Béla II Arpád, King of Hungary (1)

M, #113938, b. circa 1109, d. 1141

Last Edited=8 Mar 2007

    Béla II Arpád, King of Hungary was born circa 1109. (1) He was the son of Almus Arpád, Duke of Croatia and Predslava of Kiev. (1) He married Helen of Serbia in 1129. (1) 

He died in 1141. (1)

    Béla II Arpád, King of Hungary succeeded to the title of King Béla II of Hungary in 1131. (1)

Children of Béla II Arpád, King of Hungary and Helen of Serbia

-1. Stephen IV Arpád, King of Hungary d. 1165 (1)

-2. Geisa II Arpád, King of Hungary+ b. c 1130, d. 1161 (1)

-3. Ladislas II Arpád, King of Hungary b. c 1132, d. 1163 (1)

Forrás:

http://www.thepeerage.com/p11394.htm#i113938

II. Vak Béla

1131-1141

Született: 1108k

Meghalt: 1141.02.13.

Apja: Álmos herceg, I. Géza magyar király fia

Anyja: Predszláva orosz hercegnő

Felesége: Ilona, I. Uros István szerb nagyzsupán lánya

Gyermekei:

II. Géza magyar király;

II. László magyar király;

IV. István magyar király;

Álmos - fiatalon meghalt;

Zsófia - apáca Admontban;

Gertrud - III. Misztiszláv lengyel herceg felesége

További címei: Horvátország királya

Béla, II, Vak Béla (1108 – 1141. febr. 13.): 1131-től 1141-ig király. Álmos hg. fia, Ilonával, Uros szerb fejedelem leányával kötött házasságából négy fiú (Géza, László, István, Álmos) és két leány született. 1113- ban, ötéves korában vakíttatta meg apjával együtt Kálmán kir. 1129-ben II. István utódává jelölte ki, 1131. ápr. 28-án megkoronázták. A vak király helyett felesége gyakorolt döntő befolyást a kormányzatra. Ugyancsak az ő kezdeményezésére számoltak le a Béla megvakíttatásában részes főurakkal és a trónkövetelő Borisz párthíveivel. A trónkövetelő Boriszt 1132. júl. 22-én a Sajó mellett a neki támogatást nyújtó II. Boleszlávval együtt megverték, 1136-ban a déli expanzió folytatásaként ~ Spalatótól Boszniát és Rámát hódította meg. ~ alapította az aradi prépostságot és a földvári apátságot. Székesfehérváron temették el.

Forrás:

http://gyurkovics.freeweb.hu/bela2_h.htm

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II. Béla magyar király [szerkesztés]

2010. február 1.

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II. (Vak) Béla (1108-1110 körül – 1141. február 13.) Árpád-házból származó magyar király. 1131. április 28-ától haláláig uralkodott. Apja Álmos herceg, I. Géza, magyar király fia, anyja Predszláva, II. Szvjatopolk kijevi nagyfejedelem leánya.

Béla három gyermek közül másodikként született. Nővére, az 1106 körül született Adalheid, húga az 1110 vége körül született Hedvig volt. Adalheid az 1120-as évek elején Szobjeszláv cseh herceg felesége lett, Hedvig 1131 körül III. Lipót osztrák őrgróf fiához, Adalberthez ment férjhez.

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Családja [szerkesztés]

Ilona királynét műveltsége, intelligenciája és határozott jelleme alkalmassá tette arra, hogy Béla mellett az ország előtt gyakorlatilag mint társuralkodó jelenjen meg. Az oklevelek tanulsága szerint az ország lakói is tisztában voltak azzal, hogy az országban ketten uralkodnak. Az uralkodópár gondoskodott az 1131-ben még csaknem a kihalás sorsára jutott Árpád dinasztia továbbéléséről is. A következő gyermekeik születtek:

-1. 1130-ban Géza herceg, a későbbi II. Géza magyar király

-2. 1131-ben László herceg, a későbbi II. László magyar (ellen)király

-3. 1133 körül született István herceg, a későbbi IV. István magyar (ellen)király

-4. 1134-ben született Álmos herceg, aki nevét feltehetően nem Álmos nagyfejedelem, hanem nagyapja, Álmos herceg iránti kegyeletből kapta. Keresztelője 1134. június 3-án történt. Még II. Béla életében meghalt.

