Samuel Aba

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Samuel Aba was an 11th-century King of Hungary who came to power after deposing Peter Orseolo and is known for his short, turbulent reign and eventual overthrow.

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Samuel Aba canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Hungary ⓘ
human ⓘ
accessionType coup against reigning monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Peter Orseolo ⓘ
Stephen I of Hungary ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution ⓘ
chronicleMention Illuminated Chronicle of Hungary ⓘ
linked to: Chronicon Pictum
conflict Holy Roman Empire under Henry III ⓘ
internal opposition from Hungarian nobility ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
deathDate 1044 ⓘ
deathPlace near Ménfő ⓘ
era 11th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup assimilated into Hungarian nobility ⓘ
possibly of Khazar or Turkic origin ⓘ
fatherInLaw Stephen I of Hungary ⓘ
governmentForm medieval monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Medieval Hungary ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Hungary
house Aba kindred ⓘ
knownFor being overthrown and killed after defeat ⓘ
overthrowing Peter Orseolo ⓘ
short and turbulent reign ⓘ
legacy remembered as a ruler sympathetic to commoners ⓘ
legalStatus considered a tyrant in some later chronicles ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed after defeat in battle ⓘ
monarchOf Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
nobleFamily Aba clan ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Ménfő ⓘ
deposed Peter Orseolo in 1041 ⓘ
notableWork issued laws favoring commoners and lesser nobility ⓘ
occupation monarch ⓘ
opponent Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Peter Orseolo ⓘ
placeOfActivity Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
positionHeld King of Hungary ⓘ
powerStatus usurper king ⓘ
predecessor Peter Orseolo ⓘ
reignEnd 1044 ⓘ
reignStart 1041 ⓘ
relative Aba Sámuel nemzetség (Aba kindred) ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
removedFromOfficeBy defeat by Henry III and restoration of Peter Orseolo ⓘ
spouse daughter of Stephen I of Hungary ⓘ
successor Peter Orseolo ⓘ
title King of the Hungarians ⓘ
linked to: King of Hungary

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Peter Orseolo → overthrownBy → Samuel Aba ⓘ
Peter Orseolo → successor → Samuel Aba ⓘ