FORMATION OF THE HABSBURG-OTTOMAN FRONTIER IN THE DANUBIAN REGION: BUDA, 1541
FORMATION OF THE HABSBURG-OTTOMAN FRONTIER IN THE DANUBIAN REGION:
BUDA, 1541
Author(s): Gustav BayerleSubject(s): Regional Geography, Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, 16th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Danubian Region; Buda; 16th century; Habsburg-Ottoman relations;
Summary/Abstract: On July 17, 1540 John I, the last Hungarian speaking King of Hungary, died. Stephen Werbõczy, his chancellor ventured to Istanbul to ask Sultan Suleiman for approval of naming John Sigismund, the infant son of the late king, as the new King of Hungary. This request was contrary to the agreement made in the secret Treaty of Várad of 1538 in which John I pledged that after his death Ferdinand will inherit his share of Hungary. Soon, Suleiman acknowledged John Sigismund as King John II just as the Habsburg General Vels besieged Buda to support Ferdinand's claim to the throne. In December Werbõczy returned from Istanbul and announced that Suleiman was planning a campaign in Hungary but the news did not stop Ferdinand; in May 1541 his army renewed the siege of Buda.
- Issue Year: 14/2000
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 163-170
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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