-5. Zsófia születési ideje nem ismert. 1139-ben III. Konrád német római császár Henrik nevű fiának jegyese volt, de a házasság nem jött létre. Életét admonti apácaként fejezte be.

-6. Gertrúd születési ideje nem ismert. 1149 körül III. Miciszláv lengyel uralkodó második felesége lett. 1156-ban halt meg.

Béla apja emlékét is kegyelettel megőrizte. 1137-ben Bizáncból hazahozatta Álmos herceg tetemét és a székesfehérvári bazilikában temettette el.

A vak király a korban megszokottnál mélyebben és érzékenyebben élte át a családjával kapcsolatos eseményeket. Külföldi forrásnak köszönhetően fennmaradtak a császári udvarba távozó Zsófia leányát búcsúztató szavai (1139-ből):

„Ég és föld Ura, te mindent látsz, én viszont semmit sem látok. Rendelésedre, mivel így akartad, én vakká lettem. […] Ő az én egyetlen leányom. […] ma őt […] férjhez adom […] legyen köztem és közted olyan erős megállapodás, Istenem, hogy te őt soha el nem hagyod.”

A művelt császári udvarban kegyetlenül és megalázóan bántak Zsófia hercegnővel. Béla ezt már nem érte meg. Székesfehérvárott temették el.

Forrás / Source:

http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/II._B%C3%A9la_magyar_kir%C3%A1ly

English:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_II_of_Hungary

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1. Himself Béla II_of_Hungary

2. Father Duke Álmos

3. Mother Predslava of Kiev

4. Father's Father Géza I of Hungary

5. Father's Mother Sophia

6. Mother's Father Grand Prince Sviatopolk of Kiev

7. Mother's Mother ??

8. Father's Father's Father Béla I of Hungary

9. Father's Father's Mother Adelaide/Rixa of Poland

10. Father's Mother's Father ??

11. Father's Mother's Mother ??

12. Mother's Father's Father Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev

13. Mother's Father's Mother Gertrude of Poland

14. Mother's Mother's Father ??

15. Mother's Mother's Mother ??

16. Father's Father's Father's Father Duke Vazul

17. Father's Father's Father's Mother Unnamed de genere Tátony

18. Father's Father's Mother's Father King Mieszko II Lambert of Poland

19. Father's Father's Mother's Mother Richeza of Lotharingia

20 Father's Mother's Father's Father ??

21. Father's Mother's Father's Mother ??

22. Father's Mother's Mother's Father ??

23 Father's Mother's Mother's Mother ??

24. Mother's Father's Father's Father Grand Prince Yaroslav I of Kiev

25. Mother's Father's Father's Mother Ingegerd Olofsdotter

26. = 18. Mother's Father's Mother's Father King Mieszko II Lambert of Poland

27. = 19. Mother's Father's Mother's Mother Richeza of Lotharingia

Forrás / Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_II_of_Hungary#Ancestors

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Béla II the Blind (Hungarian: II. (Vak) Béla, Croatian: Bela I., Slovak: Belo II), (c. 1110 – 13 February 1141), King of Hungary and Croatia (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. During his childhood, Béla lived in different monasteries of the kingdom till the childless King Stephen II invited him to his court. Following King Stephen's death, Béla ascended the throne, but during his reign he had continously struggle with King Coloman's alleged son, Boris who tried to acquire the crown with the military assistance of the neighbouring countries.

