hungarian july king hungary born prominent family extensive domains region based reports hungarian chronicles non hungarian origin family modern historians write headed tribes joined hungarians 9th century samuel father married sister stephen king hungary originally pagan family converted christianity king stephen appointed samuel head royal court king died new monarch removed samuel post hungarian lords peter elected samuel king according unanimous narration hungarian chronicles samuel preferred causing discontent partisans execution opponents brought conflict returned assistance german monarch defeated samuel larger army battle near samuel fled battlefield captured killed origins early life according anonymous author samuel family descended received great land forest grand prince hungarians contrast 14th century hungarian chronicles describe sons son lady hungarian chronicles emphasize oriental origin historians propose clan descending ruled people origin joined hungarians middle 9th century hungarians arrival argues samuel origin suggest born family adhered judaism despite uncertainty clan origins samuel undoubtedly descended distinguished family unnamed sister stephen crowned king hungary given marriage member clan historians debate samuel samuel father married royal princess samuel husband born converted judaism christianity married stephen sister christian credentials evidenced samuel establishment abbey recorded hungarian chronicles according historians samuel conversion coincided creation encompassing domains samuel held important offices reign king stephen proposes new castle named implying head fortress county surrounding samuel member royal council hungary death king stephen august led nephew venice ascending throne new monarch preferred german italian set aside native lords including samuel hungarian expelled king peter coup état elected samuel king king hungary king began rage hungarians held things common lords servants violated oath considered mere nobles kingdom peasants hungarian nobles unwilling endure insulting behaviour plotted kill informed king conspiracy life king imprisoned death examination trial great damage cause samuel abolished laws introduced predecessor supporters killed tortured contemporaneous called hungary hungarian chronicles sharply criticized samuel peasants instead nobles samuel abolished following took refuge germany response samuel stormed austria provoking invasion german monarch forced samuel renounce hungarian territories west rivers agree payment tribute funding tribute payment new taxes christian seizure church estates policy caused discontent members samuel council number executed lent order punish king bishop modern day romania refused perform annual ceremony putting royal crown monarch head easter king invaded hungary restore decisive battle fought near samuel army routed samuel fate following battle uncertain according nearly contemporaneous german sources captured short order executed peter venetian command 14th century hungarian chronicles fled river seized murdered locals sources state samuel buried nearby church later transferred family monastery king broken oath treaty king henry invaded hungary small force equipped large army held contempt allowed enter province easy kill capture henry divine help rapidly crossed force began battle knights rushed attack defeated flight army hungarians losing men fought won glorious victory july king narrowly escaped fleeing hungarians rushed crowds surrender king henry promised service long taken prisoner king peter paid penalty crimes head family report fate samuel widow children preserved historians including suppose powerful family descended
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