Peace of Zsitvatorok
Žitavská Tôňa, Radvaň nad Dunajom, Slovakia
What happened
After thirteen years of the Long Turkish War, envoys met where the Žitava River flowed into the Danube, in Royal Hungary. They agreed to end the war for 20 years. Ottoman raids into Royal Hungary were banned, and the Habsburgs agreed to pay a sum, though the Hungarian and Ottoman copies described the payment differently.
Why it matters
Why it matters: The Ottomans had failed to push further into Habsburg lands, one of their first major setbacks of this kind. The frontier stayed fairly stable for about half a century.
What came next
The Habsburgs faced trouble at home, while the Ottomans fought Poland and Iran. The Ottomans never fully kept the treaty's terms.
Did you know?
For the first time, the sultan called the Holy Roman Emperor 'Padishah', one of his own titles, instead of treating him as just a king of Vienna.
Timeline
- 24 October 1606Negotiations begin.
- 11 November 1606The peace is signed.
- 9 December 1606Rudolf II ratifies it, according to the text.