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Events on Wednesday 10 November 1526 1
1526Hungarian nobles elect John Zapolya kingRival election splits the Hungarian throne after MohácsWith King Louis II dead and no direct heir, a faction of the Hungarian diet elected the voivode of Transylvania, John Zapolya, as king at Szekesfehervar on 10 November 1526. Ferdinand of Habsburg was separately elected king by rival nobles weeks later, beginning a civil war over the Hungarian crown.