SMRŤ CISÁRA ŽIGMUNDA LUXEMBURSKÉHO A NÁSTUP ALBRECHTA HABSBURSKÉHO NA UHORSKÝ TRÓN

The paper deals with the circumstances of the death of the Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg and the accession of Albert of Habsburg to the throne of Hungary. Albert based his claims to the Hungarian royal crown on his marriage with Sigismund’s daughter Elisabeth, the heiress of the Kingdom of Hungary. But the hereditary claims to the royal throne in the women’s branch did not apply in Hungary. In this case the new King was elected by the assembly. In spite of Sigismund’s last will, the election of Albert as a King of Hungary was uncertain because part of the aristocracy supported the Polish candidacy. Albert concealed Sigismund’s death and hastily organized an election assembly in Bratislava, which was attended only by supporters of the Habsburg duke. Therefore, a part of the aristocracy did not accept the election and the result was a civil war in the Kingdom of Hungary. The study deals also with the issue of the royal burial, the last resting place of Emperor Sigismund in Oradea as well with the later destruction of his grave.