Desiderius Hédervári
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Desiderius Hédervári de Világosvár was a Hungarian medieval nobleman and soldier, one of the first members of the prestigious Hédervári family. He held important positions in the queenly court since t
A detail of a miniature in the Illuminated Chronicle, which depicts Desiderius' heroic death during the Battle of Posada (wearing royal armor and crown with Angevin crest)
Világos Castle, today ruins near Șiria, Romania
Dezső sacrifices himself protecting Charles Robert, by József Molnár, oil on canvas in 1855
Battle of Posada
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The Battle of Posada was fought between Basarab I of Wallachia and Charles I of Hungary. The small Wallachian army led by Basarab, formed of cavalry and foot archers, as well as local peasants, manage
Desiderius Hédervári
…prestigious Hédervári family. He held important positions in the queenly court since the 1320s. He sacrificed himself protecting King Charles I in the Battle of Posada. Desiderius descended from the Hédervár branch of the gens (clan) Héder, as the son of Denis (III) "the White-headed". He had two brothers, Nicholas…
King Charles I of Hungary receives the envoy of Voivode Basarab (Illuminated Chronicle)
The army of Charles Robert Anjou ambushed by Basarab's army at Posada from Vienna Illuminated Chronicle (1370/1373). The Vlach (Romanian) warriors rolled down rocks over the cliff edges in a place where the Hungarian mounted knights could neither escape from them nor climb the heights to dislodge the Vlach warriors.
The Battle of Posada as depicted in the Viennese Illuminated Chronicle