Civilizations & archaeology

Eastern Hungarian Kingdom

from 11 November 1526 to 16 August 1570

The modern name used to designate the realm of John Zápolya and his son John Sigismund Zápolya, who contested the claims of the House of Habsburg to rule the Kingdom of Hungary from 1526 to 1570. It was established on 11 November 1526 and lasted until 16 August 1570 (about 44 years).

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