As both sides charged at each other, it was clear that the Ottoman force was dominant. By the end of the war, twenty thousand Hungarian troops were dead.22 As Lajos II tried to flee from the fighting, the wounded Hungarian king fell from his horse and into the stream and died. Suleyman led the Ottomans to defeat the Hungarians at Mohács in just three hours. This victory opened up the gates to Hungary and allowed Suleyman to go deeper into the country. With only three thousand casualties, he marched into the city of Buda and ransacked churches, the Corvina Library, many statues, and much more.23 In just three hours, Hungary was fatally bleeding, for they were cut wide open. After the Ottomans invaded, Hungary was thrown into chaos. A kingdom that was once…show more content… She was to distribute seventy three letters to as many barons and bishops as she possibly could.26 In those letters, he asked for support by saying that any supporter of his rival John I who was willing to change their loyalty would receive a fair sum of money.27 His final attempt before turning to violence was to try and make a deal with John. He informed him that if he was willing to resign the throne, he would receive three-hundred thousand florins. After John refused this offer, Ferdinand was read to take the throne by force. He marched into Buda in August 1527 and after two months, he was finally crowned as king in Székesfehérvár.28 As John saw his throne being seized, he realized that if he was to bring Ferdinand down, he would need more support. Though Henry VII of England declined his request of alliance, Francis I, the king of France, agreed to give financial aid if John continued his aggressions with the Habsburgs, France’s mortal enemy. After sealing the deal with Francis, he went further and asked Suleyman for help. Suleyman had one of the biggest armies and from 1528 to 1532, he and John dominated Europe.29
