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Principality of Hungary | |||||||
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| 895 – 1000 | |||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||
| Grand Prince | |||||||
| Historical era | Middle ages | ||||||
• Established | 9th century | ||||||
25 December 1000 or 1 January 1001 | |||||||
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Hungary is one of the oldest countries in Europe, established in 895, some 60 years after the division of France and Germany at the Treaty of Verdun in 843, before the unification of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. The Hungarians, a semi-nomadic group of people led by Árpád, formed the Principality of Hungary at the very end of the ninth century.[1] The principality later transformed into a Christian realm during the 10th century.
History
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On the eve of the arrival of the Hungarians, East Francia, the First Bulgarian Empire and Great Moravia (a vassal state of East Francia) ruled the territory of the Carpathian Basin. This area had been sparsely populated since Charlemagne’s destruction of the Avar state in 803 and the Magyars were able to move in virtually unopposed.[2] The freshly unified Hungarians led by Árpád settled in the Carpathian Basin starting in 895. This now highly-organized principality, with a new-found military force, conducted vigorous raids from Constantinople to as far away as central Spain. (See:Hungarian invasions of Europe)
Géza of the Árpád dynasty, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, who ruled only part of the united territory, the nominal overlord of all seven Magyar tribes, intended to integrate Hungary into Christian Western Europe, rebuilding the state according to the Western political and social model.[3] Géza's first-born son, Saint Stephen I became the first King of Hungary after defeating his uncle Koppány, who also claimed the throne. The Hungarians were absorbed into the European population and became constituents of a newly prosperous and aggressive European civilization.[4]
References
- ^ George H. Hodos, The East-Central European region: an historical outline, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999, p. 19
- ^ The Magyars of Hungary
- ^ "http://www.babylon.com/definition/G%C3%A9za/English". Babylon. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Barbara H. Rosenwein, A short history of the Middle Ages, University of Toronto Press, 2009, p. 152 [1]