Louis II of Hungary

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Louis II of Hungary was the early 16th-century King of Hungary and Bohemia whose death at the Battle of Mohács in 1526 led to the collapse of the independent medieval Hungarian kingdom and the rise of Habsburg and Ottoman influence in the region.

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Label Occurrences
Louis II of Hungary canonical 3
Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia 3
Lajos II 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
king
monarch
alsoKnownAs Louis II of Hungary
surface form: Lajos II magyar király

Louis II Jagiellon
Ludwig II. von Ungarn und Böhmen
associatedWith Ottoman–Hungarian wars
rise of Habsburg influence in Central Europe
causeOfDeath drowning
coronation King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Hungary
dateOfBirth 1506-07-01
dateOfBurial 1526
dateOfDeath 1526-08-29
endTimeOfPosition 1526-08-29
era early 16th century
father Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
surface form: Vladislaus II of Hungary
givenName Louis
house Jagiellonian dynasty
mannerOfDeath died in battle
mother Anne of Foix-Candale
nativeLanguage Hungarian
nobleFamily Jagiellonian dynasty
notableEvent Battle of Mohács (1526)
surface form: Battle of Mohács
notableFor his death leading to the collapse of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary
last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia
participantIn Battle of Mohács (1526)
surface form: Battle of Mohács
placeOfBirth Buda
Kingdom of Hungary
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Hungary
near Mohács
positionHeld King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
predecessor Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
surface form: Vladislaus II of Hungary
reignEndAsKingOfBohemia 1526
reignEndAsKingOfHungary 1526
reignStartAsKingOfBohemia 1516
reignStartAsKingOfHungary 1516
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
significantEventAfterDeath partition of Hungary between Habsburgs and Ottomans
spouse Mary of Austria
startTimeOfPosition 1516-03-13
successor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
title Louis II of Hungary self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lajos II

Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
surface form: Ludvík Jagellonský

Referenced by (8)

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Mary of Hungary spouse Louis II of Hungary
Jagiellonian dynasty member Louis II of Hungary
this entity surface form: Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
Battle of Mohács (1526) commander Louis II of Hungary
Battle of Mohács (1526) notableDeath Louis II of Hungary
Louis II of Hungary title Louis II of Hungary self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lajos II
Louis II of Hungary alsoKnownAs Louis II of Hungary
this entity surface form: Lajos II magyar király
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary sibling Louis II of Hungary
this entity surface form: Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary child Louis II of Hungary
this entity surface form: Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia