Roy Family Genealogy
Genealogy of the Roy family, including Boudreau, Burnett, Myers, Ward, Whelpley, and Woodman
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
You are currently anonymous
Béla I "the Boxer", King of Hungary

Béla I "the Boxer", King of Hungary

Male 1016 - 1063  (47 years)

Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Vertical    |    Text    |    Register    |    Tables    |    PDF

Less detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Béla I "the Boxer", King of HungaryBéla I "the Boxer", King of Hungary was born about 1016; died on 11 Sep 1063 in Hungary; was buried in Szekszárd Abbey, Szekszárd, Hungary.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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

    Notes:

    Name:




    Died:
    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Géza I of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1044; died on 24 Apr 1077.
    2. 3. Ladislas I of Hungary "the Saint", King of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1040; died on 29 Jul 1095.
    3. 4. Duke Lampert of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1050; died about 1095.
    4. 5. Helena of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1050; died about 1091.
    5. 6. daughter of Béla  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Lanka  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Sophia, Princess of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1050; died on 18 Jun 1095.
    8. 9. Euphemia  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1050; died on 18 Jun 1095.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Géza I of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1) was born about 1044; died on 24 Apr 1077.

    Other Events and Attributes:

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

    Notes:

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

    Family/Spouse: first wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

    Children:
    1. 10. Almos, Duke of Croatia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1068; died in 1129.

  2. 3.  Ladislas I of Hungary "the Saint", King of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1) was born about 1040; died on 29 Jul 1095.

    Other Events and Attributes:

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

    Notes:

    Name:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 11. Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1088; died on 13 Aug 1134 in Bithynia, Empire of the East.

  3. 4.  Duke Lampert of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1) was born after 1050; died about 1095.

  4. 5.  Helena of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1) was born after 1050; died about 1091.

    Family/Spouse: Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  daughter of Béla Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1)

    Family/Spouse: Lampert Hont-Pázmány. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Lanka Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1)

    Notes:

    Name:
    Lanka is not mentioned as Béla I's daughter by all specialists.

    Family/Spouse: Rostislav of Tmutarakan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Sophia, Princess of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1) was born after 1050; died on 18 Jun 1095.

    Family/Spouse: Udalrich I, Margrave of Carniola and Istria. Udalrich (son of Poppo I von Weimar, Margrave of Carniola and Istria and Hadamut of Friuli) died on 6 Mar 1070. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Richardis of Weimar  Descendancy chart to this point died after 16 May 1120.
    2. 13. Poppo II, Margrave of Istria  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1098.

    Sophia married Magnus, Duke of Saxony about 1071. Magnus (son of Ordulf, Duke of Saxony and Ulfhild of Norway) was born about 1045; died on 23 Aug 1106; was buried in Artlemburg, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Wulfhilda of Saxony  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1071 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1126 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany.

  8. 9.  Euphemia Descendancy chart to this point (1.Béla1) was born after 1050; died on 18 Jun 1095.

    Family/Spouse: Prince Otto I of Olomouc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Almos, Duke of Croatia Descendancy chart to this point (2.Géza2, 1.Béla1) was born in 1068; died in 1129.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • 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.

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also the Duke of Hungary.

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

    Children:
    1. 15. Béla II "the Blind", King of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1109; died on 13 Feb 1141 in Hungary.

  2. 11.  Saint Irene of Hungary, Princess of HungarySaint Irene of Hungary, Princess of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1) was born in 1088; died on 13 Aug 1134 in Bithynia, Empire of the East.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her birth name was Piroska, but following her conversion to the Eastern Orthodox Church and settlement in Constantinople, Piroska was renamed Irene.
    • Last Full Review: 13 Aug 2020

    Notes:

    Name:


    Died:
    She was a nun when she died.

    Irene married John II Komnenos, Emperor of the East in 1104. John (son of Alexios I Komnenos, Emperor of the East and Irene Ducas, Augusta) was born on 13 Sep 1087; died on 8 Apr 1143 in Cilicia, Empire of the East. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Alexios Komnenos, Co-Emperor of the East  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Maria Komnene  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 18. Andronikos Komnenos  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1108; died in 1142.
    4. 19. Anna Komnene  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1110; died after 1149.
    5. 20. Isaac Komnenos  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1113; died after 1154.
    6. 21. Theodora Komnene  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1115; died before May 1157.
    7. 22. Eudokia Komnene  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1116; died before 1150.
    8. 23. Manuel I, Emperor of the East  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Nov 1118; died on 21 Sep 1180.

  3. 12.  Richardis of Weimar Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sophia2, 1.Béla1) died after 16 May 1120.

    Richardis married Otto II von Scheyern, Count in the Kelsgau on 1088 - 1090. Otto (son of Otto I von Scheyern, Count in the Meddle Paar and Scheyern on the Ilm and Haziga, Countess of Diessen) died about 1110. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Otto IV von Wittlesbach, Count of Wittlesbach  Descendancy chart to this point died on 4 Aug 1156.

