Álmos
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Álmos, also Almos or Almus, was—according to the uniform account of Hungarian chronicles—the first head of the "loose federation" of the Hungarian tribes from around 850. Whether he was the sacred rul
Álmos depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Árpád
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Árpád was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or kende of the Hungarians, or their military leader
Álmos
…Hungarian tribes to represent the khagan's interests. Although Levedi refused the khagan's offer, he proposed one of his peers, Álmos or Álmos's son Árpád, to the proposed new position. The khagan accepted Levedi's offer. Upon his initiative, the Hungarians elected their first prince, but they preferred…
Statue of Árpád at Ráckeve (Hungary)
Árpád's statue at the Heroes' Square (Budapest)
Árpád's statue in Székelybere (Bereni, Romania)
Ruins of Aquincum – "city of King Attila" in the Gesta Hungarorum