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Coloman of Galicia. Coloman of Halych ( Hungarian: Kálmán; Ukrainian: Коломан; 1208 – 1241) was the ruler—from 1214 prince, and from 1215 or 1216 to 1221 king—of Halych, and duke of Slavonia from 1226 to his death. He was the second son of Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania.
This part begins with a discussion of the state of affairs in Galicia in the early thirteenth century before going on to discuss the details of Hungarian and Polish expansion in the Galician region and the chain of events that led to the coronation of Prince Coloman, second son of the Hungarian monarch, Andrew II (1205–35), as king of Galicia.
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Summary. PRINCE COLOMAN, SECOND son of King Andrew II (1205–35) and younger brother of King Béla IV (1235–70), is perhaps not the best-known member of the Árpádian dynasty (1000–1301), nor of medieval Hungarian rulers, yet his life was quite extraordinary.
A figure of crucial importance to scholarship on western and eastern Europe alike, King Coloman (1208–1241) here receives long-overdue scholarly treatment as a key figure of the thirteenth century. The Árpád prince ruled over a vast area in Central Europe which remained largely affiliated to the Western Church, territories that comprise ...
- Márta Font, Gabor Barabás
- 2019
History, European Studies, Slavic Studies. A figure of crucial importance to scholarship on western and eastern Europe alike, King Coloman (1208–1241) here receives long-overdue scholarly treatment as a ...
Sep 30, 2019 · Coloman, King of Galicia and Duke of Slavonia (1208-1241): Medieval Central Europe and Hungarian Power, Amsterdam: ARC, Amsterdam University Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781641890250
Coloman, the main character of the book, it is important to recognize, is a significant figure in the historiography of several contemporary countries, which means that we as historians need to be aware of sensitivities around his heritage.
