The estates, empires, & principallities of the world Represented by ye description of countries, maners of inhabitants, riches of prouinces, forces, gouernment, religion; and the princes that haue gouerned in euery estate. With the begin[n]ing of all militarie and religious orders. Translated out of French by Edw: Grimstone, sargeant at armes.

¶ The Kings of Hongarie.

THe first Christian king of Hongarie was Geyza, who hauing caused himselfe to be [ XIX] [ D] christened, would haue the Christian faith protest throughout his realme, and was therein assisted by the Germans.

••••ephen his sonne, who was put in the number of Saints, was king of Hongarie, in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Grace 997: He married the sister of the Emperour S. Henrie, called Gizele, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 among other children S. Emery, who died young before his father.

〈◊〉〈◊〉, nephew to Stephen by his sister, succeeded him, and made himselfe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his loose life. He was expelled the realme by the Hongarians, who aduanced in his place the brother in law of S. Stephen.

Al••••, who gouerned the realme more insolently than Peter, and made himselfe o•• ious by hi•• pride. He was slayne in warre the third yeare of his raigne, and afterwards Peter [ E] was repealed, who gouerned more like a Tyran than a King, vsing great cruelty against Priests, prophaning the Churches, and spoyling them. He was in the end taken, and his ••••es put out, the second yeare after his restauration to the realme, and he died the same 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

Andrew, cousin to S. Stephen, was made king in the yeare 1007. He restored the Christian religion in Hongarie, and reedified the Churches which had beene ruined: t••en seeing himselfe old, he appointed his sonne Salomon to be king.

••••la, brother to Andrew, made warre against him, and woon a victorie, after whose ••••ath he went to Alba-regale, where he caused himselfe to be crowned. This Bela had a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the third yeare of his raigne, and brused all his bodie, whereof he died soone after, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the realme to Salomon his nephew.

Sal••mon, after the death of Bela, was restored to the realme in the yeare 1063, by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of He••rie the fourth, who had giuen him his si••ter in marriage.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 expelled Sal••mon out of the realme, and was proclaymed King at Alba-regale: ••••••••••wards, being willing to resigne the realme to Salomon, he died the third yeare of his

ra••g••e, and then the Hongarians would not accept of Salomon, who died in an Hermi∣t••g•• [ A] whither he had retired himselfe, hauing attempted many meanes to recouer his realme.

••••dissaus, a good; holie, and just man, and who contayned himselfe in perpetuall cha∣stitie, was chosen King by a generall consent, notwithstanding that he refused it: After many victori•••• he died, in the yeare of Grace 1095, and of his raigne the nineteenth, ha∣uing appointed ••••lmo his younger sonne to succeed him in the realme.

Al••••, did qui•• the realme to Coloman his elder brother; but afterwards these brethren fell to de••ate, and the Hongarians being loth to endure an intestine warre betwixt the brethren, orday••ed that they should enter combat, and that the Victor should be King. [ B] ••••••••nan re••••sed the combat; for that he was crooke backt, lame, and pourblind. In the end, he put out the eyes of Alme, and of his nephew, and would haue gelt Bela his ne∣phew, to the end he might haue no issue. But the executioner fearing the wrath of God, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the realme should remaine without heires, pulled away the stones of a little d••gge, and carrying them vnto him, ••atisfied him with this fraud. Coloman died of a troublesome disea••e, in the yeare 1114, and of his raigne the one and twentieth.

Stephen his sonne was king, not being yet eight yeares old, and in the meane time ano∣ther gouerned the realme in his name. He raigned eighteene yeares; and for that he had no children; he adopted his cousin-german Bela, the sonne of Alme, and declared him King by his testament. [ C]

Bela, notwithstanding that he was blind, gouerned the realme in peace: he died of the dropsie, in the yeare of Grace 1141, and of his raigne the ninth.

Geysa his sonne raigned after him, and died in the yeare 116••.

Stephen, eldest sonne to G••ysa, was his successour in the realme, and died in the yeare of our Redemption 1173.

Bela, brother to Stephen.

Emeric his elder brother, raigned eight yeares, and died in the yeare of Grace 1200.

Ladislaus his sonne raigned but six moneths.

Andrew, brother to Eme••ic, succeeded his nephew Ladislaus, and died in the yere 1235, hauing raigned foure and thirtie yeares. [ D]

Bela, eldest sonne to Andrew, raigned six yeares, and died in the yeare 1275.

Stephen his sonne succeeded him, and died in the third yeare of his raigne.

Ladislau••, sonne to Stephen, surnamed Chune, was slaine in the yere 1299, hauing raig∣ned about fourteene yeares.

