stephen hungary stephen hungarian croatian october august king hungary croatia duke oldest son king king son crowned king age appointed duke child stephen married elizabeth daughter father settled great hungarian plain king appointed stephen duke duke local annexed years opposed rule assisted king rebelled expelled stephen troops parts routed united army stephen father july stephen left returned stephen forced father lands east danube adopted title junior king years civil war broke father son stephen accused planning concluded peace treaty confidence restored stephen succeeded father died difficulties sister anna father closest advisors fled invaded hungary spring stephen routed summer rebellious lord captured imprisoned stephen son shortly stephen unexpectedly fell ill died childhood stephen eighth child son king hungary wife maria daughter emperor born archbishop robert baptised october child heir apparent birth named king hungary family including stephen fled annihilated royal army april crossed frozen danube february royal family ran far fortified town king family returned unexpectedly withdrew hungary march junior king duke royal charter mentions stephen king duke apparently previous year son crowned junior king endowed lands river adriatic_sea according historians seven year old stephen provinces croatia administered royal governors known letter addressed pope innocent late wrote behalf son marry girl bride elizabeth daughter leader invited settle plains river elizabeth baptized present ceremony took customary oath dog cut sword duke stephen attained age majority father appointed duke stephen rule short lived father transferred annexed local lords rose rebellion expelled governor stephen appointment stephen father jointly invaded subdued rebels addition received neighboring counties hungary father launched raid spring retaliation support rebels stephen rule remained unpopular support king local lords rebelled stephen preserve present day region june stephen crossed river invade realm military force consisted romanian troops routed austrian army decisive stephen united army july primarily main forces king command arrived late stephen commanded advance guard barely escaped battlefield peace vienna signed march end conflict hungary forcing renounce favor conflicts civil war stephen returned started rule second time august father jointly invaded bulgaria seized father returned hungary stephen continued campaign laid siege danube advanced far pursuit bulgaria succeeded avoiding clashes invaders stephen withdrew troops bulgaria end year stephen relationship deteriorated early stephen charters reveal fear expelled father accused unnamed barons old monarch hand stephen charters prove land grants counties situated outside philip undertook clashes occurred kings partisans autumn according peace concluded november son divided country stephen received lands east danube confirming treaty december stephen promised invade granted younger brother father occasion stephen styled junior king duke lord bulgarian nobleman sought assistance stephen domains situated regions south overrun byzantine troops second half stephen sent reinforcements command bulgaria routed byzantines drove bulgaria stephen granted accepted reconciliation stephen father temporary stephen confiscated domains mother sister anna including present day romania located lands rule army crossed danube anna command august besieged took seized stephen wife children turned stephen led army consisted warriors stephen routed fort romania king judge royal lawrence arrived head new army forced stephen retreat romania judge royal lay siege fortress stephen partisans relieved stephen launched counter offensive forced father army retreat gained decisive victory father army march new consolidation father son confirmed division country stephen signed peace treaty convent blessed virgin rabbits island march civil war hungary stephen vassal submitted bulgaria summer stephen invaded bulgaria seized forts routed battles accepted stephen stephen title king bulgaria charters stephen confirmed liberties royal servants known double marriage alliance stephen king charles sicily stephen son married charles daughter charles namesake son married stephen daughter mary strengthened stephen international position confidence restored stephen deathbed old king requested king shelter daughter anna partisans death reign senior king died daughter anna seized royal treasury fled closest advisors followed handed austria castles western borders stephen nominated partisans highest offices instance ban appointed stephen granted archbishop philip crowned king polish chronicler writes stephen pilgrimage tomb visited brother law duke end august monarchs renewed old alliance hungary poland entered alliance friends enemies stephen met island danube near present day slovakia concluded truce stephen launched raid austria december king invaded lands north danube april captured number fortresses including slovakia present day slovakia routed stephen stephen won decisive battle withdrew hungary stephen chased troops far vienna kings envoys reached agreement july according treaty stephen promised assist opponents renounced castles partisans held hungary hungarians soon recaptured fortresses western border hungary according sister margaret died stephen present miracle attributed occurred anniversary death stephen fact initiated margaret holy year stephen granted town privileges citizens confirmed liberties saxon guests region present day slovakia contributing development autonomous community hand stephen protected rights nobles attempted rid obligations kidnapped stephen year old son heir imprisoned castle summer stephen besieged fortress capture stephen fell ill taken died august stephen buried near tomb sister margaret monastery blessed virgin rabbits island family stephen wife elizabeth born according historian charter father law refers implying elizabeth father stephen child elizabeth catherine born given marriage elder son heir serbia sister mary born married future charles_ii naples grandson decade 14th century according historian stephen unnamed daughter wife jacob stephen fourth daughter elizabeth born dominican nun monastery blessed virgin rabbits island appointed brother kidnapped married czech baron stephen youngest daughter anna born married son heir stephen son born succeeded father stephen youngest child andrew born died age
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