List of historical capitals of Hungary
Throughout its history, the European country of Hungary, changed the location of its capital city several times.Middle Ages
- Esztergom, from 1000 to 1256
- Székesfehérvár, it often changed the capital title with Esztergom
- Buda, from 1256 to 1315, from 1408 to 1485 and from 1490 to 1536
- Temesvár, 1315-1323
- Visegrád, from 1323 to 1408
- Bécs, from 1485 to 1490, when Matthias Corvinus occupied Lower Austria and put his seat to Bécs
Modern era
- Pressburg/Pozsony from 1536 to 1784
- Lippa, from 1541 to 1542, capital of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom for a short time
- Gyulafehérvár, from 1542 to 1570, royal residence and the capital of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
- Buda, from 1784 to 1873
- Debrecen, in 1849 and in 1944
- Budapest, 1873-present
Note that the Roman provinces on the territory of today's Hungary, notably Pannonia, had other capitals. Capitals of Roman Pannonia, located in the territory of present-day Hungary, were: Aquincum, Savaria and Sopianae.
