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
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.
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
John Zápolya
…Romanian: Ioan Zápolya; Slovak: Ján Zápoľský; 1487 – 22 July 1540), was King of Hungary (as John I) 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. John came from a prominent…
Portrait by Hans Bocksberger der Ältere, c. 1500s
Ferdinand as a young boy
King Ferdinand I of Hungary (Nádasdy Mausoleum, 1664)
Ottoman siege of Eger Castle in 1552