Event György Dózsa Rebellion

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György Dózsa led a peasants' revolt against the landed nobility of the Kingdom of Hungary.

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  • January 1514: György Dózsa led a peasants' revolt against the kingdom's landed nobility. He was eventually caught, tortured, and executed along with his followers, and remembered as both a Christian martyr and a dangerous criminal. During the reign of king Vladislas II of Hungary (1490–1516), royal power declined in favour of the magnates, who used their power to curtail the peasants’ freedom.