solomon king hungary solomon hungarian king hungary elder son andrew crowned king father lifetime forced flee hungary uncle andrew assisted german troops solomon returned crowned king occasion married sister holy roman emperor following year reached agreement cousins sons acknowledged solomon rule exchange received kingdom separate following years solomon cousins jointly fought enemies kingdom relationship deteriorated early rebelled solomon maintain rule small zone western hungary defeat march officially arrested brother successor solomon set free process king hungary stephen attempt regain crown solomon allied king defeated invading troops according nearly contemporaneous source solomon died raid byzantine_empire later legends survived died croatia early life solomon son king andrew hungary wife parents married born parents second child eldest son father crowned king solomon coronation fundamental condition engagement sister king germany engagement end year long period armed conflicts hungary solomon coronation provoked uncle time held strong claim succeed brother andrew according traditional principle administered called encompassed kingdom according 14th century chronicle love ties blood prove love son overcame justice broke treaty promise kings twelfth year reign worn age caused son child years crowned king hungary pretended prevent injury kingdom emperor given daughter son crowned sang coronation lord told interpreter infant king greatly angered according order secure solomon succession father arranged meeting royal manor king proposed brother choose crown sword symbols royal power respectively previously commanded men murder duke picked crown duke informed king plan chose crown left hungary meeting sought assistance bold poland returned polish reinforcements emerged victor ensuing civil war solomon father mortally injured battle solomon mother fled settled austria crowned king december young german king advisors staunch supporters solomon fiancé monarch sister refused conclude peace treaty summer assembly german princes decided invade hungary order restore solomon solomon uncle died accident september imperial army arrived sons left poland reign accompanied hungary german troops solomon entered resistance crowned king consent hungary september according source adds german monarch seated solomon father throne require oath solomon marriage sister years older future husband took place occasion mother law young husband principal advisors solomon cousins brothers returned german troops withdrawn hungary arrived polish reinforcements solomon sought refuge fortress western border kingdom hungarian began order avoid new civil war solomon cousins eventually reached agreement signed january brothers acknowledged solomon king solomon granted father time token reconciliation duke crown solomon head cathedral easter sunday relationship remained tense cathedral burned following night initially accused arson episode described follows sudden flames seized church palaces nearby buildings collapsed devastating fear shock flames terrible shattering bells fell towers knew turn king duke amazed terrified suspicion foul work went separate way morning faithful truth evil intention fire happening chance king duke came goodness peace king cousins closely period solomon present abbey established clan partisan king invaded plundered region present day slovakia following year nomadic tribes broke plundered regions solomon cousins routed present day romania identification uncertain simon write 14th century hungarian chronicles refer russian chronicle mentions troops serbia king duke suspected soldiers byzantine garrison belgrade hungary decided attack fortress hungarian army crossed river byzantines blew fires means machines boats hungarians took belgrade siege months byzantine commander surrendered fortress duke instead king knew solomon hard man things listened eyes god men according division war booty caused new conflict solomon cousin king granted quarter booty duke claimed duke negotiated envoys set byzantine captives free king consent conflict narrates count young monarch cousins saying sharp swords kept king duke reign kingdom byzantines belgrade year solomon decided invade byzantine_empire ordered cousins accompany joined king brother remained half troops solomon marched valley river great far locals rich gifts gold silver precious solomon seized arm donated orthodox monastery present day serbia return campaign solomon began preparations inevitable conflict seeking assistance abroad concluded truce feast feast november april solomon chose attack cousin soon german troops sent brother law arrived hungary royal army crossed river routed troops abandoned nobles battle february strong army soon arrived hungary headed brother law decisive battle fought march solomon defeated forced flee battlefield battle duke soldiers pursued solomon men dawn dusk managed refugee mother wife staying according queen mother blamed son defeat filled solomon anger wanted strike mother face wife held catching hand solomon preserved nearby slovakia parts kingdom accepted rule proclaimed king victory solomon sent envoys promised strongest fortified cities hungary brother law help ready accept german monarch invaded hungary august marched far soon withdrew hungary defeating german invasion strengthened solomon rule region fortresses continued exercise royal including mother wife left followed germany according summer henry undertook expedition hungary help crimes deposed office father brother sic kingdom cared little able achieve wished restore finally bringing sister wife returned home worms solomon attempted convince pope gregory vii support pope condemned having accepted kingdom king germans claimed hungary support enabled solomon resist attempts taking german monarch sent main opponents exile solomon june solomon wife return husband undertook imprisoned bishop hungary managed escape decided start new negotiations solomon died april partisans proclaimed brother king new king occupied solomon preserve cousins concluded treaty according solomon acknowledged king exchange revenues sufficient bear expenses king later life solomon ambitions arrested plotting cousin held captivity released occasion blessed august according legend king saint stephen king ordered solomon release open grave king solomon held captivity having liberated solomon visited wife grateful according nearly contemporaneous germany solomon fled fact according historians dwelling regions east north solomon promised chiefs right possession province daughter wife people help regain throne invaded regions great multitude king routed forced withdraw hungary head large contingent hungarians solomon joined huge army invaded byzantine_empire byzantines routed invaders mountains bulgaria solomon died fighting battlefield narrates died incredible slaughter enemy undertook enterprise king greeks reports later sources prove solomon subject popular legends instance writes solomon sins far human understanding reach battle passed years life pilgrimage prayer labour according sources solomon died saint officially alleged local museum simon wrote solomon completely loss returning queen spent days returning monk habit story goes brother sic distributing poor hands porch church solomon recipients looked closely realised distribution careful inquiries intended solomon harm solomon assumed quit making adriatic passed rest days complete poverty city named died buried having returned wife family solomon wife born daughter holy roman emperor second wife wedding took place june marriage remained childless separated according solomon wife kept marriage contract contrary afraid opposition having informed solomon death married poland contrast contemporaneous sources late 13th century simon writes husband death princes germany sought hand following family tree presents solomon ancestors relatives mentioned article
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