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Statue of Prince Árpád
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St Stephen (István), the Magyars' irst Christian king
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Árpád
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András II
Prince Árpád was chosen as
the leader of the Magyar tribes
shortly after they settled on the
Pannonian plains in 896. The
Magyars migrated from the Ural
mountains in present-day Russia.
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St Stephen
The son of King Béla III and
brother of Emeric, András II was
crowned in 1204. He greatly
expanded the Magyar state east-
wards, conquering large swathes
of Transylvania and encouraging
vast numbers of Magyars to
settle in the region.
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Béla IV
St Stephen
(István) was elected
Duke of the Magyars
in AD 997. He
adopted Christianity
soon after, and was
crowned king by Pope
Sylvester II in 1001.
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St Ladislaus
Defeated by the
Tatars in 1241, Béla
IV survived to rebuild
Hungary after the
Tatars left the country
in ashes a year later. His
patient rebuilding of the nation
over the next 25 years elevated
him to greatness.
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Louis I
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Hungary's ruler between
1078 and 1095, Ladislaus fought
successful wars against the
Turks and the Cumans and
annexed Croatia in 1092.
Crowned in 1342, Louis the
Great reigned for 40 years,
expanding the Magyar kingdom
with victories over Venice and
Dalmatia between 1357 and
1358. In 1370, he formed a
political union with Poland after
the death of his uncle, the Polish
king Casimir III, and ruled as
sovereign of the two countries
until his death in 1382.
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János Hunyadi (Iancu de
Hunedoara)
János Hunyadi was born to a
Romanian family of Vlach nobles
who had long served the
Hungarian king Sigismund. A
gifted commander, János became
the ruler of Transylvania in 1441,
and then Governor of Hungary in
King Mátyás Corvinus (Matei Corvin)
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