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Treaty of Adrianople (1568)

When
1568
Where
Adrianople (present-day Edirne)
Episodes
1

The Treaty of Adrianople, signed in February 1568, ended the Ottoman-Habsburg War of 1565–1568. Negotiated by representatives of Maximilian II and Selim II, it established a period of relative peace between the empires.

Episodes

  1. 21 February 1568 · Adrianople (present-day Edirne)Signing of the Treaty

    The treaty was formally signed on 21 February 1568, ending the war between the Habsburgs and Ottomans.

Background and detail

War Context. The treaty concluded the Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1565–1568. It followed the costly siege of Szigetvár, where the Ottomans captured a key Hungarian fortress but suffered the death of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

Negotiation Process. Ambassadors Antun Vrančić and Christoph Teuffenbach arrived in Constantinople in August 1567. After five months of negotiations, an agreement was reached in February 1568, leading to the formal signing of the treaty.

Treaty Outcome. Signed on 21 February 1568, the treaty ended the war between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. It initiated a period of 25 years of relative peace between the two empires.

People involved

Sources

  1. Treaty of Adrianople (1568) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09

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