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Bratislava became a site of high international politics in the latter half of the 15th and in the early 16th century, a period of permanent rivalry between the two most significant dynasties in the region of Central Europe: the Habsburgs and the Jagiellonians. The paper outlines a political background of major international events, diplomatic talks and their results. It also describes their cultural and social environment. The analysis of individual contracts, literature and archival materials of that time clearly shows that life in Bratislava was strongly influenced by the initiatives of the Habsburgs, especially the emperor Maximilian I, a founder of a modern Habsburg monarchy.