Mercurius Hungaricus | |
Foundation: | 5 June 1705 |
Owners: | Francis II Rákóczi's chancellery |
Publishing Country: | Hungary |
Mercurius Hungaricus (Hungarian: Magyar Merkúr), later Mercurius Veridicus ex Hungaria was the first periodical newspaper in the Kingdom of Hungary,[1] published between 1705 and 1710 (only seven issues). It was a semiofficial news release for the Rákóczi's War of Independence, the articles were written in mostly Latin language.