Battles & Campaigns · 1718
Treaty of Passarowitz
Požarevac (Passarowitz), Serbia
What happened
The Ottoman Empire, the Habsburg monarchy and the Republic of Venice, with Britain and the Dutch Republic as mediators. The Ottomans made peace at the town of Passarowitz. They gave the Habsburgs the Banat, northern Serbia including Belgrade, and other lands.
Why it matters
Why it matters: Vienna saw it as an extraordinary success, ending Ottoman rule in what had been the Kingdom of Hungary. It also gave Habsburg merchants trading rights in the Ottoman Empire.
What came next
The Habsburgs held Belgrade for 21 years. The Treaty of Belgrade in 1739 gave northern Serbia back to the Ottomans.
Did you know?
Požarevac lies between three rivers: the Danube, the Great Morava and the Mlava.
Timeline
- 1688-1690The Habsburgs briefly occupy northern Serbia.
- 21 July 1718The Treaty of Passarowitz is signed.
- 1735-1739A new Austro-Russian-Turkish war is fought.
- 1739The Treaty of Belgrade returns northern Serbia to the Ottomans.