The following is a timeline of Oradea, a city in western Romania, between the 9th and 16th centuries.
9th-10th centuries: According to Gesta Hungarorum, Menumorut ruled the area - with a citadel centered in Bihar - until the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. 10th century: Várad (vár = castle, -ad = diminutive suffix [cf. Herend, Kermend, Kövösd, Fertőd, Városd, Jobbágy, Hortobágy]) is founded. 1082–1095: The Várad Bishopric was founded by King Ladislaus I of Hungary.Jewish Gen website, Oradea - An Introduction to its Jewish History, article by Susan Geroe dated November 2004 12th century: Becomes a cultural and religious center of the Kingdom of Hungary. 1208–1235: Regestrum Varadinense, the oldest document mentioning Oradea 13th century: The city flourished. 1412: Wladislaus II of Poland visits the grave of St. Ladislaus barefoot. 1437: Sigismund dies and was buried in Oradea Cathedral. 1445: John Vitéz of Zredna becomes bishop. 1474: The city is devastated by the Turks. 1514: A peasant uprising, led by György Dózsa, ransacked and burned the city. 1526: Bishop of Oradea Francis Perenyi is killed in the Battle of Mohács. 1538: Zápolyai’s ablest adviser, the Croat Franciscan Friar George, mediates the secret agreement of Oradea in which each claimant (Ferdinand of Habsburg and John I of Hungary) recognises the other's title and the territorial status quo. 1541: Buda falls, and refugees arrive in Oradea. 1557: Queen Isabella's captain, Tamas Varkoch, captures the fortress and the bishopric's estates are confiscated. 1565: Saint Ladislaus' grave is defaced. 1570–1596: A new fortress is built in late-Italian Renaissance style. 1598–1606: Oradea secedes from Transylvania. 1598: The fortress is besieged and, on August 27, 1660, Oradea falls to the Turks.
See also History of Oradea Prehistory of Transylvania Ancient history of Transylvania History of Transylvania
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