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Encyclopedia > Andrew III of Hungary

Andrew III (Endre) of the Arpad dynasty was king of Hungary 1290-1301 and the last male of Arpads to hold the throne. The Árpáds (Hungarian: Árpádok, Slovak: Arpádovci, Croatian: Arpadovići) were a dynasty ruling in historic Hungary from the late 9th century to 1301 (with some interruptions, e. ...


He was a grandson of Andrew II of Hungary (reigned 1205-35), being the only son of Andrew II's youngest and postumous son (possibly illegitimate) who was born of the old king's third marriage with Beatriz D'Este. Andrew II (Hungarian: András or Endre, Slovak: Ondrej) (c. ...


After the death of Ladislaus IV of Hungary, the elderly Andrew of the Árpáds from Italy, was recalled to Hungary and made king. Ladislaus IV the Cuman (Hungarian: IV László, Slovak: Ladislav IV) (1262 – July 10, 1290), also known as Laszlo IV, king of Hungary, was the son of Stephen V, whom he succeeded in 1272. ...


Andrew was married hastily with a Polish princess, Fenenna of Kujavia. They got a child who however was baby when Andrew died. Kuyavia (sometimes spelt Cuyavia, Polish Kujawy) is a historical region of Poland. ...


Due to the continuing rule of the oligarchs, total anarchy arose in the country in the late 1290s.


Pope had set another prince, Andrew's cousin's grandson Charles Martel of Anjou (died 1295) as candidate for the throne in 1290. He and his partisans attempted to oust Andrew. Charles Martel (September 8, 1271 – August 12, 1295, Naples) of the Angevin dynasty, also known as Charles I Martel, Charles Martel dAnjou, and (in Italian) Carlo Martello was the eldest son of king Charles II of Naples and Maria of Hungary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary. ...


The death of Andrew III on January 14, 1301 ended the male line of the Árpáds. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 7 - Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first Prince of Wales End of the reign of Emperor Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan Emperor Go-Nijō ascends to the throne of Japan Dante was sent into Exile in Florence. ...


Legacy

Andrew's only daughter Elizabeth died in the Dominican monastery in Töss (Switzerland) on 6 May 1338. The Töss is a river of the Canton of Zürich. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Events Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan. ...


An interregnum ensued Andrew's death: Otto, Duke of Bavaria (Bela V), the future Venceslas III of Bohemia and Charles Robert of Anjou (Charles I) were proclaimed kings by different factions. Charles I of Hungary (Anjou France 1288 or 1291 - Hungary July 16, 1342), also called Charles Robert, Carobert and Charles I Robert, was the king of Hungary from August 27, 1310. ...


After a short interregnum the Angevin dynasty seized power and Charles Robert (grandson of Maria of Hungary, sister of Ladislaus IV of Hungary, and son and heir to Charles Martel) became the recognized king. Angevin is the name applied to three distinct medieval dynasties which originated as counts (from 1360, dukes) of the western French province of Anjou (of which angevin is the adjectival form), but later came to rule far greater areas including England, Ireland, Hungary, Poland, Naples, and Jerusalem (see Angevin Empire). ... Charles I of Hungary (Anjou France 1288 or 1291 - Hungary July 16, 1342), also called Charles Robert, Carobert and Charles I Robert, was the king of Hungary from August 27, 1310. ... Maria of Hungary (c. ... Ladislaus IV the Cuman (Hungarian: IV László, Slovak: Ladislav IV) (1262 – July 10, 1290), also known as Laszlo IV, king of Hungary, was the son of Stephen V, whom he succeeded in 1272. ...


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