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Charles I (born 1288, Naples, Kingdom of Naples [Italy]—died July 16, 1342, Visegrád, Hung.) was a courtly, pious king of Hungary who restored his kingdom to the status of a great power and enriched and civilized it.
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Stephen I of Hungary’s year of birth is not known but is suspected to have been around 975 AD. He was the last Grand Prince of Hungarians between 997 and 1000 and the first King of Hungary from around 1001 until he died in 1038. He was the only son of Prince Geza and Sarolt. His Turkic name was Vajk but was given the name Stephen. H became the Gran...
This was one of the most charismatic kings that ever ruled Hungary, he was so friendly that he even took part in tournaments in the kingdom. Sigismund was also very well-educated and well-traveled, even speaking several languages among them German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, and French. Sigismund also held the title of the King of Germany, Bohemia,...
Charles I of Hungary was the last emperor of Russia, the last King of Hungary, the last king of Bohemia, and the last House of Habsburg-Lorraine Monarch before Austria Hungary was dissolved. He was born in 1887 and died in 1922 in Austria. When his uncle Franz Ferdinand was assassinated and hid children could not be allowed to take the throne becau...
Béla was the eldest of his father’s children and because of that, he was a group of noblemen from his father King Andrew II in 1214. When his father died, King Béla was not very keen on continuing his father’s improvement of economic initiatives. He waged war against Galicia, a Russian Municipality. He allowed Cumans, who were being harassed by the...
King Coloman loved to read and got the name ‘Coloman the Processor of Books’. Because Coloman and his brother were very young when their father Géza I died, their uncle Ladislaus ascended the throne. His uncle wanted to make him a monk, but he escaped to Poland and returned to Hungary to take the crown after Ladislaus’ death in 1095. Coloman’s moth...
- Charles I of Austria. Famous As: Last ruler of Austro-Hungarian Empire. Birthdate: August 17, 1887. Sun Sign: Leo. Nationality: Hungarian. Died: April 1, 1922.
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor. Famous As: Holy Roman Emperor. Birthdate: March 13, 1741. Sun Sign: Pisces. Nationality: Hungarian. Died: February 20, 1790. Joseph II reigned as the Holy Roman Emperor from 1765, and as the sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780, until 1790.
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. Famous As: Composer. Birthdate: June 9, 1640. Sun Sign: Gemini. Nationality: Austrian, Hungarian. Died: May 5, 1705.
- Matthias Corvinus. Famous As: King. Birthdate: February 23, 1443. Sun Sign: Pisces. Nationality: Hungarian. Died: April 6, 1490.
Charles I, also known as Charles Robert ( Hungarian: Károly Róbert; Croatian: Karlo Robert; Slovak: Karol Róbert; 1288 – 16 July 1342), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to his death. He was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the only son of Charles Martel, Prince of Salerno.
Charles I of Hungary (1288, Naples, Italy – July 16, 1342, Visegrád, Hungary, is also known as Charles Robert, Charles Robert of Anjou, and Charles Robert of Anjou-Hungary, King of Hungary and King of Croatia (1308-1342). He belonged to the royal house of Anjou-Hungary, was a patrilineal descendant of the capetian dynasty of Anjou (Anjou ...
Jun 1, 2022 · 1301 Jan 14. Angevins' Monarchy: Charles I of Hungary. Timișoara, Romania. Charles came to the Kingdom of Hungary upon the invitation of an influential Croatian lord, Paul Šubić, in August 1300.
The Battle of Posada (9–12 November 1330) was fought between Basarab I of Wallachia and Charles I of Hungary (also known as Charles Robert). The small Wallachian army led by Basarab, formed of cavalry and foot archers, as well as local peasants, managed to ambush and defeat the 30,000-strong Hungarian army, in a mountainous region.
