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Jean Godefroy, The Congress of Vienna (1819). Museu Histório e Diplomático – Palácio do Itamaraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Sovereign Yet Confederal?

‘The ideological models that had emerged at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries…had transformed social thinking and humanity’s view of the world to such an extent that it was impossible to maintain and preserve the earlier, semi-feudal Europe….
An illustration from the Illuminated Chronicle: King Stephen captures the Transylvanian leader Prokuj in 1003.

The First Great War of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Power of Prayer

The modern reader might scoff at the medieval chronicler’s words about divine assistance, even dismiss it as gibberish, as he rather tries to find rational reasons for military victory. This attitude, however, fit in perfectly with medieval thinking, and the…
Hungarians take part in a demonstration for the autonomy of the Transylvanian territory in Romania in Budapest, Hungary on 27 October 2013.

Let Transylvania Be Again What It Once Was! — Reflections on Szekler Freedom Day

‘On 10 March this year, the author of these lines has only one wish: that a miracle may happen in the modern, so-called democratic Romania, and it may become like it was in the 1950s, or even like in the…
King Charles IV of Hungary with Queen Consort Zita and Crown Prince Otto.

Charles IV and the Last Coronation Ceremony of Hungary

Charles I, Emperor of Austria, was crowned king of Hungary as Charles IV on 30 December 1916, after his father, Emperor and King Francis Joseph passed away on 21 November. His inauguration ceremony was the last public showcasing of the…

The Challenges of Winter Warfare — Matthias Corvinus and His Christmas Campaigns

‘King Matthias of Hungary (r. 1458–1490) spent many years of his reign in the saddle. This was the case in 1463, 1467, and 1475, when he “celebrated” Christmas in Jajce in Bosnia, in Brașov after the Battle of Baia, and…

The History of the Hungarian National Assemblies

In the Hungarian memory, the Rákos assemblies have become a symbol of the freedom of the Hungarian nobility. The diets in Rákos, as well as the assemblies held in Pressburg (today’s Bratislava, Slovakia) after 1540, played no small role in…
The statue of King Matthias in Kolozsvár (today, Cluj-Napoca) in 1913.

Euronews Suggests Transylvania Was ‘Reunited’ With Romania 105 Years Ago

The Hungarian-language version of the Brussels-based news site has since changed the title of their article. However, the cached version of their horrible faux pas is still available through a simple Google search….
Romanian Catholic Bishop Iuliu Hossu in the Assembly of the People reading the Act Union of Transylvania with Romania on 1 December 1918.

1 December 1918 — The Annexation of Transylvania, the Bánát, Partium, and Máramaros to Greater Romania

Although the unification made the dream of the Romanians come true, the aspirations of Transylvanian Hungarians for self-determination were ignored. The annexation of Transylvania to Romania was finally enshrined by the Treaty of Paris….

A Hungarian Crusade: King Andrew II in the Holy Land

French historian René Grousset was the first in the international literature to show an understanding of the Crusade of Andrew II and many more continue to do so today. We do not see the campaign as successful because it was…

The Triumph of the Hungarian Heart Over the Ottoman Crescent — 471 Years Since the Siege of Eger

For generations, the heroic deeds of the defenders of the Eger Castle have given the Hungarian people strength and fortitude. Although the area under Ottoman occupation expanded and, in the following years, the Sultan managed to reassuringly stabilize his presence…

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