Ladislas I of Hungary "the Saint", King of Hungary

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• Crowned: 1077; He was crowned the King of Hungary in 1077 and ruled until his death.

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Ladislas married Adelaide of Rheinfelden in 1079. Adelaide (daughter of Berthold IV of Zahringen "the Bearded", Count of Ortengen and Richwara of Lorraine and Carinthia) died in 1090. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary was born in 1088; died on 13 Aug 1134 in Bithynia, Empire of the East.

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• General Information: Béla's baptismal name was Adalbert.
• Moved To: 1031, Poland; In 1031 he left Hungary, together with his brothers, Levente and Andrew, after the execution of their father, Vazul. Béla settled in Poland
• Moved To: 1048, Hungary; In 1048 he returned to his homeland upon the invitation of his brother Andrew, who had in the meantime been crowned King of Hungary. Andrew assigned the administration of the so-called ducatus or "duchy", which encompassed around one-third of the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary, to Béla.
• Rebellion: About 1057; The two brothers' relationship became tense when Andrew had his own son, Solomon, crowned king, and forced Béla to publicly confirm Solomon's right to the throne in 1057 or 1058. Béla, assisted by his Polish relatives, rebelled against his brother, defeated his brother in two successive battles fought at the river Tisza and at Moson, and dethroned him in 1060.
• Reign: From 1060 to 1063; King of Hungary
• Crowned: 6 Dec 1060, Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary; He was crowned King of Hungary on 6 Dec 1060 at Székesfehérvár, Central Transdanubia, Hungary. He ordered that "the wives and sons and all the property of all those who had followed" his nephew to Germany "should be protected and kept safe and sound",[41] which induced many of Solomon's partisans to reconcile themselves to Béla's rule and return to Hungary.
• Last Full Review: 24 Dec 2020

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Béla was fatally injured when his throne collapsed while he was sitting on it. Half dead, he was taken to the western borders of his kingdom, where he died at the creek Kinizsa.

Béla married Richeza, Princess of Hungary between 1039 and 1043. Richeza (daughter of Mieszko II, King of Poland and Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland) was born in 1018; died after 1052. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: Her name is also spelt Rixa. She is traditionally called Richeza, but contemporary sources do not confirm this name. Nowadays it is supposed that she was called Adelaide.
• Living: 1051; She was living in 1051.
• Last Full Review: 24 Dec 2020

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• Miscellaneous: Before 1038; Stephen I, imprisoned and blinded him before 1038. All of his sons were exiled to Poland.

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Ladislas was a pagan Magyar prince. He was also known as Vasul, and Basil.

Ladislas married Premyslava of Kiev. Premyslava (daughter of Saint Vladimir I Swjatoslawitsch "the Great", Grand Prince of Kiev, and Duke of Novgorod and Rognieda of Polotsk) was born about 980; died in 1018. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reign: 1026-1034; King of Poland

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Mieszko married Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland in 1013. Richenza (daughter of Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lorraine and Matilda of Saxony) was born about 1000; died on 21 Mar 1063 in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany; was buried in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Living: 1051

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She was also known as Rixa.

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• History: Michael's name was also spelt Mihály.

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He was also the Kuman of Samogy, and the Regent of Poland.

Michael married Adelaide of Poland. Adelaide (daughter of Mieszko I) died after 997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism as an Adult: 988, Berestow, near Kiev, Ukraine, Russia (not found); He was baptized as an adult at Berestow, near Kiev, Ukraine, Russia,

Vladimir married Rognieda of Polotsk on Yes, date unknown. Rognieda (daughter of Rognald, Prince of Polotsk) was born about 956 in Polotsk, Russia; died in 1000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 989; She became a nun.

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Boleslaw married Emnilde of Silicia. Emnilde (daughter of Dobromir, Prince of West Sicicia) died in 1017. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was also the Lord of Duisburg and Kaiserwerth. He was also known as Erenfried of the Rheinphapz. His first name was also spelt as Edzo.
• Education: say 965, Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany; He was sent as a child to be educated by Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg (episcopate 923–973), a relative of his mother. Nothing more is known about his youth.
• Land/House: 996; At the death of his father in 996, Herman's rich allodial property was shared between his sons. Ezzo received lands in Cochem on the Mosel river, in Maifeld, the Flamersheimer Wald and estates around Tomburg Castle near Rheinbach, as well as half the usufruct of Villewaldin. About the same time, he must have received the Palatinate and previous countal rights, as he is referred as count in the Auelgau in 1015 and as Count Palatine in the Bonngau in 1020. He also received the county of Ruhrgau with tutelage of Essen Abbey.
• Miscellaneous: 1002; Unsuccessful candidate to the imperial throne upon the death of Emperor Otto III in 1002, his relation with the new Ottonian king Henry II was immediately very tensed. Henry disputed Ezzo's ownership of territories, that he defended as his wife's inheritance of late Otto III. The conflict dragged on for years and reached its peak in 1011. Facing disturbances in Lotharingia, and in need for Ezzo's military support, Henry was forced to come to terms. Ezzo's victory led the king to make concessions and to a complete transformation of its policy. He reconciled with Ezzo, recognized its rights of inheritance and gave him the royal territories of Kaiserswerth, Duisburg as well as Saalfeld in Thuringia for renouncing to the throne. He also associated the Ezzonid dynasty to his Eastern policies, and mediated the marriage of Ezzo's daughter Richeza with the heir to the Polish throne Mieszko II Lambert.
• Last Full Review: 7 May 2020

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Ezzo married Matilda of Saxony in 991. Matilda (daughter of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor and Theophano Skleros) was born in 981; died on 4 Nov 1025 in Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]