Encyclopedia - John Hunyadi: Encyclopedia Ii - John Hunyadi - Ascension
John Hunyadi has sometimes been confused with an elder brother John (Romanian: Ioan Corvin de Hunedoara), also Ban of Szörény (Severin)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula
Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Ţepeş IPA: /'tsepeʃ/ in Romanian or Vlad the Impaler) (November/December, 1431 – December 1476)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alba Iulia: Encyclopedia - Alba Iulia
- at 2002 - Density 63.4 inh/km² Alba Iulia (-Romanian, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, German: Karlsburg / Weißenburg) is a city in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Đurađ Branković: Encyclopedia - Đurađ Branković
Despot Đurađ Branković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђурађ Бранковић, Hungarian: Brankovics György; ruled 1427 - 1456) was a Serbi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia - Hungary
The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság listen ▶ (help·info)), or Hungary (Magyarország listen ▶ (help·info)), is a landloc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1456: Encyclopedia - 1456
1456 - Births. March 1 - King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary (died 1516) June 11 - Anne Neville, queen of Richard III of England ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1450s: Encyclopedia - 1450s
1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s 1450 1451 1452 1453 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459 Events and Trends Fall of Constantinople...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1447: Encyclopedia - 1447
1447 - Events. March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope. Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia and his eldest son Mircea are assassinated. Vladi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1448: Encyclopedia - 1448
1448 - Events. January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all thre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - History
Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state. Main article: The Ancient History of Transylvania Part of the area n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - History
Transylvania - Ancient History: Transylvania as the heartland of the Dacian state. Herodotus gives an account of the Agathyrsi, who liv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Of Belgrade: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Belgrade - Siege
However, before these forces could have been assembled, Mehmet II's invasion army (160,000 men in early accounts, 60-70,000 according to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skanderbeg: Encyclopedia Ii - Skanderbeg - Fighting For The Freedom Of Albania
In 1443, Skanderbeg saw his opportunity to rebel during the battle against the Hungarians led by John Hunyadi in Nis. He switched sides a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - History
Main article: History of Hungary In the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans called the region Pannonia (west from the Danube river). Aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania In The Middle Ages - Ottoman Age
In the 14th century, the Ottoman Turks expanded their empire from Anatolia to the Balkans. They crossed the Bosporus in 1352 and defeated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Vaslui: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Vaslui - Preparations For The War
Battle of Vaslui - The Ottomans. Mehmed ordered his great general, Suleiman Pasha, to end the siege of Iskenderiye fortress (Shkodër),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - Anecdotal Evidence
Much of the information we have about Vlad III comes from pamphlets published in Germany and chronicles written in Muscovy. The first kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - History
Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state. Main article: The Ancient History of Transylvania Part of the area n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hunedoara: Encyclopedia Ii - Hunedoara - History
Where the city of Hunedoara stands today, Stone Age tools were discovered in the hill near the castle called Sanpetru (Saint Peter) and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - History
Main article: History of Hungary In the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans called the region Pannonia (west from the Danube river). Aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - Anecdotal Evidence
Much of the information we have about Vlad III comes from pamphlets published in Germany and chronicles written in Muscovy. The first kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Olahus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolaus Olahus - Activities
Olahus was particularly active in the Counter-Reformation; even before his elevation to the Archbishopric of Gran, he had been a very zea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alba Iulia: Encyclopedia Ii - Alba Iulia - History
The city was an important Dacian political, economic and social centre named Apulon, mentioned by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Iii Of Moldavia: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Iii Of Moldavia - Early Life And Rise To Power
Stephen was born 1433 in Borzeşti, near the town of Bacǎu, as a member of the ruling Muşatin family. His father, Bogdan II, ruled Mold...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - History
Main article: History of Hungary In the time of the Roman Empire, the Romans called the region Pannonia (west from the Danube river). Aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungarian Parliament Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungarian Parliament Building - Features
Similar to the Palace of Westminster, it was built in a Gothic Revival style. It is 268 m long and 123 m wide. Its interior includes 10 c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - The Kingdom Of Hungary
