Principality of Upper Hungary
Principality of Upper Hungary Felső-Magyarországi Fejedelemség Orta Macar | |||||||||
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| 1682–1685 | |||||||||
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Vassal state of the Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Capital | Kassa (present-day Košice) | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Prince | |||||||||
• 1682-1685 | Emeric Thököly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | November 19, 1682 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | October 15, 1685 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | HU | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Hungary, Romania, Slovakia | ||||||||
The Principality of Upper HungaryImre Thököly.
Background
After peace treaty of
Establishment and later history
The principality was established on 19 November 1682.[4] The polity agreed to pay 20,000 gold coins to the Ottomans annually.[5] In 1685 Thököly was defeated at Eperjes (present-day Prešov) and the Turks imprisoned him because of his previous negotiations with Leopold therefore his realm ceased to exist.
See also
References
- ^ Hadtörténelmi közlemények, Volume 118, Issues 3-4, Hadtörténeti Intézet és Múzeum, 2005, p. 409
- ISBN 978-90-04-18262-2.
- ISBN 978-90-04-17652-2.
- ^ J. János Varga, A fogyó félhold árnyékában, Gondolat, Budapest, 1986, p. 31
- ^ "Kereszt és félhold". mek.oszk.hu.