List of historical capitals of Hungary

Throughout its history, the European country of Hungary, changed the location of its capital city several times.

Middle Ages

Esztergom, from 1000 to 1256
Székesfehérvár, it often changed the capital title with Esztergom
Buda, from 1256 to 1315, from 1408 to 1485 and from 1490 to 1536
Temesvár (present-day Timișoara), 1315-1323
Visegrád, from 1323 to 1408
Bécs (Vienna), from 1485 to 1490, when Matthias Corvinus occupied Lower Austria and put his seat to Bécs

Modern era

Pressburg/Pozsony (present-day Bratislava) from 1536 to 1783
Lippa (present-day Lipova), from 1541 to 1542, capital of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom for a short time
Gyulafehérvár (present-day Alba Iulia), from 1542 to 1570, royal residence and the capital of the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom
Buda, from 1783 to 1873
Debrecen, in 1849 and in 1944
Budapest, 1873-''present''

Capitals of Pannonia province

Note that the Roman provinces on the territory of today's Hungary, notably Pannonia, had other capitals. Capitals of Roman Pannonia, located in the territory of present-day Hungary, were: Aquincum, Savaria and Sopianae.