History of Hungary - High and Late Middle Ages 1000 - 1526. Hungary was established as a Christian kingdom under Stephen I of Hungary, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Economy
Main article: Economy of Hungary Hungary continues to demonstrate strong economic growth as one of the newest members of the European Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Geography
Main article: Geography of Hungary Hungary's landscape consists mostly of the flat to rolling plains of the Carpathian Basin, with hills ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Administrative Divisions
Main article: Counties of Hungary Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties, in addition to which there is one capital city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Climate
Hungary has a continental climate, with cold, cloudy, humid winters and warm to hot summers. Average annual temperature is 9.7 °C (49.5 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Olahus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolaus Olahus - Early Life
His father, Stephen (István), a brother-in-law of John Hunyadi, was of Romanian descent; his mother was Barbara Huszár (also known as C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Demographics
Circa 900 AD- according to various sources 250,000 - 400,000 Magyars settled in the Pannonian plain, inhabited predominantly by Slavs 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Culture
Main article: Culture of Hungary Hungarian culture is diverse and varied. The music of Hungary consists mainly of traditional Hungarian f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Economy
Transylvania is rich in mineral resources, notably lignite, iron, lead, manganese, gold, copper, natural gas, salt, and sulfur. There are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Economy
Transylvania is rich in mineral resources, notably lignite, iron, lead, manganese, gold, copper, natural gas, salt, and sulfur. There are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Geography
The territory known today as Transylvania, consists of a region of 16 counties (Romanian: judeţ), which cover nearly 103 600 km² in cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Etymology
Transylvania was first referred to in a Latin language document in 1075 as "Ultra silvam," meaning "beyond the forest." In 1075 King Gé...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - Wallachian Royalty And The Family Background Of Dracula
The crown of Wallachia was not passed automatically from father to son; instead, the leader was elected by the boyars, with the requireme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - Alleged Atrocities
More than anything else, the historical Dracula is known for his inhuman cruelty. Impalement was Dracula's preferred method of torture an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - The Life Of Vlad Iii
Vlad was born in the Transylvanian city of Sighişoara, during the winter of 1431. Although his native country was Wallachia to the sout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Of Belgrade: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Belgrade - Aftermath
The Magyars had, however, to pay dearly for this victory, as plague broke out in the camp, in which John Hunyadi himself died three weeks...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Of Belgrade: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Belgrade - Battle
The next day something unexpected happened. By some accounts, the peasant crusaders started a spontaneous action, and forced Capistrano a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania In The Middle Ages - Medieval States
Early Romanian states, such as the Brodnici, were formed in the 10th and 11th century appearing in historical sources under the name of B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania In The Middle Ages: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania In The Middle Ages - Arrival Of The Magyars
In 896 the Magyars settled in the Pannonian Plain. According to Gesta Hungarorum, a chronicle from 12th century, the local states of Gelo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Geography
The territory known today as Transylvania, consists of a region of 16 counties (Romanian: judeţ), which cover nearly 103 600 km² in cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Politics
Main article: Politics of Hungary The President of the Republic, elected by the parliament every 5 years, has a largely ceremonial role, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege Of Belgrade: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Belgrade - Preparations
At the end of 1455, after a public reconciliation with all his enemies, Hunyadi began preparations. At his own expense he provisioned and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Etymology
Transylvania was first referred to in a Latin language document in 1075 as "Ultra silvam," meaning "beyond the forest." In 1075 King Gé...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Olahus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nicolaus Olahus - High Office
In 1527 he was appointed Custos or head of the Chapter of Székesfehérvár, and accompanied the queen-dowager in 1530 to the Imperial Di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Vaslui: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Vaslui - The Battle
The invading army entered Moldavia in December 1474. Ştefan had instituted a scorched earth policy in order to inflict fatigue on the Ot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Administrative Divisions
Main article: Counties of Hungary Hungary is subdivided administratively into 19 counties, in addition to which there is one capital city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Politics
Main article: Politics of Hungary The President of the Republic, elected by the parliament every 5 years, has a largely ceremonial role, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Geography
