Géza, also Gejza, was Grand Prince of the Hungarians from the early 970s. He was the son of Grand Prince Taksony and his Oriental—Khazar, Pecheneg or Volga Bulgarian—wife. He married Sarolt, a daughte
Depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Géza, Grand Prince of Hungary (Nádasdy Mausoleum, 1664)
Statue of Grand Prince Géza in Székesfehérvár
Taksony of Hungary
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Taksony was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians after their catastrophic defeat in the 955 Battle of Lechfeld. In his youth he had participated in plundering raids in Western Europe, but during his rei
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
…Géza (c. 940 – 997), also Gejza, was Grand Prince of the Hungarians from the early 970s. He was the son of Grand Prince Taksony and his Oriental—Khazar, Pecheneg or Volga Bulgarian—wife. He married Sarolt, a daughter of an Eastern Orthodox Hungarian chieftain. After ascending…
Depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle