Vazul, Andrew I

Prince Emeric and Vazul
King Stephen, Andrew, Béla and Levente
Vazul
Andrew
Coin with the representation of Andrew I on it
Tihany - Crypt
Vazul

Son of Mihály [Michael], prince Géza's brother. His date of birth is unknown. The reports about him in medieval sources are rather contradictory. In several cases there is a deliberate distortion. According to historiographers after prince Emeric's death Vazul resisted Stephen's decision, which declared Peter as his heir, so the king had him blinded. Following this event, Vazul's fate is unknown. His sons (Levente, Andrew Béla) escaped from the country. Vászoly is the Hungarian version of his name - which originates from Greek.

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Andrew I

He was born around 1015, as Prince Vazul's middle son. As a child he lived in exile in Bohemia and Poland, then in Russia. In Kiev he married Anasthasia, a Russian princess. They

had two sons (Salamon and David) and a daughter (Adelhaid). He died at the end of 1060 from injuries suffered during a battle with his brother, prince Béla. He was buried in the Benedictian Tihany Abbey, which he founded himself.

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