Ladislaus IV, battle at Lake Hód, Andrew III

Stephen V
Ladislaus the Cuman and his murderers
Ladislaus IV
Cuman abducting a girl
Coin with the representation of Andrew III on it 2
Venice - The palace of the doge
Ladislaus IV

He was born in 1262, as Stephen V's elder son. As a child he was made to marry Isabella (Elisabeth), daughter of Charles, king of Sicily, but they did not have any children. He was murdered in his sleep by some Cumans on 10 July 1290. He was buried at Csanád.

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The battle at Lake Hód

The battle fought between the Hungarian Kuns, defending their traditional - nomad and pagan -life style, and the troops of King Ladislaus IV, that ended with the victory of the king. After the defeat, some of the Kuns fled from the country, the others surrendered. The battle took place near today's Hódmezõvásárhely, but its date is not known: some say it was in 1280, according to others in 1282.

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Andrew III

Grandson of Andrew II (?). He was born around 1265, his father was Andrew III's youngest son, prince Stephen, his mother was Tomasina Morosini, who descended from a Venetian patrician family. He attempted to usurpe the throne twice during the reign of Ladislaus IV. His first wife, a Polish princess, Fennena (from 1290) gave birth to a girl called Elisabeth; his second wife (from 1297) was Agnes, daughter of Albert, Austrian prince. He died as the last king of the Árpád dynasty on 14 January 1301; he was buried in Buda.

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