hungary hungarian croatian king hungary croatia oldest son blind wife father died child started ruling mother brother throne claimed hungary reign temporarily captured slovakia assistance german mercenaries early retaliation came age year invaded austria routed austria german hungarian relations remained tense major confrontations occurred german marched hungary june months later france arrived attempted advantage crusade return hungary refused prevented coming contacts supporters hungary took constantinople joined coalition sicily formed iii germany ancestors came hungary reign western european knights muslim warriors settled hungary period allowed muslim soldiers intervened times fights behalf sending reinforcements personally leading troops waged wars byzantine_empire behalf allies including serbs prevent byzantines restoring conflicts emerged brothers stephen fled hungary settled emperor court constantinople supported frederick holy roman emperor auxiliary troops cardinals supported emperor frederick elected pope acknowledged legitimacy year changed sides concluded opponent pope death organized separate younger son early years born eldest son blind cousin king stephen hungary father blinded rebellious father order father king hungary wanted ensure stephen succession born parents lived estate king stephen granted father succeeded king stephen spring year took younger brother assembly held ordered massacre counsel king blinded according reign minor king king died february succeeded opposition year old crowned king february regency mother brother ruled kingdom years reign charters issued confirmed privileges citizens split charter titled grace god king hungary croatia according historian towns central including accepted hungarian invasion hungarian troops assisted prince ally father invaded hungarian use whatsoever according grand prince occupy son king hungary second wife king expelled charge adultery birth according chronicler approached germany seek assistance end recommendation german monarch authorized muster army mercenaries bavaria austria stormed hungary took fortress present day slovakia royal forces soon imposed blockade fortress convinced mercenaries surrender resistance exchange compensation hungarians blamed attack decided invade crossing river austria marked western border hungary sixteen year old sword token coming age battle september hungarian army command routed german troops led austria march hungary married sister grand prince second half german hungarian relations remained tense attempted advantage decision lead crusade knew conquer easily gold force poured money germans escaped attack according chronicler german marched hungary major incident june relates hungarian promised way kingdom lord king convinced french assist hiding french followed germans holy land king louis vii france arrived hungary august learnt opponent french demanded rejected demand held custody took hungary according having left hungary settled byzantine_empire active foreign policy disputes european powers led formation late alliance formed iii sicily invaded byzantine territories sided allies including rebellious german prince sent reinforcements brother law grand prince spring serbs rebelled forcing emperor preparations invasion invade according emperor hungarian forces supported serbs emperor campaign says referred war emperor refusing send reinforcements prince expelled august hungarian supported early spring long expelled town autumn led army close ally captured hungarian commanders persuaded leave november countless allied force hungarian cavalry supported serbs year according contemporaneous byzantine army routed united troops river september byzantine victory forced acknowledge emperor emperor launched campaign hungary ravaged lands rivers assisted byzantine troops broke hungary devastated valley river returned want involve remaining hungarian force destruction sued peace peace treaty signed late early met contributed strained relations sent reinforcements april months later routed hungarian army marching newly elected demanded german princes consent wage war hungary princes refused certain obscure reasons according invaded summer united armies defeated troops forcing sign peace treaty pope iii sent envoys hungary strengthen faith discipline hungarian church forbade papal envoys enter hungary shows relationship holy deteriorated planned invade byzantine province spring according sought vengeance invasion hand michael wrote prevented emperor invading emperor informed plan marched danube sent envoys emperor new peace treaty signed bulgaria accordance peace treaty byzantines released hungarian prisoners wars according muslim traveler lived hungary stated country feared attack armies disposal great courage muslim traveler observed employed muslim soldiers recruited peoples urged soldiers effort god set merit holy war account allowed muslim subjects stirred hungarian clergy invited western european primarily german knights settle hungary instance land grant knights named albert abandoned homeland invitation years earlier sold region departing hungary returned homeland according spelled privileges ancestors invited settle southern pope declared rule unlawful october emperor cousin administered belgrade sent letter offering hand towns exchange support emperor sent envoys sicily sign new alliance william sicily end year william fighting rebellious subjects plot discovered captured invaded byzantine_empire laid siege late hearing imprisonment abandoned siege returned hungary byzantine general launched attack hungarian army annihilated byzantine forces returning hungary early byzantine hungarian envoys signed new peace treaty year byzantine army expelled ally restored promised enter alliance hungary years crowned holy roman emperor received envoys july byzantine envoys proposed joint invasion hungary refused offer september stipulated austria support holy roman emperors war hungary charter elevated austria showing relationship hungary tense close advisor daniel visited hungary summer occasion promised support auxiliary troops emperor invaded italy youngest brother stephen started uncle lords according nearly contemporaneous avoid civil war ordered persecution stephen partisans rebellious brother expelled kingdom sentenced death recorded stephen forced flee uncle mentioned royal charters issued march suggest left hungary date summer year stephen fled seeking emperor frederick protection emperor demand accepted conflict stephen sent envoys january decided suitable time settlement quarrel stephen departed campaign accordance promise sent troop accompany emperor italy long brother stephen left byzantine_empire settled constantinople married emperor niece years joined brother fled hungary forced italian towns surrender september milan rose open rebellion emperor rule ordered restoration imperial rights including emperor rights levy taxes northern italian towns sent envoys camp promised dispatch reinforcements rebellious towns death pope adrian september caused college cardinals divided majority cardinals opposed policy minority supported group elected pope supporters chose emperor frederick summoned end sent envoys church council declared pope february remained loyal persuaded start negotiations representatives decided change sides european monarchs including kings sicily england france joined envoys announced decision early informed emperor recognition autumn year envoys signed summer according treaty promised transfer consent holy hand pope acknowledged papal sent hungary king permission hungarian allowed appeal holy king consent signed truce years byzantine_empire shortly death granted croatia territories younger son died buried family wife daughter grand prince survived died child stephen born summer succeeded younger brother born inherited hungary death stephen son namesake born youngest son survive childhood oldest daughter elizabeth given marriage heir duke second daughter married younger son daughter wife
Géza II of Hungary