John Zápolya refers to a father and son who were This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ...kings of Hungary in the (15th century _ 16th century _ 17th century _ more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...16th century.

John I Zápolya (Zápolya/Szapolyai János in Hungarian) was the king of The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. ...Hungary between Events January 14 _ Treaty of Madrid. ...1526 and Events January 6 _ King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ...1540.

Zápolya was the leader of groups of Hungarian nobles claiming no foreign ruler should be chosen King of Hungary (the foreign pretender was Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (March 10, 1503 _ July 27, 1564) was one of the Habsburg emperors that at various periods during his life ruled over Austria, Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary. ...Ferdinand of Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ...Habsburg). Zápolya claimed the throne with support of many Hungarian nobles, and later the The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923...Ottoman A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic monarch ruling under the terms of shariah. ...Sultan. In this, Zapolya was centuries ahead of his time in expressing the desire for self rule, and independance from outside rulers, which ultimately resulted in a free Hungary. He is widely regarded as a hero in his native Hungary, despite the association with the Ottomans which tainted him at the time.

Zápolya's wife Isabel (Izabella in Hungarian) claimed the throne after John's death in the period of Events January 16 _ Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 _ The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ...1556_ Events January 15 _ Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ...1559.

John II Sigismund Zápolya (Zápolya/Szapolyai János Zsigmond in Hungarian) was the son of John Zápolya and the king of The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. ...Hungary from Events January 6 _ King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ...1540_ Events January 11 _ Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ...1571. He was also the Prince of Transylvania ( Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvania, Polish: Siedmiogród) is a historic region that forms the western and the central parts of Romania. ...Transylvania (Erdély in Hungarian).