The public defense of Tamás Kruppa’s doctoral dissertation for the title of Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (DSc), entitled From the Jagiellonians to the Szapolyais: Two Decades from the History of the Kingdom of Hungary (1519–1541), was held on 12 May 2025 in the Ceremonial Hall of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, located at 13 Teréz Boulevard, Budapest. The official opponents were Pál Ács, Tibor Neumann, and István Tringli.
Tamás Kruppa has been closely involved with the Fraknói Research Group since 2017. As a senior research fellow, his work focuses on the relations between Transylvania and the Holy See during the Báthory era, as well as on the systematic exploration of Italian diplomatic sources from the first half of the sixteenth century, with particular emphasis on Hungarian–Papal relations under the Jagiellonian and Szapolyai dynasties. In addition to Vatican archives, he also conducts thorough research on relevant Venetian diplomatic reports.
He contributes to training the next generation of scholars by sharing his research experience in Rome and by conducting early modern Italian palaeography workshops.
In the history of the Fraknói Research Group, this is the third academic DSc title awarded to a member, following those of Péter Tusor (2014) and Tamás Fedeles (2022).
