Stephen V of Hungary
Stephen V | |
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Duke of Slavonia, Duke of Transylvania | |
Duke of Styria | |
Reign | 1258–1260 |
Predecessor | Béla |
Successor | Ottokar V |
Born | Before 18 October 1239 |
Died | 6 August 1272 (aged 32–33) Csepel Island, Kingdom of Hungary |
Burial | Monastery of the Blessed Virgin on Rabbits' Island (now Margaret Island in Budapest ) |
Spouse | |
Issue | |
Roman Catholic |
Stephen V (
King Béla appointed Stephen Duke of Transylvania in 1257 and Duke of Styria in 1258. The local noblemen in Styria, which had been annexed four years before, opposed his rule. Assisted by King Ottokar II of Bohemia, they rebelled and expelled Stephen's troops from most parts of Styria. After Ottokar II routed the united army of Stephen and his father in the Battle of Kressenbrunn on 12 July 1260, Stephen left Styria and returned to Transylvania.
Stephen forced his father to cede all the lands of the Kingdom of Hungary to the east of the Danube to him and adopted the title of junior king in 1262. In two years, a civil war broke out between father and son, because Stephen accused Béla of planning to disinherit him. They concluded a peace treaty in 1266, but confidence was never restored between them. Stephen succeeded his father, who died on 3 May 1270, without difficulties, but his sister Anna and his father's closest advisors fled to the Kingdom of Bohemia. Ottokar II invaded Hungary in the spring of 1271, but Stephen routed him. In next summer, a rebellious lord captured and imprisoned Stephen's son, Ladislaus. Shortly thereafter, Stephen unexpectedly fell ill and died.
Childhood (1239–1245)
Stephen was the eighth child and first son of King
Béla and his family, including Stephen, fled to Zagreb after the Mongols had annihilated the royal army in the Battle of Mohi on 11 April 1241.[6] The Mongols crossed the frozen Danube in February 1242 and the royal family ran off as far as the well-fortified Dalmatian town of Trogir.[5][7] The King and his family returned from Dalmatia after the Mongols unexpectedly withdrew from Hungary in March.[8]
Junior king
Duke of Slavonia (1245–1257)
A royal charter of 1246 mentions Stephen as "King, and
In a letter addressed to Pope Innocent IV in the late 1240s, Béla IV wrote that "[o]n behalf of Christendom we had our son marry a Cuman girl".[11] The bride was Elizabeth, the daughter of a leader of the Cumans whom Béla had invited to settle in the plains along the river Tisza.[12][13] Elizabeth had been baptized, but ten Cuman chieftains present at the ceremony nevertheless took their customary oath upon a dog cut into two by a sword.[14]
Duke of Transylvania and Styria (1257–1260)
When Stephen attained the age of majority in 1257, his father appointed him Duke of Transylvania.[3][15] Stephen's rule in Transylvania was short-lived, because his father transferred him to Styria in 1258.[9][15] Styria had been annexed in 1254, but the local lords rose up in rebellion and expelled Béla IV's governor, Stephen Gutkeled, before Stephen's appointment.[16] Stephen and his father jointly invaded Styria and subdued the rebels.[17] In addition to Styria, Stephen also received two neighboring counties—Vas and Zala—in Hungary from his father.[17][18] He launched a plundering raid in Carinthia in the spring of 1259, in retaliation of Duke Ulrich III of Carinthia's support of the Styrian rebels.[17][19]
Stephen's rule remained unpopular in Styria. With support from King
Conflicts and civil war (1260–1270)
Stephen returned to Transylvania and started to rule it for the second time after 20 August 1260.
Stephen's relationship with Béla IV deteriorated in the early 1260s.[27] Stephen's charters reveal his fear of being disinherited and expelled by his father.[27] He also accused some unnamed barons of inciting the old monarch against him.[27] On the other hand, Stephen's charters prove that he made land grants in Bihar, Szatmár, Ugocsa, and other counties which were situated outside Transylvania.[28]
Archbishops Philip of Esztergom and Smaragd of Kalocsa undertook to mediate after some clashes occurred between the two kings' partisans in the autumn.[29][30] According to the Peace of Pressburg, which was concluded around 25 November, Béla IV and his son divided the country and Stephen received the lands to the east of the Danube.[31][32] When confirming the treaty on 5 December, Stephen also promised that he would not invade Slavonia which had been granted to his younger brother, Béla, by their father.[29] On this occasion, Stephen styled himself "Junior King, Duke of Transylvania and Lord of the Cumans".[29][31]
A Bulgarian nobleman, Despot Jacob Svetoslav sought assistance from Stephen after his domains, which were situated in the regions south of Vidin, were overrun by Byzantine troops in the second half of 1263.[33][34] Stephen sent reinforcements under the command of Ladislaus II Kán, Voivode of Transylvania to Bulgaria.[34] The Voivode routed the Byzantines and drove them out of Bulgaria.[35] Stephen granted Vidin to Jacob Svetoslav who accepted his suzerainty.[35]
The reconciliation of Stephen and his father was only temporary.
