hungary king hungary croatia duke oldest son king crowned initiative group influential father lifetime father strongly opposed coronation refused province rule year appointed duke jurisdiction croatia time married maria daughter emperor governed title duke supported christian missions pagan plains east province acknowledged adopted title king andrew died september succeeded attempted restore royal authority diminished father purpose revised predecessors land grants reclaimed royal estates causing discontent invaded hungary annihilated army april escaped battlefield detachment chased town town far coast adriatic_sea survived invasion devastated country unexpected withdrawal march introduced radical reforms order prepare kingdom second invasion allowed barons erect stone fortresses set private armed forces promoted development fortified towns reign thousands colonists arrived poland neighboring regions settle lands efforts rebuild devastated country won epithet second founder state hungarian set defensive alliance included prince duke polish princes allies supported occupying lost king years later reign wide zone included bosnia newly conquered regions established southern frontier hungary relationship oldest son heir stephen tense early elderly king favored daughter anna youngest child duke forced territories east river danube stephen caused civil war lasting family famed died daughters margaret confirmed holy childhood oldest son king hungary wife born second half king andrew initiative pope appealed hungarian barons 7th june swear oath loyalty king future son showed blatant german relatives causing widespread discontent native lords taking advantage husband campaign distant group seized murdered forests september king andrew punished conspirators certain return child mother assassinated forgot declared deep respect royal charters correspondence sister noted saint elizabeth hungary anger nobles death mother unnamed daughter bulgaria engagement broken king requested pope unnamed lords planning crown king year old crowned year father grant province rule furthermore leaving crusade holy land august king andrew appointed john archbishop represent absence period stayed maternal uncle holy roman empire returned late arranged engagement maria daughter emperor accompanied king andrew hungary married duke senior king ceded lands adriatic_sea croatia letter pope iii reveals wicked men forced share realms heir initially styled king andrew son king charters title son king hungary duke separated wife half father demand refused declare marriage illegal accepted pope decision took refuge austria father anger returned wife half persuaded father forgive having returned launched campaign rebellious nobleman captured fortress domains confiscated distributed rivals supported siege duke king andrew transferred succeeded brother duke adopted policy aimed territories supported activities dominated lands crossed mountains met decided convert christianity meeting subjects baptized acknowledged year roman catholic diocese established lands long opposed father useless perpetual grants distribution royal estates destroyed traditional basis royal authority started king andrew land grants country pope supported efforts king hindered execution son orders confiscated estates brothers simon plotted mother youngest brother andrew prince expelled spring decided help regain throne town remain face earth deliver hands according chronicle crossed laid siege allies seize town withdrew troops chronicle writes hungarian soldiers died way home invaded bulgaria besieged capture fortress time set new border province romania lands token lands east adopted title king sponsored mission dominican monks decided visit descendants hungarians centuries earlier remained hungarians legendary homeland reign invasion king andrew died september succeeded father opposition crowned king october dismissed punished father closest advisors instance blinded imprisoned accused having king andrew life liaison king young widow ordered imprisonment managed escape gave birth posthumous son stephen brother considered son declared principal purpose royal rights restoration situation existed country reign grandfather according contemporaneous roger chairs barons burned order prevent sitting presence meetings royal council set special commissions revised royal charters land grants donations alienated subjects king pope gregory protested strongly withdrawal royal grants military orders exchange taking royal estates pope authorized employ local jews muslims financial administration decades opposed holy returning informed time reached planning invade europe invaded westernmost regions routed fleeing approached eastern borders demanded admission agreed shelter leader promised convert people christianity fight settlement masses nomadic plains gave rise conflicts local villagers needed military support rarely punished hungarian subjects thought biased favor emerged people king according supported development towns instance confirmed liberties citizens granted privileges hungarian german settlers slovakia town lost venice acknowledged invasion hungary gathered lands bordering hungary poland command december demanded submission great khan refused yield mountain passes fortified broke erected pass ukraine march duke austria arrived assist invaders defeated small troop near pest seized prisoners including forced join citizens pest realized presence invading army mass emerged accused enemy riot broke mob slaughtered committed suicide hearing fate decided leave hungary destroyed villages way departure lost valuable allies muster army invaders royal army ill prepared commanders barons alienated policy liked king defeated according account hungarian army virtually annihilated battle april great number hungarian lords killed narrowly escaped battlefield fled slovakia triumphant occupied ravaged lands east end june duke austria invitation went der instead helping duke forced counties probably fled sent letters pope gregory emperor king louis france western european monarchs urging send reinforcements hungary hope military assistance accepted emperor june pope declared crusade reinforcements arrived crossed frozen danube early detachment command son great khan chased town town took refugee fortified laid siege town march news arrived great khan death wanted attend election successor sufficient troops ordered withdrawal forces grateful