| October 22, 1526 | Ferdianand of Austria is elected King of Bohemia in Prague. |
| Nov. 11, 1526 | The Szekesfehervar Diety elects a national king in the person of Janos I Szapolyai (1526-40). Opposed by the Habsburg, Janos I, supported by the Turks, sees his kingdom reduced to Transylvania. |
| Dec. 17, 1526 | Ferdinand of Austria is elected King of Hungary at Presburg, under the name of Ferdinand I. |
1541 | Fifteen years after the defeat at Mohacs, Ferdinand controls the north and east of Hungary (royal Hungary). Suleiman occupies the center. Buda is under Turkish control. Szapolyai is Prince of Transylvania. |
| 1566 | Death of Suleiman I, the Magnificent, at the siege of Szigetvar. |
| 1571 | Victory of the Holly League (which include Transylvania) over the Turks. |
| 1591-1606 | Fifteen years of war waged by the Habsburgs to drive the Turks out of Hungary and Transylvania. |
| 1685 | The Imperial army occupies Transylvania. |
| 1686 | Liberation of Buda. |
| 1687 | The Diety declares the crown of Hungary as the rightful inheritance of the house of Austria. |
| 1699 | Peace of Karlowitz, marking the end of Turkish occupation in Hungary |
| 1740-1790 | The reigns of Maria Teresa (1740-80) and Joseph II (1780-90) introduce reforms in Hungary and see the development of the cooperation between the Viennese court and Hungarian nobility. |
| 1792-1835 | With Francis II as German Emperor and King of Bohemia and Hungary under the name of Francis I, absolutism prevails in all domains. |
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