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Louis II

Type Figure Region Hungary Time 1506–1526 Also known as Ludovik II

The last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia, he ascended the throne as a child in 1506.…

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  1. 1521–1525Buda · HungaryAfter the Ottomans captured Belgrade in 1521 the southern frontier lay wide open; Louis was powerless to remedy noble fragmentation and army arrears, and Hungary's defensive system grew ever more hollow, laying the groundwork for the disaster at Mohács.
  2. 1526Mohács · HungaryIn August 1526 he led his army against the Ottoman forces of Suleiman; the Hungarian–Czech coalition was catastrophically defeated at Mohács, Louis II drowned in the Cerna River, the royal line died out, and the political map of Central Europe was reshaped.

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