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|a From Buda to Vienna. The consequences of the papal nuncios’ new place of service. / The Battle of Mohács (1526) was not only a decisive turning point in Hungarian history in terms of the law and military affairs, but also brought about fundamental changes in relations between the Holy See and Hungary, as it led to the abolition of the nunciature in Buda. From then until the breakup of the Monarchy, the nunciature were responsible for Hungarian affairs operated in Vienna (or temporarily in Prague) instead of Buda. This had several short- and long-term effects. In the short term, in the decades following Mohács, this meant that while the nuncio in Buda had previously been well acquainted with Hungarian military, political, economic, and other developments and had maintained personal relationships with the ecclesiastical and secular magnates of Hungary, after Mohács these relationships were largely eliminated by the middle of the century. The main reason for this was that the nuncios stayed in Hungary only for a very short time and sporadically, while until the 1550s, the prolonged presence of Hungarian nobles in Vienna was also very limited, and even later it was not overly significant. With Mohács, the perspective of the nuncios’ reports also changed: from then on, the Hungarian cause became one of many, albeit one of the most important. This is probably why, while Burgio, the nuncio in Buda, is a well-known figure in Hungarian historical memory, his successors have been largely neglected by academic research. This is surprising in light of the fact that, in contrast to the earlier broad spectrum of relations, relations between the Holy See and Hungary narrowed during this period and were largely limited to the nuncios. Nevertheless, the reports of the envoys contain a wealth of important and unique sources relating to Hungary, and by processing them, we can not only see how the Viennese court and Ferdinand I himself thought about the situation in Hungary, but also examine what Rome knew about developments in Hungary and, in light of this, what material, diplomatic, and even direct military assistance it tried to provide in the fight against the Ottomans. Keywords: diplomacy, nuncios, papacy, Viennese court, Ferdinand I.
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