Béla II "the Blind", King of Hungary

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• Miscellaneous: 1113; He was blinded.
• Reign: From 1231 to 1141; King of Hungary

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Béla married Helena of Serbia on 28 Apr 1127. Helena (daughter of Uros I, Zupan of Serbia and Anna Diogenissa) was born after 1109; died after 1146. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary was born in 1130; died on 3 May 1161 in Hungary.

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• Title(s): 1090; He was crowned the Duke of Hungary and Croatia, when the Kingdom of Croatia was merged with Hungary by St. Ladislas, the King of Hungary.

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He was also the Duke of Hungary.

Almos married Predslawa Swjatopolkowna of Novgorod on 21 Aug 1104. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Miscellaneous: 1074; Géza was proclaimed the King of Hungary in 1074 by popular demand, but he never ruled.

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Death: Redlich (1942) gives the date of his death as 25 April 1077.

Géza married daughter Synadenos in 1065. daughter (daughter of Theodulos Synadenos and daughter Botaneiata) died after 1077. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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

Theodulos married daughter Botaneiata. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isjarlaw married Gertrude about 1043. Gertrude (daughter of Mieszko II, King of Poland and Richenza of Pfalz-Lorraine, Queen of Poland) died on 4 Jan 1107. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]