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Vatha
The Vata pagan uprising () was a Hungarian rebellion which, in 1046, brought about the overthrow of King Peter Urseolo, the martyrdom of Bishop Gerard of Csanád () and the reinstatement of the Árpád dynasty on the Hungarian throne. Background Christianity had been introduced in Hungary by King Stephen I of Hungary. Upon his death in 1038, he was succeeded by his sororal nephew Peter Urseolo, a Venetian noble. Through tax increases, and Urseolo's involvement with foreign powers, he proved to be an unpopular ruler. The Hungarian peasants, still largely pagan, suspected he was intent on bringing Hungary into the fold of the Holy Roman Empire. In a rebellion in 1041, Stephen's brother-in-law Samuel Aba took control of the throne, overthrowing Urseolo. Urseolo fled to Bavaria, in exile allying himself with German king and Holy Roman Emperor Henry III. In the years that followed, Aba's reign weakened, likely due to opposition from the church, who disliked his catering to pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bystrík
Saint Bystrík (Latin Beztertus Nitriensis, Bestredius, Bestridus, Bestricus, Bistridus, Bistritus; Hungarian Beszteréd, Besztrik, Besztríd; died 1046) was a martyr and the Bishop of the Diocese of Nitra. Bystrík's bishopric Bystrík was probably of Slavic or Hungarian origin. The exact place and time of birth of St. Bystrík is unknown, however he seems to have come from aristocratic family who had been Christianised in the mission of Cyril and Methodius before the end of the Great Moravian Empire in 907 AD. He was likely born sometime at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries in the vicinity of Nitra. It is assumed that Bystrík graduated from the St. Hypolita school at Zobor Abbey. The disciples of Cyril and Saint Gorazd were spreading out from Zobor at this time and included Astrik, Prokop Prokop may mean either of two Hussite generals, both of whom died in the 1434 battle of Lipan: * Prokop the Great * Prokop the Lesser Other people who bore the name Prokop: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vata (noble)
Vata or Vatha () was a Hungarian noble, lord of the castle of Békés and chief of a tribe in Körösvidék (today Crișana). He is known for being the leader of the Vata pagan uprising. Life Alternative theories suggest that he was of Pecheneg origin. To preserve his position, he formally adopted Christianity at the start of his reign, although Peter Orseolo attempted to remove him from power because of his well-known pagan lifestyle. Uprising In 1046, the nobility called back Vazul's sons from the Kievan Rus' for a rebellion against Peter Orseolo, who swore to "fill this land with foreigners and give it to the Germans" according to the Illuminated Chronicle.''Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum'' https://mek.oszk.hu/10600/10642/10642.htm Using this opportunity, Vata started another uprising in Eastern Hungary with the purpose of Dechristianizing the kingdom. At Abaújvár, his mob met with the newly arrived brothers and demanded them to "let the whole people live according t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew I Of Hungary
Andrew I the White or the Catholic ( or ; 1015 – before 6 December 1060) was King of Hungary from 1046 to 1060. He descended from a younger branch of the Árpád dynasty. After he spent fifteen years in exile, an extensive revolt by the pagan Hungarians enabled him to take the throne from King Peter Orseolo. He strengthened the position of Catholic Church, Catholicism in the Kingdom of Hungary and successfully defended its independence against the Holy Roman Empire. His efforts to ensure the succession of his son, Solomon, King of Hungary, Solomon, resulted in the open revolt of his brother Béla I of Hungary, Béla. Béla dethroned Andrew by force in 1060. Andrew suffered severe injuries during the fighting and died before his brother was crowned king. Early life Childhood (c. 1015–1031) Medieval sources provide Vazul#Family, two contradictory reports of the parents of Andrew and his two brothers, Levente and Béla I of Hungary, Béla. The ''Chronicle of Zagreb'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Aba
