Vasvár előtt. Habsburg–oszmán megegyezési kísérlet Temesváron 1663-ban
Before Vasvár. An Attempt at a Habsburg-Ottoman Compromise at Temesvár in 1663

Summary/Abstract: The peace treaty signed in Vasvár on 10 August 1664 by Grand Vizier Köprülü Ahmed Pasha and Simon Reniger von Reningen, the resident ambassador of Constantinople became known to Hungarian estates and Hungary as a “shameful” compromise, primarily because the parties failed to take Hungarian interests into consideration. However, the creation of this treaty was preceded by a more than two years long series of negotiations. A lesser known section of these negotiations happened between Summer 1662 and Spring 1663 in Temesvár, where the Habsburg representatives, Johann Freiherr von Goess and Philipp Johann Beris tried to settle the arguments between the two empires and save the peace in the camp of Serdar Köse Ali Pasha. This study discusses the process that led to the beginning of the negotiations at Temesvár and the debated issues in the discussions between the Habsburg diplomats and the Serdar. It is presented that in early 1663 there was a chance of making peace, – even though it would have been based mostly on the demands of the Ottoman Porte – but it failed on the issue of the affiliation of Székelyhíd. The primary sources of this examination were the reports of Goess, Berris, and Reniger, the Habsburg resident ambassador of Constantinople.

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