John Sigismund Zápolya
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John Sigismund Zápolya or Szapolyai was King of Hungary as John II from 1540 to 1551 and from 1556 to 1570, and the first Prince of Transylvania, from 1570 to his death. He was the only son of John I,
Engraving by Dominicus Custos, c. 1600
The Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent receives Queen Isabella and John Sigismund at Buda on 29 August 1541
John Sigismund (Klebebände, 1566)
John Sigismund's realm around 1550
John Zápolya
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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 c
John Sigismund Zápolya
…of Hungary as John II from 1540 to 1551 and from 1556 to 1570, and the first Prince of Transylvania, from 1570 to his death. He was the only son of John I, King of Hungary, and Isabella of Poland. John I ruled parts of the Kingdom of Hungary with the support of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman; the remaining…
Engraving by Erhard Schön
Royal seal of Zápolya
King John Zápolya of Hungary (Nádasdy Mausoleum, 1664)
The Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent returns the Holy Crown to John Zápolya.