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Events relating to hungary
The Magyars, under the leadership of Arpad, establish themselves in Hungary
The Hungarian king Gezá and his family are baptized as Roman Catholics, beginning a long link between Hungary and Rome
Pope Sylvester II, according to tradition, sends a sacred crown for the coronation of Hungary's first king, St Stephen
Andrew II accepts the Golden Bull, a charter of liberties demanded by the nobles of Hungary
Mongols of the Golden Horde reach Hungary, where they graze their horses for the summer before withdrawing to the Volga
Andrew III of Hungary dies without an heir, bringing to an end four centuries of rule by the descendants of Arpad
The hiatus on the Hungarian throne ends when the Angevin contender is crowned as Charles I
Matthias Corvinus begins a long reign which brings Moravia, Silesia and much of Austria within the Hungarian kingdom
Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, captures Vienna and makes the city his capital
On the death of Matthias Corvinus, in 1490, the Habsburgs recover Vienna from the Hungarians
The Turkish sultan, Suleiman I, marches into the kingdom of Hungary and captures Belgrade
The Hungarian king, Louis II, is killed in battle at Mohacs, where the Turks win a crushing victory
Suleiman I takes Buda (now Budapest), and by 1547 the Turks occupy almost the whole of Hungary
Hungary is divided, by agreement between the Turkish sultan Suleiman I and the Habsburg ruler Ferdinand I
The bishop of Transylvania, Ferenc Dávid, preaches that only God the Father is divine, launching the Unitarian faith
The Hungarian diet grants the Habsburg dynasty in Austria a hereditary right to the crown of St Stephen
The Austrian emperor, Charles VI, agrees that Hungary shall be ruled as a separate kingdom within his empire
12-year-old Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt wins a reputation as a virtuoso performer
The Hungarian diet decrees that Magyar, rather than German, is to be the official language of the kingdom
Suppression of unrest in Hungary provokes a third violent uprising in Vienna and another flight by Ferdinand I, this time to Olomouc
Nationalist leader Lajos Kossuth announces the independence of Hungary and the deposition of the Habsburg dynasty
The Habsburgs recover power in both Austria and Hungary
Hungarian physician Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis publishes his discovery that deaths from puerperal fever can be dramatically reduced by a strict hand-washing routine
Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria, is also crowned king of Hungary – to become ruler of the 'dual monarchy' of Austria-Hungary
Italy, previously non-aligned, signs a Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary
