Géza II of Hungary
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Géza II was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1141 to 1162. He was the oldest son of King Béla the Blind and his wife, Helena of Serbia. When his father died, Géza was still a child and he started ruli
The young Géza (from the Illuminated Chronicle)
Géza's royal seal
Conrad III of Germany and the German crusaders arrive in Hungary (from the Illuminated Chronicle)
Géza meets King Louis VII of France during the Second Crusade (from the Illuminated Chronicle)
Béla II of Hungary
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Béla II the Blind was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, King Coloman of Hungary. Béla grew up in mon
Géza II of Hungary
…II. Géza; Croatian: Gejza II.; Slovak: Gejza II.; 1130 – 31 May 1162) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1141 to 1162. He was the oldest son of King Béla the Blind and his wife, Helena of Serbia. When his father died, Géza was still a child and he started ruling under the guardianship of his mother and her brother…
Béla in the Illuminated Chronicle
The child Béla and his father, Álmos are blinded on King Coloman's order (from the Illuminated Chronicle)
Massacre of Béla II's opponents on the orders of Queen Helena at the assembly of Arad in 1131
The seal of Béla II