Ottoman Empire Captures Vienna - 1529

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What effect would this have on Ottoman Hungary? From what i gather it appears the region was in a state of constant warfare because of the Habsberg effort to acquire the region through the title that was claimed. A few things i was wondering...

- Would Charles/Ferdinand capitulate and renounce the Habsberg claim to the Kingdom of Hungary?

- Would said capitulation lead to the complete Ottoman conquest of Hungary?

- What would become of the Hungarian class of nobles if the aforementioned events transpired?

I was going to continue but i'll leave it there for now. Tell me what you think :D

EDIT : I just realized that the Habsergs did in fact renounce their claim to the Kingdom of Hungary in 1541. Knowing this, i'm wondering if a 1529 peace would force the Habsergs to cede all Hungarian territory they controlled. Would they refuse to accept because of how worthless that would efficiently make Vienna seeing as how the Ottomans would be a days march away. Would the Habsergs even matter if the Ottomans successfully subdue all of Hungary (implied with a capture of Vienna).
 
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The Habsburgs didn't renounce Hungary in 1541, even when central Hungary was in Ottoman hands, Eastern Hungary briefly had their own king and the Habsburgs only controlled West & North Hungary and Croatia. They may have recognized, they didn't control central and eastern Hungary, but their position in Royal Hungary was based on their position as king.

An increased Ottoman threat could mean Prague replaces Vienna as the preferred residence of the Austrian Habsburgs.
 
You won't see Ottomans staying for long, but I think Protestanism just got a HUGE vacuum to fill.

Forget Prague. By this time Netherlands was the most important Habsburg domain while the eastern lands really only started getting attention during these times thanks to Ottoman threat.

Entire Hungary will most likely be given to Zapolya.
 
You won't see Ottomans staying for long, but I think Protestanism just got a HUGE vacuum to fill.

Forget Prague. By this time Netherlands was the most important Habsburg domain while the eastern lands really only started getting attention during these times thanks to Ottoman threat.

Entire Hungary will most likely be given to Zapolya.
Except Ferdinand doesn't own the Netherlands.Will Charles actually give Ferdinand the Netherlands?
 
You won't see Ottomans staying for long, but I think Protestanism just got a HUGE vacuum to fill.

Forget Prague. By this time Netherlands was the most important Habsburg domain while the eastern lands really only started getting attention during these times thanks to Ottoman threat.

Entire Hungary will most likely be given to Zapolya.

Why would the Ottomans just give away Hungary to Zapolya?
 

Cueg

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The Habsburgs didn't renounce Hungary in 1541, even when central Hungary was in Ottoman hands, Eastern Hungary briefly had their own king and the Habsburgs only controlled West & North Hungary and Croatia. They may have recognized, they didn't control central and eastern Hungary, but their position in Royal Hungary was based on their position as king.

An increased Ottoman threat could mean Prague replaces Vienna as the preferred residence of the Austrian Habsburgs.

Wikipedia says the claim was renounced in 1541. I guess it was BS.

In that case, would an Ottoman capture of Vienna stifle any noble resistance in the sense that they would be swiftly conquered with the Habsburgs out of the picture?
 
Wikipedia says the claim was renounced in 1541. I guess it was BS.

In that case, would an Ottoman capture of Vienna stifle any noble resistance in the sense that they would be swiftly conquered with the Habsburgs out of the picture?

1541 refers to the principality of Transsylvania, not the whole kingdom of Hungary.
 
At this point the Habsburgs were "all in" so to speak in this war against the Ottomans. If they didn't renounce the throne when they only controlled less than half I doubt they'll do it now.
 
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