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.

All labels observed (4)

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

How this entity was disambiguated

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

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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