Abstract
The conquest of Constantinople in 1453 demonstrated that the Ottoman state had become a strong power in Eastern Europe, and the subsequent occupation of Serbia and of the southern part of Bosnia (1464) left the Ottoman state just one step removed from becoming the clearly dominant power. It became evident in 1521, when the supporters of Asiatic and maritime conquests lost out to the Istanbul court faction demanding further conquests in Central Europe, that the next major goal of the Ottoman Empire would be the annexation of the Kingdom of Hungary. Although the Ottomans continued to occupy substantial areas in Hungary up to the conclusion of a new peace agreement at Adrianople in 1568, the implementation of the new defensive strategy soon yielded serious results. The Hungarian theater of war and the border defense system against the Ottomans was a important catalyst for military development in sixteenth century Central Europe. Keywords:Habsburg Defense System; Kingdom of Hungary; military development; Ottoman Empire; sixteenth century
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