Béla IV was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential n
Béla's parents—Gertrude of Merania and Andrew II of Hungary—depicted in the 13th-century Landgrafenpsalter [de] from the Landgraviate of Thuringia
Klis Fortress (seen from its west point, toward east); Béla captured it from Domald of Sidraga, a rebellious Dalmatian nobleman in 1223
Ruins of the fortress of Halych
Lawrence, son of Kemény was a prominent Hungarian noble and military leader of the 13th century. From the late 1250s onward, he held several offices within the royal court. He was a skilled and loyal
The ruins of Feketehalom (today Codlea, Romania), which was unsuccessfully besieged by Lawrence during the 1264–65 civil war