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Elizabeth the Cuman (1244–1290) was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was regent of Hungary during the minority of her son from 1272 to 1277. The Cumans were the western tribes of the Cuman-Kipchak confederation. Her people followed a shamanist religion and were considered pagans by contemporary Christians of Europe.
Elizabeth the Cuman, queen of Hungary in 1272-1277, during the minority of her son, King Ladislaus IV of Hungary. She was queen consort and wife of King Stephen V of Hungary. A struggle took place between her and the noble opposition, which led to her imprisonment; but supporters freed her in 1274. [40]
Apr 26, 2022 · Elizabeth the Cuman was the Queen consort of Stephen V of Hungary. She was born c. 1239/40, a daughter of Kuthen, leader of the Kun (or Kuni) clan of Cumans and his Russian wife, Galicie of Halicz. The Cumans were the western tribes of the Kipchaks.
- 1239
- 1290 (50-51)Hungary
- Cumania
Mother. Elizabeth the Cuman. Elizabeth of Hungary ( Hungarian: Erzsébet, Serbian: Јелисавета/Jelisaveta; c. 1255 – c. 1322), also known as Blessed Elizabeth the Widow ( Hungarian: Árpádházi Boldog Erzsébet ), was a Hungarian princess member of the Árpád dynasty and (briefly and disputed) Queen consort of Serbia.
Apr 22, 2021 · Elizabeth the Cuman is the only Árpád-era queen to take the position of regent, but this was an unstable period and her power was constantly in question. She appears on the coinage of her son but her strong first seal appears during the civil wars that her husband led in the 1260s.
- Christopher Mielke
- 2021
A Civilization Explained. The Cumans lived in an area stretching from Romania, Hungary and Moldavia in Eastern Europe to Mongolia in Inner Asia. This was a steppe area, flat and devoid of major mountain ranges. Horses were therefore central to the Cuman culture. Over time, the Cumans fused with the famous Turkic tribe of the Qipchaqs.
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This article was most recently revised and updated by Elizabeth Prine Pauls. Cuman, member of a nomadic Turkish people, comprising the western branch of the Kipchak confederation until the Mongol invasion (1237) forced them to seek asylum in Hungary.
