During the
Middle Ages, authorities of the
Kingdom of Hungary had an ambivalent attitude towards the presence of
Eastern Orthodox Christians in various regions of the realm, that was depending mainly on current relations with the
Byzantine Empire, and
medieval Serbia. By the end of the 15th century,
Serb presence in southern regions of the realm was gradually increased by continuous migrations that were caused by
Ottoman invasion of Serbian lands. In the 16th century, following the Ottoman conquest of Hungary, the Eparchy of Buda was established, under the jurisdiction of the
Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. By the end of the 17th century, those regions of were liberated from the Ottoman rule and incorporated into the
Habsburg monarchy. Since 1708, the eparchy belonged to the
Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Krušedol (Karlovci) that became the
Patriarchate of Karlovci in 1848. After 1918, the eparchy continued to function within political frames of the new
Hungarian state, belonging in terms of ecclesiastical jurisdiction to the unified Serbian Orthodox Church. ==Structure==