Person:Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1)

Ladislaus IV _____, of Hungary
b.Aug 1262
d.10 Jul 1290 Hungary
m. Est 1253
  1. Elizabeth of Hungary, Queen of SerbiaAbt 1255 - 1313
  2. Catherine _____, of Hungary, Queen of SerbiaAbt 1256 - Aft 1314
  3. Maria _____, of HungaryAbt 1258 - 1323
  4. Anna _____, of HungaryAbt 1260 - 1281
  5. Ladislaus IV _____, of Hungary1262 - 1290
  6. Andras _____1268 - 1277
  7. Salamon _____1272 - 1272
  8. Kalman _____1274 -
Facts and Events
Name Ladislaus IV _____, of Hungary
Gender Male
Birth[1] Aug 1262 House of Arpad
Marriage to Elisabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary
Death[1] 10 Jul 1290 HungaryKőrösszeg
Reference Number? Q156147?


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Ladislaus IV (, ; 5 August 1262 – 10 July 1290), also known as Ladislas the Cuman, was king of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290. His mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of a chieftain from the pagan Cumans who had settled in Hungary. At the age of seven, he married Elisabeth (or Isabella), a daughter of King Charles I of Sicily. Ladislaus was only 10 when a rebellious lord, Joachim Gutkeled, kidnapped and imprisoned him.

Ladislaus was still a prisoner when his father Stephen V died on 6 August 1272. During his minority, many groupings of barons — primarily the Abas, Csáks, Kőszegis, and Gutkeleds — fought against each other for supreme power. Ladislaus was declared to be of age at an assembly of the prelates, barons, noblemen, and Cumans in 1277. He allied himself with Rudolf I of Germany against Ottokar II of Bohemia. His forces had a preeminent role in Rudolf's victory over Ottokar in the Battle on the Marchfeld on 26 August 1278.

However, Ladislaus could not restore royal power in Hungary. A papal legate, Philip, bishop of Fermo, came to Hungary to help Ladislaus consolidate his authority, but the prelate was shocked at the presence of thousands of pagan Cumans in Hungary. Ladislaus promised that he would force them to adopt a Christian lifestyle, but they refused to obey the legate's demands. Ladislaus decided to support the Cumans, for which Philip of Fermo excommunicated him. The Cumans imprisoned the legate, and the legate's partisans captured Ladislaus. In early 1280, Ladislaus agreed to persuade the Cumans to submit to the legate, but many Cumans preferred to leave Hungary.

Ladislaus vanquished a Cuman army that invaded Hungary in 1282. Hungary also survived a Mongol invasion in 1285. Ladislaus had, by that time, become so unpopular that many of his subjects accused him of inciting the Mongols to invade Hungary. After he imprisoned his wife in 1286, he lived with his Cuman mistresses. During the last years of his life, he wandered throughout the country with his Cuman allies, but he was unable to control the most powerful lords and bishops any more. Pope Nicholas IV planned to declare a crusade against him, but three Cuman assassins murdered Ladislaus.

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References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ladislaus IV of Hungary, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.