Peace of Pressburg
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The Peace of Pressburg (or Peace of Bratislava) refers to four peace treaties concluded in what is now the Slovak capital Bratislava (German: Pressburg). The Fourth Peace of Pressburg of 1805 during the Napoleonic Wars is the most well-known (see Treaty of Pressburg).
The First Peace of Pressburg was signed on July 2, 1271 between King Otakar II of Bohemia and King Stephen V of Hungary. Under this agreement, Hungary renounced its claims on parts of present-day Austria and Slovenia, and Bohemia renounced its claims on territories conquered in Hungary.
The Second Peace of Pressburg (also known as the Treaty of Pressburg and the Treaty of Bratislava) was signed on November 7, 1491 between Emperor Maximilian I and King Vladislaus II of Hungary. Under this agreement, Vladislaus renounced his claim on Lower Austria and agreed that Maximilian should succeed to the Hungarian crown if Vladislaus left no legitimate male issue.
The Third Peace of Pressburg was signed on December 30, 1626 between Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania, the leader of an uprising against the Habsburg Monarchy from 1619-1626, and Emperor Ferdinand II. The agreement put an end to the revolt by confirming the Peace of Nikolsburg (December 31, 1621). In return Bethlen agreed not to fight against the emperor anymore, nor would he ally with the Ottoman Turks.
The Fourth Peace of Pressburg of 26 December 1805 ended hostilities after France's defeat of Austria in the War of the Third Coalition. It resulted in Austrian territorial losses and the effective end of the Holy Roman Empire (see Treaty of Pressburg).
