Peace of Szeged

Peace of Szeged
The Treaties of Edirne and Szeged
Drafted	June 10 – August 14, 1444
Signed	August 15, 1444
Location	Szeged
Condition	10 year truce agreed; Ottomans: Pay an indemnity of 100,000 gold florins; Withdraw from Serbia and Albania; Release hostages;
Original; signatories	Sultan Murad II; King Vladislaus;
Parties	Ottoman Empire; Hungary; Serbian Despotate;

The Treaty of Edirne and the Peace of Szeged were two halves of a peace treaty between Sultan Murad II of the Ottoman Empire and King Vladislaus of the Kingdom of Hungary. Despot Đurađ Branković of the Serbian Despotate was a party to the proceedings. The treaty brought an end to the Christian crusade against the Ottomans with significant gains. Within a month Vladislaus abjured his oath at the urging of the papacy and the crusade continued. On November 10, 1444 it ended in disaster at the Battle of Varna where the crusaders were wiped out and Vladislaus killed.

The treaty was started in Edirne with discussions between Murad and Vladislaus' ambassador. Within a few days, it was sent to Szeged with Murad's ambassador, to be finalized and ratified by Vladislaus. Once it arrived, complications caused the negotiations to continue for several more days, and oaths were eventually given in Várad. The ratification took place on August 15, 1444 in Várad.