Hungarian nobles' civil war

Name: Hungarian nobles' civil war
Start: 1527
End: 1528

Type Event Region Europe Time 1527–1528

Between 1527 and 1528, Hungarian nobles split into the Ferdinand and Zápolya factions, sparking a civil war;…

Timeline

1527Central Hungary · HungaryNobles of the Ferdinand and Zápolya factions each mustered armies and contested the middle Danube region. Ferdinand received reinforcements from Austria and Bohemia and gradually advanced toward Pest and Buda.
1527Buda and Pest · HungaryHabsburg forces captured Pest in the summer and autumn of 1527, and Ferdinand briefly controlled the Hungarian capital region. Zápolya was forced to retreat eastward and began seeking aid from the Ottoman Empire.
1527–1528Nagyszombat · SlovakiaZápolya dispatched envoys to Suleiman I seeking aid, promising vassalage in exchange for Ottoman military support. In February 1528 Ferdinand and Zápolya signed a treaty at Nagyszombat temporarily dividing Hungary along the Slavonia river, but war soon resumed.

Hungary under Ottoman rule https://www.britannica.com/place/Hungary/Ottoman-rule