1308-1342 | With Charles Robert of Anjou (Robert Karoly) the reign of kings of foreign origin begins. He attacks the power of the great lords who mobilize almost the entire country against him. |
1357 | The Ottomans settle on the opposite shore of the Bosphorus in Gallipoli, then in Adrianople. |
1371 | In the reign of Louis I of Anjou (1342-82) the Turks attack Hungary for the first time. |
1387-1437 | Sigismund and Luxemburg becomes King of Hungary through his marriage to the daughter of Louis I. |
1396 | Sigismund leads a crusade against the Turks who win a victory at Nicopolis. The news plunges the west into terror. |
1444 | Vladislas I is defeated by the Turks at Varna. |
1453 | Mehmet II seizes Constantinople. |
1456 | Janos Hunyadi, a noble from Valachia, defends Nadorfehervar (present day Belgrade) against the Turks. His son Matthias is made King. |
1458-1490 | Reign of Matthias Hunyadi, also known as Matthias Corvinus. |
1514 | Peasant revolt led by Gyorgy Dozsa. |
1521 | The Turks seize Nadorfehervar. |
August 29, 1526 | Defeat at Mohacs by Sultan Suleiman I, the Magnificent. Crushes the troops of Louis II Jagiello, King of Hungary and Bohemia. The king dies at the battle. |