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Death of Louis II in Battle

Type Event Region Europe Time 1526

On 29 August 1526 at the Battle of Mohács, Hungarian King Louis II died after his army's rout, aged only twenty and without sons, causing a successio…

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  1. 1526Battlefield of Mohács · HungaryAt the Battle of Mohács the Hungarian army was routed by the Ottoman forces, with many nobles and soldiers killed. Louis II personally led his troops and, during the rout, broke away from the main body and retreated southward.
  2. 1526Cerna River · HungaryLouis II died during the retreat. Traditional accounts say he fell from his horse and drowned in the Cerna River, while others hold that he was killed in the fighting. The king was only twenty years old and had no legitimate children.
  3. 1526Hungary · HungaryWith the king dead and without sons, the Hungarian nobility split into two factions: one backed John Zápolya, voivode of Transylvania, while the other supported the Habsburg Ferdinand on the basis of a marriage treaty. Jagiellonian rule in Hungary thus came to an end.

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