Main article: Geography of Hungary Hungary's landscape consists mostly of the flat to rolling plains of the Carpathian Basin, with hills ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Climate
Hungary has a continental climate, with cold, cloudy, humid winters and warm to hot summers. Average annual temperature is 9.7 °C (49.5 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Demographics
Circa 900 AD- according to various sources 250,000 - 400,000 Magyars settled in the Pannonian plain, inhabited predominantly by Slavs 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Economy
Main article: Economy of Hungary Hungary continues to demonstrate strong economic growth as one of the newest members of the European Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungarian Parliament Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungarian Parliament Building - History
Budapest was united from three cities in 1873 and seven years later the National Assembly resolved to establish a new, representative Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Free Elections And A Democratic Hungary
The first free parliamentary election, held in May 1990, was a plebiscite of sorts on the communist past. The revitalized and reformed co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Reds And Whites 1918-1919
In 1918, as a result of defeat in World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy collapsed. On October 31, 1918, the success of the Aster Rev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Origins Of The Hungarian State
The commonly accepted view of the origin of the Magyars (known as Hungarians in most western languages) is that they were a nomadic peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - The Regency 1920 - 1944
In January 1920, Hungarian men and women cast the first secret ballots in the country's political history. The votings were not totally f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Hungary's Second Communist Government 1944-1956
The Soviet Army occupied Hungary from September 1944 until April 1945. It took almost 2 months to conquer Budapest and almost the whole c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Transition To Democracy
Hungary's transition to a Western-style democracy was the first and the smoothest among the former Soviet bloc. By 1987, activists within...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - 1956 Revolution
The Hungarian Uprising began on October 23 by a peaceful manifestation of students in Budapest. The students demanded an end to Soviet oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Etymology
Transylvania was first referred to in a Latin language document in 1075 as "Ultra silvam," meaning "beyond the forest." In 1075 King Gé...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungary - Culture
Main article: Culture of Hungary Hungarian culture is diverse and varied. The music of Hungary consists mainly of traditional Hungarian f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skanderbeg: Encyclopedia Ii - Skanderbeg - Papal Relations
Skanderbeg's military successes evoked a good deal of interest and admiration from the Papal States, Venice, and Naples, themselves threa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Etymology
Transylvania was first referred to in a Latin document in 1075 as "Ultra silvam," meaning "beyond the forest." That name was later change...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skanderbeg: Encyclopedia Ii - Skanderbeg - Gjergj Kastriot's Legacy
During his reign Skanderbeg issued many laws (census of the population, tax collecting etc) based on Roman law and Byzantine law. After h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skanderbeg: Encyclopedia Ii - Skanderbeg - Epitaph
Scanderbeg had gathered quite a posthumous reputation in Western Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With virtually all of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Economy
Transylvania is rich in mineral resources, notably lignite, iron, lead, manganese, gold, copper, natural gas, salt, and sulfur. There are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Geography
The territory known today as Transylvania, consists of a region of 16 counties (Romanian: judeţ), which cover nearly 103 600 km² in cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Economy
Transylvania is rich in mineral resources, notably lignite, iron, lead, manganese, gold, copper, natural gas, salt, and sulfur. There are...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - Atrocities
More than anything else, the historical Dracula is known for his inhuman cruelty. Impalement was Dracula's preferred method of torture an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transylvania: Encyclopedia Ii - Transylvania - Geography
The territory known today as Transylvania, consists of a region of 16 counties (Romanian: judeţ), which cover nearly 103 600 km² in ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - Background And Family
The crown of Wallachia was not passed automatically from father to son; instead, the leader was elected by the boyars, with the requireme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - The Life Of Vlad Iii
Vlad was born in the Transylvanian city of Sighişoara, during the winter of 1431. Although his native country was Wallachia to the sout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vlad Iii Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Vlad Iii Dracula - Alledged Atrocities
More than anything else, the historical Dracula is known for his inhuman cruelty. Impalement was Dracula's preferred method of torture an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Hunyadi: Encyclopedia Ii - John Hunyadi - Origins
John was born into a Vlach (Romanian) noble family in 1387 (or 1400 according to some sources) as the son of Vojk (alternatively spelled ...   » Read the article