granted lands near split causing lasting conflict towns second founder state return hungary found country ruins devastation especially heavy plains east danube half villages destroyed traditional centers administration defended earth timber walls fortified places successfully resisted siege severe famine followed preparation new invasion central concern policy letter pope announced plan strengthen danube river confrontations new forts abandoned ancient royal build castles promoting erection nearly new fortresses end reign fortresses included new castle built slovakia castle wife built attempted increase number soldiers improve equipment land grants forested regions obliged new landowners equip heavily armoured serve royal army instance called nobles slovakia received privileges allowed barons employ armed previously directly sovereign private granted knights june knights abandoned region replace loss percent population perished invasion ensuing famine promoted colonization granted special liberties colonists including personal freedom favorable tax treatment germans poles guests arrived neighboring countries settled sparsely populated regions persuaded left hungary return settle plains arranged engagement son stephen crowned king junior daughter granted privileges settlements promoting development self governing towns liberties mining towns spelled reign defensive purposes moved citizens pest hill opposite danube decades new fortified town important center commerce hungary granted privileges fortified center confirmed adopted active foreign policy soon withdrawal second half invaded austria forced duke surrender counties ceded invasion hand venice occupied summer renounced june venice acknowledged claim customs revenues town set defensive alliance married daughters princes countries threatened marry daughters anna supported son law invade opponent repulsed attack august freed oath fidelity taken emperor frederick invasion following year duke austria invaded hungary routed army battle river june perished battlefield childless death gave rise series conflicts niece sister margaret claim austria decided intervene conflict danger second invasion diminished end retaliation austrian hungary raid austria summer year met concluded peace treaty prince slovakia son new ally roman married austria united troops invaded austria june withdrawal married margaret austria invaded occupied austria summer launched campaign laid siege intervened behalf lifted siege end june pope peace treaty signed slovakia accordance treaty meantime king ceded appointed son law serbia task creation zone southern borders occupied bosnia year appointment forced bulgaria belgrade serbia adopted title occasionally subsequent years rose rebellion governor routed early invaded restored appointed oldest son stephen duke successor proposed alliance offering marry daughters son refused khan offer rule son lords sought assistance allies black invaded june defeat forced renounce favor peace vienna signed march hand divorced elderly wife married granddaughter daughter originally planned youngest daughter margaret marriage margaret living monastery blessed virgin rabbits island refused yield assistance dominican took final religious vows prevented marriage infuriated act king time supported favored subsequent years according greater legend sister civil war son stephen jointly invaded bulgaria forced constantine bulgaria abandon region returned hungary end campaign continued son younger son appointed duke daughter anna irritated stephen suspected father planning stephen mentioned charters suffered severe persecution parents referring roots conflict father clashes took place autumn lasting civil war avoided persuaded son compromise according peace divided country danube lands west river remained direct rule government eastern territories taken stephen king junior relationship father son remained tense stephen seized mother sister estates situated realm east danube army command princess anna crossed danube summer occupied captured stephen wife children detachment royal army command judge royal lawrence forced stephen retreat far fortress romania easternmost corner king junior partisans relieved castle started counter attack autumn decisive routed father army march conducted negotiations son agreement signed blessed virgin rabbits island march new treaty confirmed division country danube regulated aspects existence stephen including collection taxes right free movement years nobles hungary called senior junior king domains assembled request stephen jointly confirmed privileges spelled golden bull september shortly meeting assigned county task property rights king stephen serbia invaded region rule widowed daughter anna royal army soon routed invaders captured serbian monarch forced pay ransom released favorite son died summer january king youngest daughter margaret died short order fell ill death requested king princess anna son law assist wife daughter partisans case forced leave hungary son died rabbits island death age exceeded age members buried church archbishop philip corpse transferred succeeded regaining remains long lawsuit family wife born according historian died july august child born years parents marriage married duke second daughter margaret followed died unmarried daughter anna born husband especially favored great grandson grandson daughter king king hungary fourth child died unmarried born given marriage duke bavaria son crowned forced leave country end sister married second son prince seventh daughter wife duke son stephen born succeeded father youngest daughter margaret born invasion dedicated god parents birth spent life monastery blessed virgin rabbits island died dominican nun king youngest namesake son born greater legend saint hungary sister described family company saints wrote blessed royal family hungarians adorned earth fact holy sanctioned daughters wife margaret fourth daughter subject local cult ukraine according legend sister following family tree presents offspring relatives mentioned article legacy writes reorganised structure government established rule law devastated countryside encouraged growth towns created new royal town revived commercial life country decade long reign posthumous epithet second founder state shows attributed hungary survival invasion hand notes man peace conduct armies battles fortunate defeat chronicle preserved written tomb
Béla IV of Hungary