From the history of Petru Rareș fight for Transylvania Cover Image

Z dziejów walki Petru Rareşa o Siedmiogród
From the history of Petru Rareș fight for Transylvania

Author(s): Katarzyna Niemczyk-Wiśniewska
Subject(s): Military history, Political history, Ancient World
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Petru Rareș; Moldova; Transilvania; Jan Zapolya

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to talk over the fight for Transylvania. The main person who was interested in conquering this territory was the ruler of Moldova Petru Rares. After battle of Mohacs, where the king of Hungary — Ludwik Jagiellon died — the war between Ferdinand Habsburg and Johannes Zapolya and Suleyman the Great began. And Transylvania was in the middle of this conflict. Petru Rares wanted to make use of this situation and conquer this territory.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 131-144
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish