Hungarian Monarchs
A history of Hungarian monarchs.
Contents
Kingdom of Hungary
Dynasties
Arpad
One of the founding Hungarian tribes, the Kingdom of Hungary was created around the Arpad Dynasty.
From 1091 until 1095, and again after 1102, the Kingdoms of Hungary and Croatia were held in union by consent of the nobility.
Monarch |
Local Name |
Reign |
St Stephen I |
Istvan |
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Peter Orsoleo |
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Andrew I |
Andras |
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Bela I |
Belo |
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Solomon |
Salamon |
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Geza I |
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Ladislaus I |
Laszlo |
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Coloman |
Kalman |
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Stephen II |
Istvan |
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Bela II |
Belo |
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Geza II |
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Stephen III |
Istvan |
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Bela III |
Belo |
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Emeric |
Imre |
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Ladislaus III |
Laszlo |
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Andrew II |
Andras |
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Bela IV |
Belo |
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Stephen V |
Istvan |
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Ladislaus IV |
Laszlo |
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Andrew III |
Andras |
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Premyslid
Monarch |
Local Name |
Reign |
Wenceslaus |
Vencel |
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Wittelsbach
Monarch |
Local Name |
Reign |
Otto |
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Angevin
Monarch |
Local Name |
Reign |
Charles I |
Karoly Robert |
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Louis I |
Lajos |
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Charles II |
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Dec. 31, 1385 - Feb. 24, 1386 |
Maria |
Sept. 10 1382 - May 17 1395 |
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Sigismund jure uxoris |
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Mar. 31 1387 - Dec. 9 1437 |
The crown was contested between Charles II, Mary, and Sigismund.
Habsburg
Mary left no heirs to the Hungarian line of the Angevin dynasty. Sigismund himself was the last male member of the Luxembourg dynasty. He left only one daughter with his second wife, who was married into the Habsburgs.
Monarch |
Reign |
Albert II |
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Elisabeth as regent for her son Ladislaus the Posthumous
Jagiellon
Władysław III
Hunyadi
Matthias I (Mátyás)