Béla III of Hungary

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Béla III of Hungary was a powerful 12th-century king who significantly strengthened the Hungarian kingdom’s administration, finances, and international influence, making it a major Central European power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Árpád member ⓘ
King of Hungary ⓘ
medieval monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Béla, Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Esztergom ⓘ
Székesfehérvár ⓘ
burialPlace Székesfehérvár Basilica ⓘ
child Andrew II of Hungary ⓘ
Emeric, King of Hungary ⓘ
linked to: Emeric of Hungary

Margaret of Hungary ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1148 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 23 April 1196 ⓘ
dynasty Árpád dynasty ⓘ
educatedAt Byzantine imperial court ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
expanded royal revenues ⓘ
father Géza II of Hungary ⓘ
givenName Béla ⓘ
heldTitleInByzantium Despotes ⓘ
increased international influence of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
knownFor close relations with the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
diplomatic ties with Western European kingdoms ⓘ
making the Kingdom of Hungary a major Central European power ⓘ
strong central royal authority ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Hungarian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
mother Euphrosyne of Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Euphemia of Kiev
nobleTitle Duke of Croatia and Dalmatia ⓘ
linked to: Duke of Croatia

Duke of Slavonia ⓘ
notableEvent coronation as King of Hungary in 1173 ⓘ
ordinalNumber III ⓘ
patronOf church building in Hungary ⓘ
monasteries in Hungary ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
placeOfDeath Esztergom ⓘ
positionHeld King of Hungary and Croatia ⓘ
predecessor Stephen III of Hungary ⓘ
reformed royal finances of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
region Central Europe ⓘ
reignEnd 1196 ⓘ
reignStart 1172 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Stephen III of Hungary ⓘ
spouse Agnes of Antioch ⓘ
Margaret of France, Queen of Hungary ⓘ
strengthened royal administration of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
successor Emeric, King of Hungary ⓘ
linked to: Emeric of Hungary

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Árpád dynasty → notableMember → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Pray Codex → associatedWith → King Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
linked to: Béla III of Hungary
Andrew II of Hungary → father → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Béla → notableBearer → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
King of Dalmatia → heldBy → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Géza II of Hungary → child → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Emeric of Hungary → father → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Emeric of Hungary → succeeded → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Margaret of France → spouse → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Margaret of France → spouse → King of Hungary Béla III ⓘ
linked to: Béla III of Hungary
Helena of Hungary → relative → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Helena of Hungary → sibling → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Margaret of Hungary → father → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ
Yolanda of Courtenay → fatherInLaw → Béla III of Hungary ⓘ