Coloman, King of Hungary
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Coloman the Learned, also the Book-Lover or the Bookish, was King of Hungary from 1095 and King of Croatia from 1097 until his death. Because Coloman and his younger brother Álmos were underage when t
Coloman depicted in János Thuróczy's Chronicle of the Hungarians
Coloman's father Géza depicted on the lower part (Corona Graeca) of the Holy Crown of Hungary
Coloman's uncle Ladislaus depicted in the Chronica Hungarorum
Coloman—who is depicted as a hunchback in accordance with the tradition preserved in late medieval chronicles—is crowned king (from the Illuminated Chronicle).
Stephen II of Hungary
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Stephen II, King of Hungary and Croatia, ruled from 1116 until 1131. His father, King Coloman, had him crowned as a child, thus denying the crown to his uncle Álmos. In the first year of his reign, Ve
Coloman, King of Hungary
…of Dalmatia, Coloman assumed a new title—"King of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia"—which was first recorded in 1108. Coloman had his four-year-old son Stephen crowned in 1105, which caused Álmos to openly rebel against the king. The duke left Hungary and sought the assistance of Emperor Henry IV. Having…
Stephen II depicted in János Thuróczy's Chronicle of the Hungarians
Álmos and his son, Béla are blinded on Coloman's order (from the Illuminated Chronicle)
Coloman had the blind Álmos imprisoned before his death (from the Illuminated Chronicle)
Stephen is crowned king in February 1116 (from the Illuminated Chronicle)