During the civil war in Hungary, Stephen's vassal, Despot Jacob Svetoslav submitted himself to Tsar Constantine Tikh of Bulgaria.[43] In the summer of 1266, Stephen invaded Bulgaria, seized Vidin, Pleven and other forts and routed the Bulgarians in five battles.[42][44] Jacob Svetoslav again accepted Stephen's suzerainty and was reinstalled in Vidin.[44] From then on, Stephen used the title "King of Bulgaria" in his charters.[20]
Béla and Stephen together confirmed the liberties of the "
Reign (1270–1272)
The senior King died on 3 May 1270.
The Polish chronicler
Stephen launched a plundering raid into Austria around 21 December.
According to the Life of Stephen's saintly sister,
Ban Joachim Gutkeled kidnapped Stephen's ten-year-old son and heir, Ladislaus and imprisoned him in the castle of Koprivnica in the summer of 1272.[20][57] Stephen besieged the fortress, but could not capture it.[57] Stephen fell ill and was taken to the Csepel Island. He died on 6 August 1272.[51] Stephen was buried near to the tomb of his sister, Margaret, in the Monastery of the Blessed Virgin on Rabbits' Island.[58][59]
Family
Stephen's wife, Elizabeth, was born around 1239, according to historian
According to historian Gyula Kristó, Stephen's third (unnamed) daughter was the wife of Despot Jacob Svetoslav.
Stephen's first son, Ladislaus IV, was born in 1262.[68] He succeeded his father in 1272.[69] Stephen's youngest child, Andrew, was born in 1268 and died at the age of 10.[69][70]
References
- ^ Kristó 2007, p. 238.
- ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 267, Appendix 4.
- ^ a b c Makk 1994, p. 294.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 146.
- ^ a b c d e Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 267.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 148.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, pp. 148–149.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 149.
- ^ a b Bartl et al. 2002, p. 32.
- ^ Zsoldos 2007, p. 13.
- ^ Bárány 2012, p. 353.
- ^ Berend 2001, p. 261.
- ^ Engel 2001, p. 105.
- ^ Berend 2001, pp. 98, 261.
- ^ a b c Sălăgean 2005, p. 234.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, pp. 154, 156.
- ^ a b c Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 156.
- ^ Zsoldos 2007, pp. 16–17.
- ^ Kristó 2003, p. 177.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Engel 2001, p. 107.
- ^ Kristó 2003, pp. 177–178.
- ^ a b Kristó 2003, p. 178.
- ^ a b Sălăgean 2005, p. 235.
- ^ a b c Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 157.
- ^ Zsoldos 2007, p. 17.
- ^ a b c Fine 1994, p. 174.
- ^ a b c Zsoldos 2007, p. 11.
- ^ Zsoldos 2007, pp. 21–23.
- ^ a b c Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 158.
- ^ Zsoldos 2007, pp. 19–21.
- ^ a b c Sălăgean 2005, p. 236.
- ^ a b c Zsoldos 2007, p. 21.
- ^ Fine 1994, pp. 175–176.
- ^ a b Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 159.
- ^ a b Fine 1994, p. 177.
- ^ a b c Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 270.
- ^ a b c d e f Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 160.
- ^ Zsoldos 2007, p. 48.
- ^ a b Makkai 1994, p. 203.
- ^ Engel 2001, pp. 106–107.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, pp. 160–161.
- ^ a b Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 161.
- ^ Fine 1994, p. 178.
- ^ a b Fine 1994, p. 179.
- ^ a b Engel 2001, p. 120.
- ^ a b c Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 271.
- ^ a b Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 163.
- ^ a b Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 272.
- ^ a b c d e f Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 164.
- ^ Zsoldos 2007, p. 127.
- ^ a b c d Bartl et al. 2002, p. 33.
- ^ a b The Annals of Jan Długosz (A.D. 1270), p. 213.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, pp. 164–165.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 165.
- ^ a b Klaniczay 2002, p. 224.
- ^ Segeš 2011, p. 44.
- ^ a b Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 166.
- ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 273.
- ^ Klaniczay 2002, p. 225.
- ^ a b Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 268.
- ^ Klaniczay 2002, p. 439.
- ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 268, Appendix 5.
- ^ Fine 1994, p. 203.
- ^ a b c Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 271, Appendix 5.
- ^ a b c Kristó & Makk 1996, p. Appendix 5.
- ^ Klaniczay 2002, p. 262.
- ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 279, Appendix 5.
- ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 274, Appendix 5.
- ^ a b Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 274.
- ^ Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 173.
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External links
- Britannica.com's article of Stephen V
- Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). p. 883.