  4. 13.  Poppo II, Margrave of Istria Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sophia2, 1.Béla1) died in 1098.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1070; He succeeded upon his death of his father in 1070 as the Margrave of Carniola.
    • Last Full Review: 25 Mar 2021

    Poppo married Richilda on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Sophia of Istria  Descendancy chart to this point died on 6 Sep 1128.
    2. 26. Hedwig  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 14.  Wulfhilda of Saxony Descendancy chart to this point (8.Sophia2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1071 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1126 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany.

    Notes:

    Birth: Weis (1982) states she was born about 1075.

    Name:
    Her name was also spelt Ulfhild.

    Wulfhilda married Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria between 1095 and 1100. Henry (son of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria and Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria) was born in 1074; died on 13 Dec 1126 in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Judith of Bavaria  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1100; died on 22 Feb 1130.


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  Béla II "the Blind", King of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (10.Almos3, 2.Géza2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1109; died on 13 Feb 1141 in Hungary.

    Other Events and Attributes:

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

    Notes:

    Name:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 28. Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1130; died on 3 May 1161 in Hungary.

  2. 16.  Alexios Komnenos, Co-Emperor of the East Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reign: From 1122 to 1142; Co-Emperor of the East

    Notes:

    Birth:
    He was a twin.

    Name:


    Reign:
    John II Komnenos crowned his young son Alexios co-emperor.

    Family/Spouse: Eupraxia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 17.  Maria Komnene Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    She was a twin.

    Family/Spouse: John Roger Dalassenos. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 18.  Andronikos Komnenos Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1108; died in 1142.

    Andronikos married Irene on Yes, date unknown. Irene died in 1150/51. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Alexies Comnenus  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1183.

  5. 19.  Anna Komnene Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1110; died after 1149.

    Family/Spouse: Admiral Stephen Kontostephanos. Stephen died in 1149. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 20.  Isaac Komnenos Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1113; died after 1154.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Offices Held: 1122
    • Miscellaneous: 1143

    Notes:

    Offices Held:
    He was raised to sebastokrator.

    Miscellaneous:
    He was superseded in the succession in favor of Manuel.


  7. 21.  Theodora Komnene Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1115; died before May 1157.

    Notes:

    Name:
    After the death of her husband, she entered a monastery.

    Family/Spouse: Manuel Anemas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 22.  Eudokia Komnene Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1116; died before 1150.

    Family/Spouse: Theodore Vatatzes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 23.  Manuel I, Emperor of the East Descendancy chart to this point (11.Irene3, 3.Ladislas2, 1.Béla1) was born on 28 Nov 1118; died on 21 Sep 1180.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Mary of Antioch.
    • Reign: From 1143 to 1180; Emperor of the East (Basilius)

    Notes:

    Name:


  10. 24.  Otto IV von Wittlesbach, Count of Wittlesbach Descendancy chart to this point (12.Richardis3, 8.Sophia2, 1.Béla1) died on 4 Aug 1156.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: He re-founded the monastery of Indersdorf which had been founded by his father-in-law.

    Otto married Heilike von Pettendorf before 13 Jul 1116. Heilike (daughter of Frederick, Lord of Lengenfeld and Sigena of Leige) died on 13 Sep 1170. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Otto von Wittlesbach V, Duke of Bavaria  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1117; died on 1 Jul 1183 in Pettendorf, Bavaria, Germany; was buried in Scheyern, Bavaria, Germany.

  11. 25.  Sophia of Istria Descendancy chart to this point (13.Poppo3, 8.Sophia2, 1.Béla1) died on 6 Sep 1128.

    Notes:

    Death: According to Wikipedia she died in 1132.

    Name:
    She was the heiress of the Dukedom of Meran.

    Family/Spouse: Berthold IV, Count of Diessen, Strain and Plassenburg. Berthold (son of Berthold III, Count of Andechs and Gisela von Schweinfurt) was born between 1096 and 1098; died on 27 Jun 1151. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Berthold V, Count of Adnechs, Innsbrook and Wolfratschausen  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1122/23; died in 1188; was buried in Dießen am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany.

  12. 26.  Hedwig Descendancy chart to this point (13.Poppo3, 8.Sophia2, 1.Béla1)

    Family/Spouse: Count Herman I of Winzenburg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Count Adalbert II of Bogen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 27.  Judith of Bavaria Descendancy chart to this point (14.Wulfhilda3, 8.Sophia2, 1.Béla1) was born about 1100; died on 22 Feb 1130.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Her death year may have been 1135.

    Judith married Frederick II von Hohenstauffen, Duke of Swabia in 1121. Frederick (son of Frederick I von Hohenstauffen, Duke of Alsace and Swabia and Agnes of Franconia, Princess of Germany) was born in 1090; died between 4 Apr 1147 and 6 Apr 1147; was buried in Église Sainte-Walburge, Walbourg, Grand Est, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Frederick I "Barbarossa", Holy Roman Emperor  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1122; died on 10 Jun 1190 in Saleph River (now the Göksu River), Cilicia; was buried in Tyre, Holy Land.


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding v. 14.0.2, written by Darrin Lythgoe © 2001-2024.

Maintained by Rob Roy. | Data Protection Policy.