Hungarian Revolt Against Habsburg Rule
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Holy Roman Empire, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles, Class Conflict
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, German History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Hungary
- Date: 1703-1711
Article abstract: The Hungarian revolt against Habsburg rule fails to assert Hungarian independence and secure freedom for the serfs, confirming the triumph of Habsburg rule and predominance of the Hungarian nobility.
Summary of Event
In February of 1699, the heir apparent to Charles II, the Habsburg ruler of Spain, died. Leopold I, the king of Hungary, then proclaimed his family successor to the Habsburgs. Yet Louis XIV, the powerful king of France opposed Leopold’s declaration, provoking the War of the Spanish Succession in 1702. In June of 1703,...
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