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary. His mother was Predslava of Kiev. Duke Álmos led several rebellions against his brother, but finally, he and Béla were blinded in 1115. Father and son were living together in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Dömös till 1126, when Duke Álmos tried to organise a conspiracy against King Stephen II, King Coloman's son and heir, but he failed and had to escape to the Byzantine Empire. Following his father's escape, Béla was taken secretly to the Monastery of Pécsvárad by his father's partisans.

In 1128, after the death of Duke Álmos, King Stephen was informed that his blind cousin was still living in Hungary, and he invited Béla to his court. Upon the king's request, Béla married Jelena, a daughter of Serbian Duke Uroš I of Raška, and the king granted the couple estates near Tolna.

On 1 March 1131, the childless king died, and on 28 April, Béla was crowned in Székesfehérvár, although King Stephen II had designated his sister's son, Saul his successor in 1126, but Saul had died before his uncle, or Béla's partisans managed to defeat him.

Marriage and children

Helena of Raška (after 1109 – after 1146), daughter of duke Uroš I of Raška and his wife, Anna

Elisabeth (c. 1129 – before 1155), wife of duke Mieszko III of Poland

King Géza II of Hungary (c. 1130 – 3 May 1162)

King Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131 – 14 January 1163)

King Stephen IV of Hungary (c. 1133 – 11 April 1165)

Sophia (c. 1136 – ?), nun at Admont

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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. During his childhood, Béla lived in different monasteries of the kingdom till the childless King Stephen II invited him to his court. Following King Stephen's death, Béla ascended the throne, but during his reign he had continuously struggle with King Coloman's alleged son, Boris who tried to acquire the crown with the military assistance of the neighbouring countries.

Contents [hide]

1 Early years

2 Struggles with Boris

3 His policy

4 Marriage and children

5 Ancestors

6 Titles

7 References

8 Sources

[edit] Early years

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary. His mother was Predslava of Kiev. Duke Álmos led several rebellions against his brother, but finally, he and Béla were blinded in 1115. Father and son were living together in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Dömös till 1126, when Duke Álmos tried to organise a conspiracy against King Stephen II, King Coloman's son and heir, but he failed and had to escape to the Byzantine Empire. Following his father's escape, Béla was taken secretly to the Monastery of Pécsvárad by his father's partisans.

In 1128, after the death of Duke Álmos, King Stephen was informed that his blind cousin was still living in Hungary, and he invited Béla to his court. Upon the king's request, Béla married Jelena, a daughter of Serbian Duke Uroš I of Raška, and the king granted the couple estates near Tolna.

On 1 March 1131, the childless king died, and on 28 April, Béla was crowned in Székesfehérvár, although King Stephen II had designated his sister's son, Saul his successor in 1126, but Saul had died before his uncle, or Béla's partisans managed to defeat him.

[edit] Struggles with Boris

As Béla was blind, his wife played a decisive role in governing his kingdom. Shortly after ascending the throne, Queen Helena ordered the massacre of the people she considered responsible for her husband's blinding at an assembly in Arad. She implaced her brother, Beloš, as the count palatine, giving him supreme command over the Hungarian Army and a commendable place in the Hungarian Royal Court.

Béla's entire reign was overshadowed by a conflict with Boris, a son of King Coloman of doubtful legitimacy, in which Boris was supported by Poland and Rus'. In 1132, King Boleslaus III of Poland led a campaign with Rus' and Polish troops on Boris' behalf. When Béla were informed that the Polish and Rus' armies entered to Hungary, he assembled a meeting of the barons where all the participants were killed who did not want to declare Boris bastard. King Boleslaus and Boris were defeated near the Sajó River on 22 July, but Boris was to prove a persistent claimant for a number of years to come.

[edit] His policy

Béla's reign was notable for his foreign policy - his sister Hedwig was married to a son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and another sister to Duke Sobeslav I of Bohemia, thereby allying Hungary with two previously inimical states. His brothers-in-law convinced Emperor Lothair III, who had been struggling against Poland, to include into the terms of the Peace of Merseburg with Boleslaw III that the Polish king would not support Boris against Béla any more.

In 1136, Béla managed to recover parts of Dalmatia from the control of the Republic of Venice, and sent an expedition into Bosnia. In 1137, he gave the title of Duke of Bosnia, with acceptance from the entire country, to his younger son Ladislaus.

Béla died from the effects of an overindulgence of alcohol.

[edit] Marriage and children

1. c. 1129: Helena of Raška (after 1109 – after 1146), daughter of duke Uroš I of Raška and his wife, Anna

Elisabeth (c. 1129 – before 1155), wife of duke Mieszko III of Poland

King Géza II of Hungary (c. 1130 – 3 May 1162)

King Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131 – 14 January 1163)

King Stephen IV of Hungary (c. 1133 – 11 April 1165)

Sophia (c. 1136 – ?), nun at Admont

[edit] Ancestors

Ancestors of Béla II of Hungary[show]

 16. Duke Vazul 

 8. Béla I of Hungary   

 17. Unnamed de genere Tátony 

 4. Géza I of Hungary   

 18. King Mieszko II Lambert of Poland 

 9. Adelaide/Rixa of Poland   

 19. Richeza of Lotharingia 

 2. Duke Álmos   

 5. Sophia   

 1. Béla II of Hungary   

 24. Grand Prince Yaroslav I of Kiev 

 12. Grand Prince Iziaslav I of Kiev   

 25. Ingegerd Olofsdotter 

 6. Grand Prince Sviatopolk of Kiev   

 26. King Mieszko II Lambert of Poland 

 13. Gertrude of Poland   

 27. Richeza of Lotharingia 

 3. Predslava of Kiev   

[edit] Titles

King of Hungary, Dalmatia, Croatia and Rama

[edit] References

1.^ a b http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/59033/Bela-II

[edit] Sources

Engel, Pat. Realm of St. Stephen : A History of Medieval Hungary, 2001

Kristó Gyula - Makk Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)

Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), főszerkesztő: Kristó Gyula, szerkesztők: Engel Pál és Makk Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)

Magyarország Történeti Kronológiája I. – A kezdetektől 1526-ig, főszerkesztő: Benda Kálmán (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1981)

Béla II of Hungary

House of Árpád

Born: c. 1110 Died: 13 February 1141

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Stephen II King of Hungary

1131 – 1141 Succeeded by

Géza II

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_II_of_Hungary"

Categories: 1110s births | 1141 deaths | Roman Catholic monarchs | House of Árpád | Hungarian monarchs | Burials at Székesfehérvár Cathedral | Hungarian princes

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Béla II of Hungary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Béla II the Blind (Hungarian: II. (Vak) Béla, Croatian: Bela I., Slovak: Belo II), (c. 1110 – 13 February 1141), King of Hungary and Croatia (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. During his childhood, Béla lived in diferrent monasteries of the kingdom till the childless King Stephen II invited him to his court. Following King Stephen's death, Béla ascended the throne, but during his reign he had continously struggle with King Coloman's alleged son, Boris who tried to acquire the crown with the military assistance of the neighbouring countries.

Early years

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary. His mother was Predslava of Kiev. Duke Álmos led several rebellions against his brother, but finally, he and Béla were blinded in 1115. Father and son were living together in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Dömös till 1126, when Duke Álmos tried to organise a conspiracy against King Stephen II, King Coloman's son and heir, but he failed and had to escape to the Byzantine Empire. Following his father's escape, Béla was taken secretly to the Monastery of Pécsvárad by his father's partisans.

In 1128, after the death of Duke Álmos, King Stephen was informed that his blind cousin was still living in Hungary, and he invited Béla to his court. Upon the king's request, Béla married Jelena, a daughter of Serbian Duke Uroš I of Raška, and the king granted the couple estates near Tolna.

On 1 March 1131, the childless king died, and on 28 April, Béla was crowned in Székesfehérvár, although King Stephen II had designated his sister's son, Saul his successor in 1126, but Saul had died before his uncle, or Béla's partisans managed to defeat him.

Struggles with Boris

As Béla was blind, his wife played a decisive role in governing his kingdom. Shortly after ascending the throne, Queen Helena ordered the massacre of the people she considered responsible for her husband's blinding at an assembly in Arad. She implaced her brother, Beloš, as the count palatine, giving him supreme command over the Hungarian Army and a commendable place in the Hungarian Royal Court.

Béla's entire reign was overshadowed by a conflict with Boris, a son of King Coloman of doubtful legitimacy, in which Boris was supported by Poland and Rus'. In 1132, King Boleslaus III of Poland led a campaign with Rus' and Polish troops on Boris' behalf. When Béla were informed that the Polish and Rus' armies entered to Hungary, he assembled a meeting of the barons where all the participants were killed who did not want to declare Boris bastard. King Boleslaus and Boris were defeated near the Sajó River on 22 July, but Boris was to prove a persistent claimant for a number of years to come.

His policy

Béla's reign was notable for his foreign policy - his sister Hedwig was married to a son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and another sister to Duke Sobeslav I of Bohemia, thereby allying Hungary with two previously inimical states. His brothers-in-law convinced Emperor Lothair III, who had been struggling against Poland, to include into the terms of the Peace of Merseburg with Boleslaw III that the Polish king would not support Boris against Béla any more.

In 1136, Béla managed to recover parts of Dalmatia from the control of the Republic of Venice, and sent an expedition into Bosnia. In 1137, he gave the title of Duke of Bosnia, with acceptance from the entire country, to his younger son Ladislaus.

Béla died from the effects of an overindulgence of alcohol.

[edit]Marriage and children

1. c. 1129: Helena of Raška (after 1109 – after 1146), daughter of duke Uroš I of Raška and his wife, Anna

Elisabeth (c. 1129 – before 1155), wife of duke Mieszko III of Poland

King Géza II of Hungary (c. 1130 – 3 May 1162)

King Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131 – 14 January 1163)

King Stephen IV of Hungary (c. 1133 – 11 April 1165)

Sophia (c. 1136 – ?), nun at Admont

Ancestors

Sources

Engel, Pat. Realm of St. Stephen : A History of Medieval Hungary, 2001

Kristó Gyula - Makk Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)

Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), főszerkesztő: Kristó Gyula, szerkesztők: Engel Pál és Makk Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)

Magyarország Történeti Kronológiája I. – A kezdetektől 1526-ig, főszerkesztő: Benda Kálmán (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1981)

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Béla II the Blind (Hungarian: II. (Vak) Béla, Slovak: Belo II, Croatian: Bela II.), (c. 1110 – 13 February 1141), King of Hungary (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. During his childhood, Béla lived in different monasteries of the kingdom till the childless King Stephen II invited him to his court. Following King Stephen's death, Béla ascended the throne, but during his reign he had continuously struggle with King Coloman's alleged son, Boris who tried to acquire the crown with the military assistance of the neighbouring countries.

Early years

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary. His mother was Predslava of Kiev. Duke Álmos led several rebellions against his brother, but finally, he and Béla were blinded in 1115. Father and son were living together in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Dömös till 1126, when Duke Álmos tried to organise a conspiracy against King Stephen II, King Coloman's son and heir, but he failed and had to escape to the Byzantine Empire. Following his father's escape, Béla was taken secretly to the Monastery of Pécsvárad by his father's partisans.

In 1128, after the death of Duke Álmos, King Stephen was informed that his blind cousin was still living in Hungary, and he invited Béla to his court. Upon the king's request, Béla married Jelena, a daughter of Serbian Duke Uroš I of Raška, and the king granted the couple estates near Tolna.

On 1 March 1131, the childless king died, and on 28 April, Béla was crowned in Székesfehérvár, although King Stephen II had designated his sister's son, Saul his successor in 1126, but Saul had died before his uncle, or Béla's partisans managed to defeat him.

