in april 1538, just two months after the treaty of nagyvárad, bishop stjepan brodarić arrived to kraków to negotiate timing and conditions for the wedding of isabella and john zápolya. polish nobles considered the wedding to be ill-conceived and not beneficial, but it proceeded. on 15 january 1539, five hundred hungarian knights arrived to kraków. the betrothal took place on 26 january. the "per procura" wedding date is not known exactly, but it was probably between 28 january and 2 february. after the ceremony, isabella departed towards hungary. her dowry was 32,000 ducats in cash plus property worth another 6,000 ducats. through buda she reached székesfehérvár where she met john zápolya for the first time on 22 february. he granted her the towns of iňačovce, lipova, deva, číčov, tokaj, parts of debrecen and regéc castles. the next day the wedding ceremony took place and isabella was crowned as queen of hungary. the wedding feast continued for a week in buda.