Wednesday 17 October 2018

Rákóczi's War of Independence 1703-11

From the film Rákóczi Hadnagya, 1953 full movie here Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–11) was the first significant attempt to topple the rule of the Habsburgs over Hungary. The war was fought by a group of noblemen, wealthy and high-ranking progressives and was led by Francis II Rákóczi. The insurrection was unsuccessful, closed by Treaty of Szatmár, however the Hungarian nobility managed to partially satisfy Hungarian interests.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous17 October 2018 at 10:10

    "Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–11) was the first significant attempt to topple the rule of the Habsburgs over Hungary."

    Sorry, but I have to disagree. The Thököly uprising was at least equally important, in my opinion, see here:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuruc

    BTW, there is a nice CD dedicated to the Kuruc uprisings, released a few years ago on the Hungaroton label. Get it while you can:

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Kuruc-1664-1736-Andras-Kecskes/dp/B00LJBH97Q/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1539795987&sr=8-1

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