After the
Turkish siege of Vienna in 1529, Ferdinand recognized that
defense of the Habsburg lands required that Hungary form a
bulwark against the Turks. Although Turkey's ultimate
objective was the conquest of Europe, Western Europe did not
see the Turks as a threat and was unwilling to aid Ferdinand
in the defense of the continent's eastern borders. He thus
signed a peace agreement with the Turks in 1562 that
formalized the stalemated status quo in Hungary. The
Protestant Reformation
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