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Árpád Dynasty
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The House of Árpád
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István IV
1163 |
Following László II's death, his brother István IV (son of Béla II (the Blind)) was
crowned as King of Hungary. Amidst the continuing tensions between the Byzantine
Empire, István IV lost the crown in the same year to his nephew István III, who
resumed as King of Hungary after talks with Manuel I agreeing that István IV (his
uncle) would marry Manuel's daughter Maria.
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Béla III
1172-1196 |
Béla III of Hungary was born in 1148 and was King of Hungary from 1172 to 1196.
He was the son of Géza II and brother to István III. He was placed on the throne
by his father-in-law Byzantine Emperor Manuel I and succeeded his brother István
III in 1172. He married: Marguerite daughter of King Louis VII of France and
Constance (daughter of Emperor Alfonso VII of Spain), and Agnes de Chatillon
daughter of Renaud de Chatillon and Constance (daughter of Prince Bohemond of
Antioch). He also married both a daughter of Byzantine Emperor Manuel I and
Margaret Comnena, who was niece of Manuel I. With Agnes, he had 2 sons; Imre and
András and he also had 2 girls.
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Imre
1196-1204 |
Imre was the son of Béla III and ruled as King of Hungary from 1196 to 1204. His
position was challenged by his brother András but was unsuccessful. Imre was born
in Esztergom in 1174 and died in September 1204 at age 30. He married Constanzia,
Princess of Aragon. Constanzia was the daughter of Alfonso II King of Aragon and
Sanchia Castile Queen of Aragon. She bore Imre one son, László.
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László III
1204-1205 |
László's short reign as King of Hungary from 1204 to 1205 was due to his uncle's
(András II) determination to dethrone him. László was the only son of Imre and
Constanzia. László never married and had no children.
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András II
1205-1235 |
András II was a son of Béla III and succeeded his nephew, the infant László III,
in 1205. No other king of Hungary, perhaps, was so mischievous to his country.
Valiant, enterprising, pious as he was, all these fine qualities were ruined by
a reckless good nature which never thought of the morrow. In 1234, he married his
third wife, Beatrice of Este and they had a few sons, of which, was István. He
also married Gertrude of Meran and had a son Béla.
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Béla IV, the Great
1235-1270 |
Béla IV, the Great was King of Hungary from 1235 to 1270. He was born in 1206
and died in 1275. He was the son of András II and Gertrude. He married Marie of
Byzantine and had a son István. He was a strong ruler who tried desperately to
make good of the losses of the preceding reign. The magnates, in reply, attempted
to set up a rival ruler, and Béla in turn allowed some 40,000 families of Cumans,
who were driven westward by the Mongol invasions, to settle in the Tisza.
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István V
1270-1272 |
István V was the son of Béla IV, the Great of Hungary, whom he succeeded in 1270.
In 1255, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of the Cuman chieftain. To secure
foreign support, he formed a double matrimonial alliance with the Angevins. The
first of these was the marriage in 1270 of his daughter Maria to Charles II of
Naples. The second alliance was the marriage of István's infant son László to
Charles II's sister Elizabeth. István died suddenly as he was raising an army to
rescue his kidnapped infant son László from his rebellious vassals.
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László IV
1272-1290 |
László IV the Cuman, also known as László IV, King of Hungary, was the son of
István V, whom he succeeded in 1272. He was kidnapped at age ten from his
father's court by rebellious vassals. He was married in 1272 to Elizabeth of
Anjou, the daughter of King Charles I of Naples. He died heirless and his
successor, András III, was issued from another branch of the Árpád Dynasty.
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András III
1290-1301 |
András III was the last of the native dynasty. He continued the struggle against
the domination of the feudal aristocracy, but had little success. András was the
grandson of András II and son of István. András' reign ended in 1301 and along
with it, so did the Árpád Dynasty.
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References:
- NationMaster.com, Kings of Hungary, http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Kings-of-Hungary
- The Encyclopedia of World History, Hungary, http://www.bartleby.com
- Jessica Bonner, Arpad Dynasty, http://www.geocities.com/Chisholmfamilytree/Arpadynasty.html
- István Lázár, Hungary - A Brief History, http://www.net.hu/corvinus/lib/lazar/index.htm
- Miroslav Marek, Rulers of Hungary, http://genealogy.euweb.cz/pan/hungary.html
- Crying Voice in the Wilderness, The Hungarian Pagan Revolt of 1046 and the Martyrdom of Bishop Gellért, http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/7730/Christianity/HunGellert.html
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