Samuel Aba (; before 990 or 1009 – 5 July 1044) reigned as King of Hungary between 1041 and 1044. He was born to a prominent family with extensive domains in the region of the Mátra Hills. Based on reports in the ''Gesta Hungarorum'' and other Chronica Hungarorum, Hungarian chronicles about the non-Hungarian origin of the Aba (genus), Aba family, modern historians write that the Abas headed the Kabar tribes that seceded from the Khazar Khaganate and joined the Hungarians in the 9th century. Around 1009, Samuel or his father married a sister of Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I, the first King of Hungary. Thereafter the originally pagan or Judaism (because of Khazar-elite-link) Aba family converted to Christianity. King Stephen appointed Samuel to head the royal court as his palatine of Hungary, palatine. However, the king died in 1038, and the new monarch, Peter, King of Hungary, Peter the Venetian, removed Samuel from his post. The Nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary, Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pest, Hungary
Pest () is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the eastern bank of the Danube. Pest was administratively unified with Buda and Óbuda in 1873; prior to this, it was an independent city. In colloquial Hungarian language, Hungarian, "Pest" is sometimes also used ''pars pro toto'' to refer to Budapest as a whole. Comprising about two-thirds of the city's area, Pest is flatter and much more heavily urbanized than Buda. Many of Budapest's most notable sites are in Pest, including the Inner City (Budapest), Inner City (), the Hungarian Parliament Building, Parliament (''Országház''), the Hungarian State Opera House, Opera, the Great Market Hall, Heroes' Square (Budapest), Heroes' Square, and Andrássy Avenue. Etymology According to Ptolemy the settlement was called ''Pession'' in antiquity (Contra-Aquincum). Alternatively, the name ''Pest'' may have come from a Slavic word meaning "furnace", "oven" (Bulgarian ; Serbian /''peć''; Croatian ''peć''), r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár (; ; ; ; Serbian language, Serbian: ''Стони Београд''; ), known colloquially as Fehérvár (), is a city in central Hungary, and the country's ninth-largest city. It is the Regions of Hungary, regional capital of Central Transdanubia, and the centre of Fejér county, Fejér County and Székesfehérvár District. The area is an important rail and road junction between Lake Balaton and Lake Velence. Székesfehérvár, a royal residence (), as capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, held a central role in the Middle Ages. As required by the Doctrine of the Holy Crown, the first kings of Hungary were crowned and buried here. Significant trade routes led to the Balkans and Italy, and to Buda and Vienna. Historically the city has come under Ottoman Empire, Ottoman and Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg control, and was known in many languages by translations of "white castle" – , , etc. History Pre-Hungarian The place has been inhabited since the 5th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronicon Pictum
The ''Chronicon Pictum'' or ''Illuminated Chronicle'' (, , , also referred to as the ''Illustrated Chronicle'', ''Chronica Hungarorum'', ''Chronicon Hungarie Pictum'', ''Chronica Picta'' or ''Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum'') is a medieval illustrated chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary from the 14th century. It represents the artistic style of the royal court of King Louis I of Hungary. The codex is a unique source of art, medieval and cultural history. The chronicle's full name is: ''Chronicon Pictum – Marci de Kalt Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum'' (Illustrated Chronicle – Mark of Kalt's Chronicle About the Deeds of the Hungarians). History of the chronicle King Louis I of Hungary commissioned the ''Chronicon Pictum'' and the ''Secretum Secretorum'', which were both produced in a Hungarian workshop. Miklόs Meggyesi, son of Hertul the court painter of Louis, has traditionally been identified as the illuminator, though there is no real evidence for this. The Illuminated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Of Kalt
Mark of Kalt (, ; ) was the canon of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and chronicler of King Louis I of Hungary, known for his work ''Chronicon Pictum'', written in 1358 in Latin, with the last of the illuminations being finished between 1370 and 1373. He likely died while working, because contemporary sources stopped mentioning him. Career He was born a member of the lower nobility in Veszprém County. His father was a certain Michael. He had a brother Briccius. According to a 1361 charter, Mark's nephew was clergyman Dominic, who served as the guardian of Győr from 1361 to 1382. He became a Franciscan friar. From 1336 to 1337 he was court priest and chaplain of Elizabeth of Poland, Queen of Hungary. For his service, he was granted the estate Kált in Veszprém County in 1337, which donation was confirmed by a letter of judgment for Mark and his relatives in 1354. From 1342 to 1352, Mark served as parish priest in the Saint Peter church in Buda. In 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
