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What did the Treaty of Pressburg in 1491 decide about Habsburg claims to Hungary?
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In the Treaty of Pressburg of 1491, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I renounced his immediate claims to the Hungarian throne, which had been secured by Vladislas II of Bohemia.12
However, the treaty established a critical provision regarding the future of the monarchy: it mandated that the succession to both Hungary and Bohemia would pass to the Habsburg dynasty should Vladislas II die without leaving a male heir. This agreement served as a foundational step in the eventual formation of the Habsburg Danubian empire.132