Međimurje under Hungarian rule is the historical period of
Međimurje (), the northernmost part of
Croatia
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, from the
Early modern period
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to
Late modern period
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, during which it was an integral part of
Zala County
Zala (, ; ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') in south-western Hungary. It is named after the Zala River. It shares borders with Croatia (Koprivnica–Križevci County, Koprivnica–Križevci and Me ...
in
Hungary
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. It was a centuries-old aspiration of the Hungarian rulers that came true in
1720
Events
January–March
* January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War).
* February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England.
* February 17 – The Treaty o ...
, as Međimurje was acquired by
Michael Johann III. Althann (1679–1727), a
Habsburg
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Count and member of the
House of Althann, an ancient
German noble family. Until then, although in the possession of Croatian, Hungarian and Austrian noblemen (Demetrius
Csák,
Güssinger family,
Lacković family,
Ernušt family,
Zrinskis and others), Međimurje was mostly part of the
Varaždin County
Varaždin County () is a county in Hrvatsko Zagorje. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.
Geography
The county contains the city of Varaždin, the towns of: Ivanec, Ludbreg, Lepoglava, Novi Marof and Varaždinske Top ...
, which formally belonged to the medieval
Kingdom of Slavonia
The Kingdom of Slavonia (, , , , sr-Cyrl, Краљевина Славонија) was a kingdom of the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire that existed from 1699 to 1868. The kingdom included northern parts of present-day regions of Sla ...
or early modern
Kingdom of Slavonia
The Kingdom of Slavonia (, , , , sr-Cyrl, Краљевина Славонија) was a kingdom of the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire that existed from 1699 to 1868. The kingdom included northern parts of present-day regions of Sla ...
, one of Croatian lands. From 1527 the entire territory fell under
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm (), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities (composite monarchy) that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is ...
and after the formation of
Croatian Military Frontier
The Croatian Military Frontier ( or ') was a district of the Military Frontier, a territory in the Habsburg monarchy, first during the period of the Austrian Empire and then during Austria-Hungary.
History
Founded in the late 16th century out of ...
on parts of the Croatian territory, Međimurje remained outside it and was, as before, under the administration of the
Ban (Banus) of Croatia (in the so-called ''Banal Croatia'').
In the