Hungarian history

At the Battle of Augsburg ( 955 AD) the Magyars were defeated by the Saxons. Which king of the Saxons ended the Magyar threat to Central Europe?

• Conrad I

• Henry I

• Otto I

• Ferdinand

The Kingdom of Hungary was created when he was crowned king by Pope Sylvester II (Aug 15, 1000 AD).

• Ladislaus I

• Andrew I

• Bela I

• Stephen I

Andrew II, King of Hungary, was one of the few Christian monarchs to answer the call of the Pope for a new crusade in 1216. Which Crusade did he participate in?

• the first

• the 20th

• the tenth

• the fifth

In Feb 1241 AD the Mongols of the Golden Horde descended into the Kingdom of Hungary. Batu Khan led the Mongols and defeated the Hungarian king at the Battle of the Muhi Bridge (1241 AD). Which king was it?

• Bela III

• Andrew II

• Bela IV

• Stephen III

After the death of Andrew III in 1301 AD the Kingdom of Hungary was plunged into a civil war. The struggle over the throne did not end till this individual was crowned in 1308 AD. Which individual was it?

• Otto of Bavaria

• Mary of Anjou

• Charles I (Caroberto)

• Louis I

The so-called 'Crusade' of Nikápoly (1396 AD) was proclaimed by the Pope to stem the advance of the Ottoman Turks into central Europe. The 'Crusaders' were led by this king of Hungary . Which individual was it?

• Sigismund I

• Matthias Corvinus

• Louis the Great

• Ferdinand I

At the Battle of Varna (Nov 10, 1444 AD) Ladislaus III, King of Hungary and King of Poland, was killed by the Ottoman Turks. This famous Hungarian noble from Transylvania managed to escape to continue the struggle with the Turks. Which individual was it?

• Miklós Zrínyi

• János Hunyadi

• Sebestyén Lantos Tinódi

• Vlad Dracul

In 1458 AD this Hungarian assumed the throne and brought the kingdom to its height of power and prestige. Who was it?

• Matthias I

• Louis the Great

• Ladislaus V

• Rudolf I

At the Battle of Mohacs (Aug 29, 1526 AD) Louis II, King of Hungary was defeated and killed by the Ottoman Turks under the command of the Sultan himself. Which Ottoman Sultan was it?

• Mohammed II the Conqueror

• Selim II

• Selim I

• Suleiman the Magnificent

In 1526 AD the Austrian Habsburg dynasty assumed the throne of Hungary which it held till 1918 AD. Who was the first Habsburg king in Hungary?

• Rudolf I

• Ferdinand I

• Louis III

• Maximilian I