He attemped to designate a Venetian relative, Peter Orseolo, as his successor, though his subjects did not accept the decision.
This ruler had to go to war against the only other surviving branch of his dynasty, the descendant of Zerin the Bald. He attemped to designate a Venetian relative, Peter Orseolo, as his successor, though his subjects did not accept the decision. Though he was not a Slav, he adopted the Slavic name for "Charlemagne" as his royal title and defeated his cousin Koppany at the Battle of Veszprem after the death of his father Geza. The day of his coronation is thought to be either Christmas Day, 1000 CE or New Year's Day, 1001, when he received the Holy Crown from Pope Silvester II. He was a member of the Arpad Dynasty, named after a Grand Prince of the Magyars. For 10 points, name this canonized first king of Hungary.
This ruler had to go to war against the only other surviving branch of his dynasty, the descendant of Zerin the Bald.
Saint Stephen I [or Vajk; prompt on Stephen]