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Arpád, Prince of the Magyars

Male - 907


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  1. 1.  Arpád, Prince of the Magyars died in 907 in Hungary; was buried say after 907.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 886; He became the Prince of the Magyars.
    • Military: 889; He led the emigration from Dnieper steppes to conquer Hungary and Transylvania in 889. He molded Hungary into a unified state and laid the foundations for its future.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Following Magyar custom, his body was burnt, and his ashes buried near a brook. His descendants built a church, the White Church of the Virgin, on that spot.

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

    Children:
    1. 2. Zoltán, Duke of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 896; died in 949.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Zoltán, Duke of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (1.Arpád1) was born about 896; died in 949.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 933; Zoltan was the Magyar leader of the invasions of western and southern Europe. He was defeated by. the Saxons in 933 near Merseburg while invading Germany.

    Family/Spouse: daughter of Marót. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Taksony, Great Prince of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 931; died in 972 in Hungary.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Taksony, Great Prince of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (2.Zoltán2, 1.Arpád1) was born about 931; died in 972 in Hungary.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 955; His army was defeated by Otto the Great.

    Taksony married wife, Princess of the Kumans in 947 in Hungary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Géza, Prince of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point died on 1 Feb 997 in Hungary.
    2. 5. Michael, Magyar Prince  Descendancy chart to this point died between 976 and 978.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Géza, Prince of Hungary Descendancy chart to this point (3.Taksony3, 2.Zoltán2, 1.Arpád1) died on 1 Feb 997 in Hungary.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: Géza was baptized as an adult before 972 in Constantinople, Empire of the East. Under Géza Hungary was slowly transformed into a Christian nation. He allowed missionaries and priest to enter the country and convert the people.
    • Married: (1) Sarolta, the daughter of Gyula, Duke of Translyvania. Issue: 1. Saint Stephen I, King of Hungary
    • Married: (2) Adelajda "the White", Princess of Poland, the daughter of Ziemonysl, Prince of Poland. [Adelajda married Géza Prince of Hungary] She died in 997 in Hungary. Issue: 1. Maria of Hungary


  2. 5.  Michael, Magyar Prince Descendancy chart to this point (3.Taksony3, 2.Zoltán2, 1.Arpád1) died between 976 and 978.

    Other Events and Attributes:

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

    Notes:

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

    Family/Spouse: Adelaide of Poland. Adelaide (daughter of Mieszko I) died after 997. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Ladislas I "the Blind", King of Hungary  Descendancy chart to this point died about 1040.


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