State

Kingdom of Hungary

Central European monarchy (1000–1946)

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1000–1945
Founded
1000
Ended
1946
Capital
Budapest, Bratislava, Buda, Visegrád, Timișoara, Esztergom, Székesfehérvár
Languages
Latin in the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian
Religion
Catholic Church
Preceded by
Principality of HungaryProvisional Goverment of the Republic of Hungary
Succeeded by
First Hungarian RepublicSecond Hungarian Republic

Overview

The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946. The Catholic kingdom emerged as a continuation of the Grand Principality of Hungary upon the coronation of the first king Stephen I at Esztergom around 1000; his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom had become a European power.

Due to the Ottoman occupation of the central and southern territories of Hungary in the 16th century, the country was partitioned into three parts: the Habsburg Royal Hungary, Ottoman Hungary, and the semi-independent Principality of Transylvania. The House of Habsburg held the Hungarian throne after the Battle of Mohács in 1526 continuously until 1918 and also played a key role in the wars against the Ottoman Empire and the eventual expulsion of the Turks during and after the Great Turkish War.

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All rulers (55)

  1. Stephen I of Hungary1000–1038
  2. Peter, King of Hungary1038–1041
  3. Samuel Aba1041–1044
  4. Peter, King of Hungary1044–1046
  5. Andrew I of Hungary1047–1060
  6. Béla I of Hungary1060–1063
  7. Solomon1063–1074
  8. Géza I of Hungary1074–1077
  9. Ladislaus I of Hungary1077–1095
  10. Coloman1095–1116
  11. Stephen II of Hungary1116–1131
  12. Béla II of Hungary1131–1141
  13. Géza II of Hungary1141–1162
  14. Ladislaus II of Hungary1161–1162
  15. Stephen III of Hungary1162–1172
  16. Stephen IV of Hungary1163–1165
  17. Emeric, King of Hungary1196–1204
  18. Ladislaus III of Hungary1204–1205
  19. Andrew II of Hungary1205–1235
  20. Béla IV of Hungary1235–1270
  21. Stephen V of Hungary1270–1272
  22. Ladislaus IV of Hungary1272–1290
  23. Andrew III of Hungary1290–1301
  24. Wenceslaus III of Bohemia1301–1305
  25. Otto V or III, Duke of Bavaria1305–1307
  26. Charles I of Hungary1308–1342
  27. Mary I of Hungary1382–1386
  28. Charles III of Naples1386
  29. Sigismund1387–1437
  30. Albert II of Germany1437–1439
  31. Ladislaus the Posthumous1440–1457
  32. Władysław III of Poland1440–1444
  33. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor1458–1463
  34. Matthias Corvinus1458–1490
  35. Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary1490–1516
  36. Louis II, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia1516–1526
  37. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor1526–1564
  38. John Zápolya1526–1540
  39. Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor1564–1576
  40. Emperor Rudolf II1576–1608
  41. Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor1608–1619
  42. Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor1619–1637
  43. Gabriel Bethlen1620–1621
  44. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor1637–1657
  45. Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans1647–1654
  46. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor1657–1705
  47. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor1705–1711
  48. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor1711–1740
  49. Maria Theresa of Austria1740–1780
  50. Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor1780–1790
  51. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor1790–1792
  52. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor1792–1835
  53. Ferdinand I of Austria1835–1848
  54. Franz Joseph I of Austria1848–1916
  55. Charles I of Austria1916–1918

Records (50)

  1. 1097 — Battle of Gvozd MountainBattle
  2. 1180–1185 — Byzantine–Hungarian WarWar
  3. 1326–1332 — Polish–Teutonic War of 1327–1332War
  4. 1340–1392 — Galicia–Volhynia WarsWar
  5. 1358 — Treaty of ZadarTreaty
  6. 1390–1392 — Hungarian–Serbian WarWar
  7. 1412 — Spiš PawnTreaty
  8. 1437 — Battle of BabolnaBattle · Romanian peasants ▸ Hungary
  9. 1439 — 1439 uprising in BudaRebellion
  10. 1442 — Battle of HermannstadtBattle
  11. 1442 — Battle of ZajkányBattle
  12. 1444–1449 — Hungarian–Ottoman WarWar
  13. 1463 — Peace Treaty of Wiener NeustadtTreaty
  14. 1463 — Battle of KljucBattle
  15. 1467 — Battle of BaiaBattle
  16. 1474 — Silesian War (1474)War
  17. 1479 — Battle of KenyermezoBattle · Trannsylvania ▸ Ottoman Empire
  18. 1484 — Battle of LeitzersdorfBattle
  19. 1492–1493 — Black Army RebellionRebellion
  20. 1514 — Battle of TemesvarBattle · Transylvania ▸ Transylvanian Peasant Rebels
  21. 1526 — Battle of KrasnoBattle
  22. 1527 — Battle of TokayBattle · Habsburg Empire ▸ Ottoman Empire, Transylvania
  23. 1552 — Battle of SânandreiBattle
  24. 1562 — Battle of KriegsdorfBattle
  25. 1566 — Siege of SzigetvárBattle
  26. 1581 — Léva castle's duelBattle
  27. 1598 — Siege of BudaBattle
  28. 1598 — Siege of Várad (1598)Battle
  29. 1603 — Siege of BudaBattle
  30. 1610–1611 — Transylvanian Civil WarWar
  31. 1612–1613 — Transylvanian–Ottoman WarWar
  32. 1652 — Battle of VezekényBattle
  33. 1655–1660 — DelugeWar
  34. 1660 — Siege of Nagyvárad 1660Battle
  35. 1663–1664 — Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664War
  36. 1664 — Battle of VáradBattle
  37. 1678–1686 — Thököly UprisingRebellion
  38. 1697 — Battle of ZentaBattle
  39. 1704 — Battle of NagyszombaBattle
  40. 1710 — Battle of RomhányBattle
  41. 1717 — Last Tatar InvasionCampaign
  42. 1848–1849 — Hungarian Revolution of 1848Revolution
  43. 1848 — Battle of PerlaszBattle
  44. 1849 — Battle of BraniskoBattle
  45. 1849 — Battle of GăneștiBattle
  46. 1920 — Treaty of TrianonTreaty
  47. 1939 — Battle of RozvegovBattle
  48. 1940–1944 — massacres in TransylvaniaMassacre
  49. 1941 — Operation BarbarossaInvasion
  50. 1944 — Battle of DebrecenBattle

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