The Battle That Changed Hungary’s Fate

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Five hundred years ago, on 29 August 1526, the fate of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary was decided in a matter of hours on the plain near Mohács. Facing a far larger Ottoman army, the 20-year-old King Louis II was killed, along with much of Hungary’s political and church leadership. The defeat led to two rival kings, fifteen years of civil war, and by 1541 a kingdom split in three.

Prof. Dr. Tamás Fedeles, Vice-Rector of the University of Pécs and Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, draws on the latest research to trace the battle’s background, how it unfolded, and its immediate aftermath, placing it in its wider European context.

The lecture will be followed by a moderated audience Q&A.…