NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia

Louis Jagellion (July 1, 1506 – August 29, 1526) was King of Bohemia and Hungary from 1516 to 1526. Image File history File links IILajos. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ...

Biography

Louis was the son of Ladislaus V Jagiełło and his third wife, Anne de Foix. Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Ladislaus Jagellion (Czech: Vladislav JagellonskÃ½, Hungarian: ), (Polish:WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagielloÅ„czyk, was the King of Bohemia from 1471 and the King of Hungary from 1490 until his death in 1516. ... The Jagiellons were a royal dynasty originating in Lithuania, which reigned in some Central European countries between the 14th and 16th century. ... Anne de Foix (1484 â€“ 26 July 1506) was the Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia. ...

His father died in 1516 and the minor Louis II ascended to the throne of Hungary and Bohemia upon his father's death. Louis had been adopted by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1515. When Maximilian I died in 1519, Louis was raised by his legal guardian Georg von Hohenzollern, margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Flag of Bohemia Bohemia (Czech: ; German: ) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Portrait by Albrecht DÃ¼rer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). ... Georg Hohenzollern Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach was born in 1484 and died 1543. ... (Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of Germanys sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states). ... Ansbach, or Anspach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ...

Louis owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ... Ferdinand I Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, with the collar of the Order The Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish: Orden del ToisÃ³n de Oro) is an order of chivalry founded in 1430 by Duke Philip III of Burgundy to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Isabelle of...

In 1522 Louis II was married to Mary of Habsburg, a Habsburg princess, granddaughter of Maximilian I, as stipulated by an Imperial congress at Vienna in 1515. His sister Anne was married to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, then a governor on behalf of his brother Charles V, and later Emperor Ferdinand I. Mary of Habsburg Mary of Habsburg, also named Mary, Maria, or Marie of Hungary, of Austria, of Castile, or of Burgundy (18 September 1505 â€“ 18 October 1558) was the Queen consort of Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia, and later governor of the Netherlands for her nephew, Emperor Charles V... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria Maximilian I of Bavaria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Vienna (German: , see also other names) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... Anna Jagellonica of Bohemia and Hungary (July 23, 1503 - January 27, 1547) was queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Queen-consort of the Romans and heiress of Bohemia and Hungary. ... Ferdinand in 1531, the year of his election as King of the Romans Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 â€“ 25 July 1564) was an Austrian monarch from the House of Habsburg. ... Charles V (24 February 1500 â€“ 21 September 1558) was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands (1506-1555), King of Spain (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily (1516-1554), Archduke of Austria (1519-1521), King of the Romans (or German King), (1519-1556 but did not formally abdicate until 1558) and... Ferdinand in 1531, the year of his election as King of the Romans Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 â€“ 25 July 1564) was an Austrian monarch from the House of Habsburg. ...

Louis died at the Battle of Mohács in 1526. Ferdinand and Anne succeeded him in his Kingdom of Bohemia, but Hungary, largely conquered by the Turks, was further put into succession dispute between John Zápolya on one hand and Ferdinand and Anne on the other. // Combatants Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Commanders Suleiman I Louis II of Hungary â€ PÃ¡l Tomori â€ GyÃ¶rgy ZÃ¡polya Strength ~ 100,000 supported by 10,000 to 20,000 irregulars 160 to 300 cannons ~ 25,000 to 28,000 53 cannons (85 initial) John ZÃ¡polyas 8,000... Bohemia, Moravia, Austrian Silesia - 1892, then part of Austria_Hungary The Czech lands (in Czech: České země) or Czechia (in Czech: Česko) is an auxiliary term used for Bohemia + Moravia + Czech part of Silesia + other territories that were parts of the Kingdom of Bohemia (Lands of the Bohemian... The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe marked the better part of the history of southeastern Europe, notably, giving infamy to the Balkans. ... John I ZÃ¡polya (Hungarian JÃ¡nos ZÃ¡polya or Szapolyai) (1487â€“July 22, 1540), was a anti-king (with Ferdinand I) of Hungary between 1526 and 1540 [ Brit-JZ]. After the battle of MohÃ¡cs in 1526 and death of Louis II of Hungary, the Ottoman Empire conquered much...

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Categories: 1506 births | 1526 deaths | Hungarian monarchs | Bohemian monarchs | Knights of the Golden Fleece | Killed in action Ladislaus Jagellion (in Czech Vladislav JagellonskÃ½, in Hungarian II. UlÃ¡szlÃ³) was the King of Bohemia from 1471 and the King of Hungary from 1490 until his death in 1516. ... The Lands of the Bohemian Crown (Czech Země koruny české, Latin Corona regni Bohemiae) (e. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Ferdinand in 1531, the year of his election as King of the Romans Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 â€“ 25 July 1564) was an Austrian monarch from the House of Habsburg. ... This is a list of all rulers of Hungary since Árpád. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Ferdinand in 1531, the year of his election as King of the Romans Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 â€“ 25 July 1564) was an Austrian monarch from the House of Habsburg. ... John I ZÃ¡polya (Hungarian JÃ¡nos ZÃ¡polya or Szapolyai) (1487â€“July 22, 1540), was a anti-king (with Ferdinand I) of Hungary between 1526 and 1540 [ Brit-JZ]. After the battle of MohÃ¡cs in 1526 and death of Louis II of Hungary, the Ottoman Empire conquered much... // The details of the arrival of the Croats are scarcely documented. ... // Events March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I. July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria. ... January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ...