Kingdom of Slovakia Kráľovstvo slovenské Timeline: The Timeline of Principles | ||||||
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Anthem: Nad Tatrou sa blýska "Lightning Over the Tatras" |
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Location of Slovakia (green)
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Capital (and largest city) | Bratislava | |||||
Official languages | Slovak | |||||
Regional languages | Hungarian • Ukrainian • Rusyn | |||||
Demonym | Slovak | |||||
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
- | Monarch | Charles II | ||||
- | Prime Minister | Ivan Korčok | ||||
Legislature | National Assembly | |||||
- | Upper house | Senate | ||||
- | Lower house | Chamber of Deputies | ||||
Independence from Hungary | ||||||
- | Independence declared from Hungary | 28 October 1785 | ||||
- | Recognized | 19 September 1788 | ||||
- | Constitution | 3 September 1828 | ||||
Population | ||||||
- | 2023 estimate | 7,104,962 | ||||
Currency | Slovak koruna (SKK ) |
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Drives on the | right |
Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko), officially the Kingdom of Slovakia (Slovak: Kráľovstvo slovenské), is a landblocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Hungary and Transylvania to the south, the Holy Roman Empire to the west, Poland to the north, and Ukraine to the northeast. The capital and largest city is Bratislava.
The Slavs arrived in the territory of today's Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, the Principality of Nitra was founded, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the breakup of Great Moravia, the territory was incorporated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom in 1000. After the Mongol invasion of Europe in 1242, a large part of Slovak territory was destroyed.
In 1785, the Slovak adventurer and warrior Móric Beňovský proclaimed the Slovak Kingdom, which started the Slovak War of Independence, which ended in 1788 with the victory of Beňovský, which gave Slovakia independence from Hungary. In June 1911, Hungary invaded Slovakia, which led to Slovakia joining World War I on the side of the Allies. After a minor interruption of Slovak independence, the Slovak Kingdom was restored after the end of World War I.
In June 1936, a civil war broke out in Slovakia between the government and pro-Russian insurgents, which ended in April 1938 with the victory of the pro-Russian insurgents, whereby the monarchy was abolished and replaced by the State of All-Slavic Slovakia, which was later annexed to Russia in August. Slovakia was restored after the end of World War II in 1946 and was on the side of the Western Bloc during the Cold War.
Slovakia is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy and a developed country. Slovakia is a member of the United Nations.
History[]
Hungarian rule (907-1785)[]
After the collapse of the Great Moravian Empire in 907, the territory of today's Slovakia became part of Hungary. Later, parts of western Slovakia were part of Poland from 1001 until 1030 and then the territory was part of Bohemia from 1030 until 1044 when Hungary successfully regained the territory of western Slovakia. After the Mongol invasion of Europe in 1242, the population of Slovakia decreased. In 1301, the Árpád family died out, which led to a rivalry between many contenders for the Hungarian throne. This rivalry also led to the fact that Matúš Čák Trenčiansky decided to rule Upper Hungary (today's Slovakia), while the Aba family ruled the northeast of Slovakia. After the Battle of Rozgony in 1312, these governments were defeated and Hungary, led by Charles I, was able to regain control of Slovakia.

Maurice, the first King of Slovakia.
Sometime in 1783, Slovak adventurer, traveler and warrior Móric Beňovský returned to Slovakia. After returning to Slovakia, Beňovský thought about a possible independent Slovak Kingdom and would become King of Slovakia. Beňovský was most likely inspired by the American War of Independence, where Beňovský took part in some battles. On 28 October 1785, there was an uprising in Bratislava where Beňovský declared himself the King of Slovakia, which started the Slovak War of Independence.