the country
    He died in a hunting accident
  • Peace Treaty of Nicolsburg

    Between Ferdinand I and Bethen Gábor
    Confirmed the Treaty of Vienna
    Bethlen got 7 counties but had to give backthe areas he occupied in Upper Hungary
  • Catholic Bible transalted

    By Káldi György
  • University in Nagyszombat

    Later: ELTE
  • Peace Treaty of Linz

  • "Shameful" Treaty of Vasvár Victory at Szentgotthárd

    Montecuccoli Habsbrurg general at Szentgotthárd
    Shameful: the winner asked for it
    Turks could keep territories
  • Period: to

    Wesselényi conspiracy

    To overthrow the Habsburgs and elect a national king
    Aristocrats worked to create this movement
    Wesselényi Ferenc
    Rákóczi Ferenc I
    Nádasdy Ferenc
    Frangepán Ferenc
    Zrínyi Péter
  • Period: to

    First Absolutism of Lipót I

    He suspended the Golden Bull and the peace treaty of Vienna
    Started illegal trials against the barons of Hungary
    diet was not convened and no palatines were elected
    Hungarian soldiers were dismissed and German Imperial troops were stationed in Hungary
    New taxes were introduced
  • Period: to

    Thököly Imre’s kuruc movement

    Sultan Mehmed IV recognized Thököly as the King of Upper Hungary (=Turkish, Orta Madjar) in 1682 → the Hungarian Kingdom was divided into four parts
    Thököly assisted the Turks in the siege of Vienna (1683)
    Thököly fell with the Turks in 1685
  • Diet in Sopron

    Ended the absolutism as a reaction to the Kuruc movement
    The rights of the estates and religious tolerance returned
  • Last Turkish campaign againt Vienna

    Thököly fell with the Turks
  • The formation of the Holy League

    Pope Innocent XI, Leopold I, Jan Sobieski, Venice
    Aim- drive the Turks out of Europe (first- Hungary)
    (Louis XIV also agreed no to attack Leopold)
  • Period: to

    Reconquest of Hungary

    Párkány, Komárom, Visegrád and Pest were retaken
    Thököly’s state collapsed
  • Recapture (liberation) of Buda

    80 000 soldiers fought here among them 15 000 were Hungarians
    10 000 Turkish defenders (Pasha Abdurrahman)
  • Diet in Pozsony

    The Hungarian estates (to express their gratitude to the liberators) gave up
    1. the right to freely choose a king (Rákos, 1505)
    2. their right of resistance (article 31 of the Golden Bull)
  • Battle of Nagyharsány

    Charles of Lorraine defeated the Turkish army
  • Diploma Leopoldium

    Accepted the special political (3 estates) and cultural (religious diversity) status of Transylvania
    Religious tolerance
    Annual diets
    Imposed tax on Transylvania and Hungary
    German governor and general
  • Battle of Zenta

    Eugene of Savoy won a decisive victory over the Turks
    End of the imperial campaign to drive the Turks out of Hungary
  • Peace Treaty of Karlóca

    Lifted the Turkish yoke in Hungary
    Temesköz was under Turkish administration till 1718
    Transylvania remained separated