The Battle of Şelimbăr (Hungarian: Sellenberk; German: Schellenberg) is one of the great events of medieval Romanian history. It took place on 18 October 1599 between the Wallachian army of Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul) and the Transylvanian-Hungarian army of Andrew Bathory. The battleground was fought near the village of Şelimbăr close to Sibiu (Hermannstadt).
Michael the Brave marched into Transylvania to fight against the Ottoma...
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The Battle of Şelimbăr (Hungarian: Sellenberk; German: Schellenberg) is one of the great events of medieval Romanian history. It took place on 18 October 1599 between the Wallachian army of Michael the Brave (Romanian: Mihai Viteazul) and the Transylvanian-Hungarian army of Andrew Bathory. The battleground was fought near the village of Şelimbăr close to Sibiu (Hermannstadt).
Michael the Brave marched into Transylvania to fight against the Ottoman aggression. The neighboring rulers Andrew Bathory in Transylvania and Ieremia Movilă in Moldavia were friendly towards Poland.
In 1598, Michael signed a treaty of peace with the Ottomans, however both sides knew that the issue was far from settled. When Transylvania fell under the influence of Poland, which preserved friendly relations with the Ottomans, a hostile ring closed around Wallachia. Only the Habsburgs were prepared to ally themselves with Michael. The treaty, signed in Prague on 9 June 1598, made Wallachia a vassal state; in...
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