Treaty of Karlowitz
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Ottoman Empire, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: German History, Eastern European History, 17th Century European History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Poland, Austria, Hungary, Vienna, Poland (Commonwealth)
- Date: January 26, 1699
Article abstract: The Treaty of Karlowitz ends Ottoman expansion in Europe, liberates Hungary from the Turks, and marks the consequent ascendancy of Habsburg Austria.
Summary of Event
The signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699 was significant historically in at least four ways, since it marked the termination of the major Austro-Turkish Wars; the liberation of Hungary from the Turks; the consequent Habsburg ascendancy on the lower Danube River at the expense of the receding Ottoman Empire; and the genesis of the so-called Eastern Question that...
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