Struggles with Boris

As Béla was blind, his wife played a decisive role in governing his kingdom. Shortly after ascending the throne, Queen Helena ordered the massacre of the people she considered responsible for her husband's blinding at an assembly in Arad. She implaced her brother, Beloš, as the count palatine, giving him supreme command over the Hungarian Army and a commendable place in the Hungarian Royal Court.

Béla's entire reign was overshadowed by a conflict with Boris, a son of King Coloman of doubtful legitimacy, in which Boris was supported by Poland and Rus'. In 1132, King Boleslaus III of Poland led a campaign with Rus' and Polish troops on Boris' behalf. When Béla were informed that the Polish and Rus' armies entered to Hungary, he assembled a meeting of the barons where all the participants were killed who did not want to declare Boris bastard. King Boleslaus and Boris were defeated near the Sajó River on 22 July, but Boris was to prove a persistent claimant for a number of years to come.

His policy

Béla's reign was notable for his foreign policy - his sister Hedwig was married to a son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and another sister to Duke Sobeslav I of Bohemia, thereby allying Hungary with two previously inimical states. His brothers-in-law convinced Emperor Lothair III, who had been struggling against Poland, to include into the terms of the Peace of Merseburg with Boleslaw III that the Polish king would not support Boris against Béla any more.

In 1136, Béla managed to recover parts of Dalmatia from the control of the Republic of Venice, and sent an expedition into Bosnia. In 1137, he gave the title of Duke of Bosnia, with acceptance from the entire country, to his younger son Ladislaus.

Béla died from the effects of an overindulgence of alcohol.

Marriage and children

c. 1129: Helena of Raška (after 1109 – after 1146), daughter of duke Uroš I of Raška and his wife, Anna

Elisabeth (c. 1129 – before 1155), wife of duke Mieszko III of Poland

King Géza II of Hungary (c. 1130 – 3 May 1162)

King Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131 – 14 January 1163)

King Stephen IV of Hungary (c. 1133 – 11 April 1165)

Sophia (c. 1136 – ?), nun at Admont

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Béla II the Blind (Hungarian : II. (Vak) Béla, Slovak : Belo II, Croatian : Bela II.), (c. 1110 – 13 February 1141), King of Hungary (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. During his childhood, Béla lived in different monasteries of the kingdom till the childless King Stephen II invited him to his court. Following King Stephen's death, Béla ascended the throne, but during his reign he had continuously struggle with King Coloman's alleged son, Boris who tried to acquire the crown with the military assistance of the neighbouring countries.

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos , the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary . His mother was Predslava of Kiev . Duke Álmos led several rebellions against his brother, but finally, he and Béla were blinded in 1115. Father and son were living together in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Dömös till 1126, when Duke Álmos tried to organise a conspiracy against King Stephen II , King Coloman's son and heir, but he failed and had to escape to the Byzantine Empire . Following his father's escape, Béla was taken secretly to the Monastery of Pécsvárad by his father's partisans.

In 1128, after the death of Duke Álmos, King Stephen was informed that his blind cousin was still living in Hungary, and he invited Béla to his court. Upon the king's request, Béla married Jelena , a daughter of Serbian Duke Uroš I of Raška , and the king granted the couple estates near Tolna.

On 1 March 1131, the childless king died, and on 28 April, Béla was crowned in Székesfehérvár , although King Stephen II had designated his sister's son, Saul his successor in 1126, but Saul had died before his uncle, or Béla's partisans managed to defeat him.

Struggles with Boris

As Béla was blind, his wife played a decisive role in governing his kingdom. Shortly after ascending the throne, Queen Helena ordered the massacre of the people she considered responsible for her husband's blinding at an assembly in Arad . She implaced her brother, Beloš, as the count palatine, giving him supreme command over the Hungarian Army and a commendable place in the Hungarian Royal Court.

