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Béla the Blind (Hungarian: Vak Béla; Croatian: Bela Slijepi; Slovak: Belo Slepý; c. 1109 – 13 February 1141) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, King Coloman of Hungary .
Dec 19, 2022 · Reign of Béla II. Béla the Blind was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, King Coloman of Hungary. Béla grew up in monasteries during the reign of Coloman's son Stephen II.
Béla I the Boxer or the Wisent (Hungarian: I. Bajnok or Bölény Béla, Slovak: Belo I.; c. 1015 – 11 September 1063) was King of Hungary from 1060 until his death. He descended from a younger branch of the Árpád dynasty. Béla's baptismal name was Adalbert.
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Apr 25, 2024 · Béla II (born c. 1109—died Feb. 13, 1141) was the king of Hungary (1131–41). He was the son of Prince Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman (Hungarian: Kálmán). Álmos rose up against Coloman on several occasions. Coloman had Álmos and Béla blinded to secure the throne for his own son Stephen.
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Béla IV of Hungary. more... Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his father's lifetime in 1214.
King of Hungary and Croatia; Reign: 1131–1141: Coronation: 28 April 1131: Predecessor: Stephen II: Successor: Géza II
Béla was one of the most powerful rulers of Hungary and he was also one of the most wealthy monarchs of Europe of his age. It was probably he who began to organize the Royal Chancellery in Hungary. Hungary occupied a strategic location between East and West. It would become a conflict zone between the European and Ottoman spaces.
