1606 Treaty of Vienna at Reformation Wall in Geneva

The Treaty of Vienna (also known as the Peace of Vienna) was signed on 23 June 1606 between Stephen Bocskay,

Prince of Transylvania The Prince of Transylvania ( hu, erdélyi fejedelem, german: Fürst von Siebenbürgen, la, princeps Transsylvaniae, ro, principele TransilvanieiFallenbüchl 1988, p. 77.) was the head of state of the Principality of Transylvania from the last d ...

, and Archduke Rudolph. Based on the terms of the treaty, all constitutional and religious rights and privileges were granted to the Hungarians in both

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

and Royal Hungary. In

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, for instance, the agreement recognized the autocracy of Hungarian

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; in Transylvania, the

Calvinists Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Ca ...

gained religious tolerance. The accord also recognized Bocskay as the

and guaranteed the right of Transylvanians to elect their own independent princes in the future. Due to its importance for the Calvinists in Hungary and Transylvania, the first sentences of the treaty and its signing are depicted on the

Reformation Wall The International Monument to the Reformation (French: ''Monument international de la Réformation''; German: ''Internationales Reformationsdenkmal''), usually known as the Reformation Wall (French: ''Mur des réformateurs''), was inaugurated in ...

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

, a monument that honours important figures of the

Protestant Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

, next to the statue of Stephen Bocskay. Since Stephen Bocskay had sought the support of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, the Treaty of Vienna was followed by the

Peace of Zsitvatorok The Peace of Zsitvatorok (or Treaty of Sitvatorok) was a peace treaty which ended the 15-year Long Turkish War between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy on 11 November 1606. The treaty was part of a system of peace treaties which put a ...

between Sultan

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and Archduke Matthias of Austria (11 November 1606).

References

* Nemes Elek: Az 1606-ki bécsi békekötés létrejöttének története. ''Erdélyi Múzeum,'' VI. évf. 1. sz. (1879. jan. 1.) istory of making the Treaty of Vienna in 1606 * Az 1606. évi bécsi és zsitvatoroki béke. Bocskay halála reaty_of_Vienna_and_Zitvatorok_in_1606,_Death_of_[IstvanBocskay.html" ;"title="stvan.html" ;"title="reaty of Vienna and Zitvatorok in 1606, Death of [Istvan">reaty of Vienna and Zitvatorok in 1606, Death of [IstvanBocskay">stvan.html" ;"title="reaty of Vienna and Zitvatorok in 1606, Death of [Istvan">reaty of Vienna and Zitvatorok in 1606, Death of [IstvanBocskay In Bánlaky József: ''A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme.[Military history of Hungarian nation] .'' Budapest: Arcanum. 2001. * A bécsi és zsitvatoroki béke[History of Treaty of Vienna and Treaty of Zitvatorok] . In ''A magyar nemzet története[History of the Hungarian nation] .'' Szerk. Szilágyi Sándor. Budapest: Arcanum. 2002.

External links

The Columbia Encyclopedia - Matthias

Kornél Bárdos: Andreas Rauch in Sopron
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1606 in Europe Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

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