Andrew, sonne to Stephen, raigned eleuen yeares, and died in the yeare 1301.

After the death of Andrew, some did chuse Wenceslaus king of Bohemia, and others Otto duke of Bauaria, who was shamefully expelled by the Hongarians, after that he had mad•• his entrie with great pompe.

Charles, sonne to Charles Martel king of Sicile, whom some call Carolobert, was chosen King of Hongarie, in the yeare 1310. [ E]

Lewis his eldest sonne, being yet young, was made king: he made great warre against the Neopolitans, and woon many victories of the Italians. He died, being six and fiftie yeares old, in the yeare of Grace 1382, hauing left his realme in the hands of his sister Marie, whom he married to Sigismond, sonne to the Emperour Charles.

Marie gouerned the realme for a time vnder the commaund, and by the counsell of Nicholas de Gare, for that she was yet verie young. But in the end, the Hongarians sent the Bishop of Sagabria into Apulia, to Charles the sonne of Andrew, to persuade him to come into Hongarie to be King. He came▪ and king Sigismond hauing a little before so∣lemnly married Marie, who was then of full age, fled to his brother Wenceslaus. But Charles was slaine in the yeare 1585, by the practises of Marie, and of her mother, and of [ F] Nicholas de G••re. In the end, Elizabeth the Queenes mother was drowned by Hornsch a friend to Charles, and the young Queene was led prisoner into Croatia, and put into 〈◊〉〈◊〉 keeping. Sigismond leuied a great armie, he tooke Hornach, and caused him to be dragged vp and downe at a horse taile, then to be pinched with hot pincers, and in the

[] end quartered. It was this Sigismond who hauing leuied a great armie in the yeare 1396 (••n ••he which there were French succours) was defeated with a notable losse by Baiazet E••••erour of the Turkes, neere vnto Nicopolis. Some hold that in this battaile there 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••wentie thousand Christians, and sixtie thousand Turkes slaine. This King and Em∣•••••••• together died in the yeare of Grace 1437, in the seuentieth yeare of his age, of ••••••••aigne of Hongarie the fifteenth, of his raign of the Romans the seuen and twentieth, ••••••ohemia the seuenteenth, and of his Empire the fift.

Albert duke of Austria sonne in law to Sigismond, was at one instant created king of ••••ongarie, and Emperour of Romans. He died of a flux hauing eaten too much of a me∣•••••••• [] in the yere 1439.

••adislaus brother to Casimir king of Poland, was called to be king. He came into Hon∣••••••••, and was so receiued. King Alberts widow had a sonne after her husbands death, ••••ed Ladislaus: she wrought so with some princes, as he was annointed and solemnly ••••wned at Alba-regale vpon a Whit sunday, being not yet four moneths old. In the end ••••ey that followed the partie of Vladislaus were the stronger. This king was slaine at the ••••taile of Varne, whereas the Christians were miserably defeated by Amurath Empe∣•••••• of the Turkes.

Ladislaus was created king after the death of Vladislaus. But for that the Emperor Fre∣••••cke refused to giue him vnto them, H••niades was chosen gouernor of Hongarie, who [ C] ••••••red with forces into Austria, and committed great spoiles. After many debates Ladi∣•••••• was brought to Vienna, and receiued with great honor by the Bohemians and Hon∣••••••••s in the yeare of Grace 1458. Ladislaus was made sure to Magdeleine, daughter to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the French king; but as they made preparation for his marriage, he died in a man∣•••••• ••••••denly, hauing languished but six and thirtie houres. He was nineteene yeres old.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cor••i••us sonne to Huniades was chosen king of Hongarie, at the age of eigh∣•••••••• ••eres. And notwithstanding that the Emperor Fredericke had beene chosen at the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 time, yet he made an agreement with Mathias, who was crowned by the hands of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the sixt yeare of his raigne, and of Grace 1464. He died without any children, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••igned seuen and thirtie yeares.

[] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sonne to Casimire king of Poland, whom the Bohemians had receiued for 〈…〉〈…〉, was also chosen king of Hongarie after the death of Mathias.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 succeeded his father Vladislaus in the realme of Hongarie, and died in battaile 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Turkes in the yere 1526.

••••••dinand of Austria, Emperor, succeeded him, and made war against the Turkes in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the space of eight and thirtie yeares.

••••ximilian of Austria Emperor.

••••••••bus the second, Emperor, hauing held the realme of Hongarie a long time, resig∣•••••• ••••••••er to his brother Mathias of Austria, who is at this day Emperor and gouernes 〈◊〉〈◊〉.