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Treaty of Nagyvárad between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and King John Zápolya of Hungary and Croatia.
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Treaty of Nagyvárad
1538 agreement between claimants to the Hungarian throne
The Treaty of Nagyvárad was a secret peace agreement between Emperor Ferdinand I and John Szapolyai, rival claimants to the Kingdom of Hungary, signed in Grosswardein / Várad on February 24, 1538. In the treaty, they divided Hungary between them according to the actual…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1556 to 1564
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564. Before his accession as emperor, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the House of Habsburg in the name of his elder…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
John Zápolya
King of Hungary from 1526 to 1540
John Zápolya or Szapolyai, was King of Hungary from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, who also claimed the title King of Hungary. He was Voivode of Transylvania before his coronation, from 1510 to 1526.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 24
Day of the year
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