Levéltári Közlemények, 57. (1986)

Levéltári Közlemények, 57. (1986) 1. - FORRÁSKÖZLÉS - Pederin, Ivan: A Velencei Köztársaság és Magyarország szövetsége a török elleni harcban / 131–136. o.

136 Jván Peder in and Hungary, etc.But Venice respected feudal privileges given by the King, and the Kings gave privileges to Venetian subjects as the Bishop Ivan Dominis, who became 1437 a comes palatínus having the power to create notairs. Venice altrough had some diplomatic links to the Court of Buda by mediation of the chancellery of Zadar, where letters were sent to Buda. This neignborhood of mistrust changed as soon as the Turks conquered the Balkans, as early in the XVI century the Ottoman Empire finally drove out Hungary from Belgrade and Bosnia. Then Venice settled a treaty on military aid to Hungary against the Turks and also a peace treaty with Sultan Baiasith, which settled the question on Venetian merchants in the Levante, their protection, common action against piracy, extraditions of robbers and criminals, etc. Venetian aid to Hungary resulted insufficient and this Kingdom collapsed in 1526. after a military defeat on the Field of Mohacz, but the peace with the Sultan seemed to be a lasting one, a prosperous result of Venetian cautious optimism and avoidance of war with the powerful Ottoman Empire.