A History Of The Croats - The Years 1102 To 1606: From The Reign Of The Árpáds To The End Of The Croatian-Ottoman Hundred Years' War - 9780646880518

A History of The Croats - the Years 1102 to 1606 provides a general overview of the Croatian people and significant political and military events and figures; within the Croatian territories and the wider regions, during the second, third and fourth historical periods of the Croatian kingdom. The second historical period focuses on Croatian and related international events from 1102 to 1386. During this period, Croatia was ruled by kings of foreign blood. First it was ruled by the Árpád dynasty from 1102 to 1301 and the then by the Angevin dynasty (a cadet branch of the House of Anjou) from 1301 to 1386. The third historical period focuses on events from 1386 to 1526. After the assassination of King Charles II of Durazzo (1385-1386), Sigismund of Luxembourg ascended to the Hungarian throne and, in an alliance with the Venetians, invaded Croatia with a strong army. During this period of conflict in the kingdoms of Croatia and Hungary and on the eastern borders, Tvrtko Kotromani? of Bosnia asserted his independence and was crowned as King of Bosnia in 1377. The fourth historical period focuses on events from 1526 to 1606 when the Kingdom of Croatia was ruled by the Habsburg monarchy until the end of the Croatian-Ottoman Hundred Years' War.

• | Author: Ante Mrkonjic
• | Publisher: Ante Mrkonjic
• | Publication Date: Aug 05, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 908 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0646880519
• | ISBN-13: 9780646880518