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The Árpád dynasty consisted of the members of the royal House of Árpád (Hungarian: Árpád-ház), also known as Árpáds (Hungarian: Árpádok, Croatian: Arpadovići). They were the ruling dynasty of the Principality of Hungary in the 9th and 10th centuries and of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1301.
Árpád dynasty, rulers of Hungary from the late 9th century until 1301, under whom the Hungarian nation was transformed from a confederation of Hungarian tribes into a powerful state of east-central Europe.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Árpáds or Arpads was the ruling dynasty of the federation of the Magyar tribes (ninth-tenth centuries) and of the Kingdom of Hungary (1000/1001-1301).
Árpád was the son of Prince Álmos, leader of the Hungarian tribal federation based in Etelkoz, where they had migrated from their homeland to the East of the Urals; his mother's name and descent is unknown. According to Hungarian tradition, he was descended from Attila the Hun, possibly his great-great-grandchild.
The rulers of the Árpád dynasty spent a great deal of time on the road traveling from one royal castle, palace, mansion, monastery, or bishop’s seat to another. The ruler’s travel and personal presence were an important way of exercising power during this period.
