The
Kingdom of Hungary (short form
Hungary), emerged in 1000, when the
Principality of Hungary, founded in 896, was recognized as a Kingdom. The form of government was changed from Monarchy to Republic briefly in 1918 and again in 1946, ending the Kingdom and creating the
Republic of Hungary. During most of its history, it was a considerable state in Central Europe, including, besides Hungary proper and
Transylvania, Croatia-Slavonia and a territory known as the
Military Frontier.
[5]In the late Middle Ages, the Latin terms "Natio Hungarica" and "Hungarus" referred to all of the population, as loyalty and patriotism towards the crown existed among all inhabitants, regardless of ethnic origins. However, according to István Werboczy's Tripartitum, the "Natio Hungarica" referred only to the privileged noblemen (regardless of ethnicity), as subjects of the Holy Crown of Hungary
The Latin Regnum Hungariae/Vngarie (Regnum meaning kingdom); Regnum Marianum (Kingdom of St. Mary); or simply Hungaria was the form used in official documents from the beginning of the kingdom to the 1840s.
The German name (Königreich Ungarn) was used from 1849 to the 1860s, and the Hungarian name (Magyar Királyság) was used in the 1840s, and again from the 1860s to 1918. The names in other languages of the kingdom were Polish Królestwo Wegier, Romanian Regatul Ungariei, Croatian Kraljevina Ugarska, Slovene Kraljevina Ogrska, Czech Uherské království, Slovak Uhorské královstvo, Italian (for the city of Fiume), Regno d'Ungheria.
