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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.
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Béla III (died 1196) was the king of Hungary (1173–96) under whom Hungary became the leading power of south-central Europe. Béla was educated at the Byzantine court and placed on the throne by force of arms by the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus in 1173. He made the Hungarian monarchy hereditary by naming his infant son, Imre, his ...
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Béla III 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. In accordance with a peace treaty between his elder brother, Stephen III, who succeeded their father in 1162, and the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I ...
Béla, Croatian: Bela II, Slovak: Belo III ), (c. 1148 – April 23, 1196), king of Hungary and King of Croatia (1172–1196), Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia (1161–1163). He was educated in the court of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I who was planning to ensure his succession in the Byzantine Empire till the birth of his own son.
Feb 4, 2022 · In terms of lineage, Béla III was a direct descendant of Álmos, the younger brother of King Kálmán the Learned (1095-1116). In Hungary at the time, the principle of primogeniture was not yet fully established in the succession to royal power, because it was questionable on the basis of idoneity (in medieval Christian terms, it meant fitness).
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Feb 10, 2018 · A few decades after the collapse of the Avar Khaganate (c. 822 AD), Hungarian invaders conquered the Carpathian Basin (c. 862–895 AD). The first Hungarian ruling dynasty, the Árpáds played an important role in European history during the Middle Ages. King Béla III (1172–1196) was one of the most significant rulers of the dynasty. He also consolidated Hungarian dominance over the ...
Sep 4, 2012 · Béla III, the "Byzantine" King If Byzantium ever had the opportunity to bring medieval Hungary into its fold, it was during the sixty years following King Kálmán's death in 1116. One after another weak kings and aspirants to the throne eagerly curried Byzantium's favor, seeking its help in either putting them or keeping them on the throne.
