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- 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).
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Béla II of Hungary. 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.
- 28 April 1131
- Stephen II
- 1131–1141
- Géza II
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 26, 2022 · Béla II the Blind (Hungarian: II. (Vak) Béla, Slovak: Belo II, Croatian: Bela II.), (c. 1110 – 13 February 1141), King of Hungary [1] (1131-1141). Still as a child, Béla was blinded by his uncle, King Coloman who wanted to ensure the succession of his own son, the future King 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 .
- 1060–1063
- Andrew I
- 6 December 1060, Székesfehérvár
- Solomon
Béla III (Hungarian: III. Béla, Croatian: Bela III., Slovak: Belo III.; c. 1148 – 23 April 1196) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1172 and 1196. He was the second son of King Géza II and Géza's wife, Euphrosyne of Kiev. Around 1161, Géza granted Béla a duchy, which included Croatia, central Dalmatia and possibly Sirmium.
- 13 January 1173
- Stephen III
- 1172–1196
- Emeric
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.
Feb 16, 2020 · The story of Béla II, the blind king of Hungary. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Violent actions back in the 11th and 12th centuries were common in the Medieval era of Hungary. In 1096, Coloman, the king of Hungary, had to face brother Álmos’s demand to make his son the king of Hungary.
