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
Depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
Fajsz
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Fajsz, also Falicsi, was Grand Prince of the Hungarians from about 950 to around 955. All information on him comes from De administrando imperio, a book written by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine VI
Taksony of Hungary
…grand princes, and all later Hungarian monarchs were descended from him. The Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus wrote around 950 that Fajsz, Taksony's cousin, was grand prince of the Hungarians at that time. In that time Taxis, king of the Hungarians came to Italy with a large army. Berengar…
A relief showing him in Fajsz (Hungary)