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Treaty · 1533
The Truce of Constantinople was signed on 22 July 1533 in Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire and the Archduchy of Austria after the Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1529–1533. According to several sources, this and other ceasefire agreements produced in 1547, 1568, 1573, 1576, 1584 and 1591 were truces or armistices (with a limited period of mutual non-aggression) and not treaties, as no real peace treaty was concluded in the entire sixteenth century. Gábor Ágoston calls this a treaty or truce, but defines its nature as mere "verbal promise" (correspondences between Ferdinand and his envoy also show the agreement as a matter between Suleyman and the king). Mortimer also states the truce was between Ferdinand and Suleyman. Only the 1547 truce received endorsement from Charles V.
In this treaty Ferdinand I acknowledged Ottoman suzerainty and recognised Suleiman as his “father and suzerain”, he agreed to pay an annual tribute for his possessions in Hungary and accepted the Ottoman grand vizier as his brother and equal in rank. According to Nicolae Jorga (translated by Nilüfer Epçeli), Ferdinand withdrew his assertions on Hungary save a small territory in its west of Hungary. According to Gábor Ágoston, Suleyman had given Kingdom of Hungary to King John, but was willing to accept a partition with the Habsburgs. To delimit the borders, he sent Ludovico Gritti to Hungary.
Took place during the reign of Suleiman I (1520–1566). Suleiman I
Open the reign of Suleiman I on the mapText: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for the atlas.