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Before their return to Vienna, the plenipotentiaries wrote a letter to their principal on 3 January 1527 in which they informed him about the sequence of events during the parliament session and explained their delay and longer stay in
Croatia than expected before (among other things, some of
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In return for the throne
Ferdinand promised to respect the historic rights, freedoms, laws, and customs the Croats had when united with the Hungarian kingdom, and to defend Croatia from Ottoman invasion and subjugation at all times with 1000 horsemen, 200 soldiers, and finance for another 800
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The
Croatian nobles met at Cetin on 31 December 1526, to discuss their strategy and choose a new leader. The Austrian Archduke Ferdinand also sent his envoys to be present at the time of the parliament session. The assembly occurred in the
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The text of the
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Beneath the text there are six seals of most notable
Croatian magnates and dignitaries to verify the Charter, as well in the middle a seal of the Kingdom of Croatia, in the following sequence:
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Advocates of both options, after a long debate, finally agreed on
Ferdinand on 1 January 1527. The election of Ferdinand was a natural one because he was not only the powerful
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Ferdinand's plenipotentiaries took over the
Charter from the Croats and took it with them on their way back to Vienna. In return, earlier that day, in a document called
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showed no interest in defense, and was in a dire financial situation at the time. The Croatians appealed to the
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