Royal Hungary

Royal Hungary was the official name of the territory of present-day Slovakia, Burgenland, western Croatia and small adjacent territories between c. 1541 and c. 1700. It corresponded to the territory of the former Kingdom of Hungary where the Habsburgs were able to secure their control and recognition as Kings of Hungary in the wake of the Ottoman victory at the Battle of Mohács and subsequent invasion of the country. During this period, most of present-day Hungary was ruled by the Ottoman Empire, and the Ottoman vassal of Transylvania ruled the eastern parts of the former Kingdom of Hungary (now mostly in Romania).

Related Topics:
Slovakia - Burgenland - Croatia - 1541 - 1700 - Kingdom of Hungary - Habsburgs - Kings of Hungary - Ottoman - Battle of Mohács - Hungary - Transylvania - Romania

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Royal Hungary was ruled by the Habsburgs more or less as a province of their Austrian monarchy. After the Habsburgs reconquered the rest of the traditional Kingdom of Hungary, the term Royal Hungary fell into disuse.

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See Kingdom of Hungary for details.

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