Sigismund's Rule of Hungary

Timeline

1. 1390–1393Buda Palace · HungaryAfter his coronation in 1387, Sigismund continued to suppress noble rebellions; in the 1390s he gradually gained control of Hungary's central authority through parliamentary reforms and the appointment of loyal vassals, weakening the great nobles' tendency toward independent domains.
2. 1393–1398Balkan frontier · BalkansOttoman sultan Bayezid I expanded in the Balkans; at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396 Sigismund led the Hungarian army and a multinational crusader coalition to a crushing defeat. Thereafter Hungary strengthened its southern defenses and fortress system.
3. 1395–1399Central Europe · Central EuropeSigismund exploited the Western Schism to expand Luxembourg family influence in Bohemia, Brandenburg, and elsewhere, accumulating political capital for his later election as Holy Roman Emperor.