Béla's entire reign was overshadowed by a conflict with Boris , a son of King Coloman of doubtful legitimacy, in which Boris was supported by Poland and Rus' . In 1132, King Boleslaus III of Poland led a campaign with Rus' and Polish troops on Boris' behalf. When Béla were informed that the Polish and Rus' armies entered to Hungary, he assembled a meeting of the barons where all the participants were killed who did not want to declare Boris bastard. King Boleslaus and Boris were defeated near the Sajó River on 22 July, but Boris was to prove a persistent claimant for a number of years to come.

His policy

Béla's reign was notable for his foreign policy - his sister Hedwig was married to a son of Margrave Leopold III of Austria and another sister to Duke Sobeslav I of Bohemia , thereby allying Hungary with two previously inimical states. His brothers-in-law convinced Emperor Lothair III , who had been struggling against Poland, to include into the terms of the Peace of Merseburg t with Boleslaw III that the Polish king would not support Boris against Béla any more.

In 1136, Béla managed to recover parts of Dalmatia from the control of the Republic of Venice , and sent an expedition into Bosnia . In 1137, he gave the title of Duke of Bosnia, with acceptance from the entire country, to his younger son Ladislaus.

Béla died from the effects of an overindulgence of alcohol.

Marriage and children

1129: Helena of Raška (after 1109 – after 1146), daughter of duke Uroš I of Raška and his wife, Anna

Elisabeth (c. 1129 – before 1155), wife of duke Mieszko III of Poland

King Géza II of Hungary (c. 1130 – 3 May 1162)

King Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131 – 14 January 1163)

King Stephen IV of Hungary (c. 1133 – 11 April 1165)

Sophia (c. 1136 – ?), nun at Admont

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apjával együtt megvakitják 1115

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Konge av Ungarn 1131 - 1141.

Bela ble blindet av kong Kolomann i 1113.

Han ble konge av Ungarn i 1131, ledet av sin hustru.

Tekst: Tore Nygaard

Kilder:

Erich Brandenburg: Die Nachkommen Karls des Grossen, Leipzig 1935. Mogens Bugge: Våre forfedre, nr. 1154. Bent og Vidar Billing Hansen: Rosensverdslektens forfedre, side 18.

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Béla II the Blind (Hungarian: II. (Vak) Béla, Croatian: Bela I., Slovak: Belo II), (c. 1110 – 13 February 1141), King of Hungary and Croatia (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. During his childhood, Béla lived in different monasteries of the kingdom till the childless King Stephen II invited him to his court. Following King Stephen's death, Béla ascended the throne, but during his reign he had continously struggle with King Coloman's alleged son, Boris who tried to acquire the crown with the military assistance of the neighbouring countries.

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary. His mother was Predslava of Kiev. Duke Álmos led several rebellions against his brother, but finally, he and Béla were blinded in 1115. Father and son were living together in the Premonstratensian Monastery of Dömös till 1126, when Duke Álmos tried to organise a conspiracy against King Stephen II, King Coloman's son and heir, but he failed and had to escape to the Byzantine Empire. Following his father's escape, Béla was taken secretly to the Monastery of Pécsvárad by his father's partisans.

In 1128, after the death of Duke Álmos, King Stephen was informed that his blind cousin was still living in Hungary, and he invited Béla to his court. Upon the king's request, Béla married Jelena, a daughter of Serbian Duke Uroš I of Raška, and the king granted the couple estates near Tolna.

On 1 March 1131, the childless king died, and on 28 April, Béla was crowned in Székesfehérvár, although King Stephen II had designated his sister's son, Saul his successor in 1126, but Saul had died before his uncle, or Béla's partisans managed to defeat him.

Marriage and children

Helena of Raška (after 1109 – after 1146), daughter of duke Uroš I of Raška and his wife, Anna

Elisabeth (c. 1129 – before 1155), wife of duke Mieszko III of Poland

King Géza II of Hungary (c. 1130 – 3 May 1162)

King Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131 – 14 January 1163)

King Stephen IV of Hungary (c. 1133 – 11 April 1165)

Sophia (c. 1136 – ?), nun at Admont

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