Myth or Reality? Ottoman Support for Hungarian Rebels in Light of a Secret Transylvanian Mission to the Porta (1669-1670)

The attempt of the Hungarian political elite to form an alliance with the Ottomans after the disastrous Vasvár Treaty (1664) remains one of the least researched topics of Hungarian and Habsburg history. This paper examines the little known attempt of Prince Mihály Apafi, the Ottoman appointed ruler...

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Main Author: Georg B. Michels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2016-01-01
Series:Hungarian Cultural Studies
Online Access:http://ahea.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ahea/article/view/220