Monostori Tibor: The Habsburgermonarchie and the Spanish Habsburg global empire

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„The Habsburgermonarchie and the Spanish Habsburg global empire. The integration of Hungary into both structures (1526-1648)“

- Monostori Tibor ANGOL NYELVŰ előadása -

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Kingdom of Hungary was integrated into the Central European Habsburg Monarchy, and at the same time became part of the Spanish Habsburg system. The global empire extracted, strategically used and paid for Hungarian material resources and human capital. At the same time, the Spanish Monarchy’s state-of-the-art know-how resulted in the upgrading and strengthening of the Hungarian defence and educational structures, and its cultural products profoundly renewed and enriched the Hungarian language, science and literature.
The strategic bond between the two Habsburg states made the Kingdom of Hungary not only vulnerable but also stronger both financially and militarily. Had the Spanish Habsburgs not supplied Hungary with knowledge and cash, nor given it diplomatic attention and shelter, the kingdom might have surrendered in its entirety to the Ottoman Empire, or (from the perspective of the Catholic elite) would have become Protestant. Madrid was very well aware of the strategic importance of Hungary.