peter king hungary peter venetian hungarian late king hungary twice succeeded uncle king stephen foreign caused uprising ended deposition peter restored holy roman emperor accepted emperor second reign ended pagan uprising hungarian chronicles unanimous peter executed order successor andrew chronicler prague reference alleged marriage suggests survived second deposition life peter born venice son mother sister stephen king hungary historian suggests born rose deposed peter follow father fled byzantine court constantinople instead went hungary uncle appointed commander royal army stephen son survive infancy died accident stephen cousin strongest claim throne king overlooked named peter heir stephen order blinded shortly sons andrew exiled strengthened peter right succession king asked peter oath property wife suggesting peter relationship aunt tense rule peter succeeded king stephen died august adopted active foreign policy hungarian troops plundered bavaria invaded assist holy roman emperor hungarian chronicles peter preferred company germans like wild italians like unpopular subjects introduced new taxes seized church revenue deposed bishops peter confiscated queen property took custody sought help hungarian lords blamed peter favorites monarch demanded trial king refused lords seized murdered unpopular advisor deposed monarch elected new king brother law nephew soon began rule peter threw aside trace monarch majesty consort germans fury treating nobles kingdom contempt wealth land proud eye heart fortifications castles office kingdom taken away hungarians given germans addition peter extremely behaved lust violently assaulting wives daughters hungarians king travelled time feel sure wife daughter face peter exile peter fled austria seeking protection brother law approached emperor help new hungarian monarch invaded austria february routed troops launched expedition hungary early forces advanced north danube river slovakia emperor planned restore peter locals strongly opposed accordingly emperor appointed unnamed member hungarian royal family administer territories autumn king henry invaded hungary destroyed laid waste received surrender northern region danube far rivers marshes protected southern region army twice encountered attacking hungarians wrought great slaughter hungarians territory refused accept peter installed duke number time exile emperor returned hungary early summer joined advance hungarian lords decisive battle fought june near forces defeated escaped battlefield peter supporters soon captured killed second rule following death emperor henry entered restored peter peter introduced law realm suggests hungary imperial accepted emperor giving royal lance overlord returned hungary number plots overthrow peter indicate remained unpopular king stephen maternal cousins peter king arrested tortured executed invited exiled sons country uprising pagan ended peter second rule peter planned flee son andrew returned hungary invited meeting deposed king soon realised andrew envoys actually wanted arrest fled fortified manor opponent supporters seized captured days later 14th century hungarian chronicles peter blinded caused death near contemporary relates widow expelled son fled hungary married peter insult son report reliable peter survived ordeal died late buried cathedral following autumn hungarians remembered set certain king killed foreigners fought king peter inflicted injuries wife finally deprived peter eyes sent wife kept certain place time foreigners country exiled killed king peter seeing hungarians mind taken took flight germans intending cross austria escape hungarians occupied kingdom ambassador called king peter pretext wishing come honourable agreement believing king peter returned turned aside village ambassador wished ambush bring bound duke having knowledge peter took refuge mansion defended days soldiers killed arrows taken alive blinded brought great pain soon ended life family family peter wife unknown suggests german origin historians debate validity report peter second marriage widowed chronicle translator says sources describe marriage king solomon hungary hand writes report suggest peter survived following family tree presents peter venetian ancestors relatives mentioned article woman grandson instead son law prague report marriage peter venetian unanimously accepted historians
Peter, King of Hungary