This is a list of Hungarian monarchs; it includes the grand princes (895–1000) and the kings and ruling queens of Hungary (1000–1918).
The Hungarian Grand Principality was established around 895, following the 9th-century Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. The Kingdom of Hungary existed from 1000–1001 with the coronation of King Saint Stephen. The Árpád dynasty, the male-line descendants of Grand Prince Árpád, ruled Hungary continuously from 895 to 1301. Christianity was adopted as the state religion for the Kingdom of Hungary by King Saint Stephen and the kings of the Árpád dynasty used the title of the apostolic king. The descendants of the dynasty gave the world the highest number of saints and blesseds from one family.[1] Therefore, since the 13th century the dynasty has often been referred to as the "Kindred of the Holy Kings". The Árpád dynasty ruled the Carpathian Basin for four hundred years, influencing almost all of Europe through its extensive dynastic connections.[2] The paternal lineage of the Árpád dynasty came to end in 1301 with the death of King Andrew III of Hungary, and all of the subsequent kings of Hungary (with the exception of King Matthias Corvinus) were cognatic descendants of the Árpád dynasty. In 1918, after World War I, King Charles IV "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. The Kingdom of Hungary existed as a country from 1920 to 1946, and officially represented the Hungarian monarchy, but in reality there was no king.
Portrait | Name | Monarch from | Monarch until | Marriage(s) | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Levedi Levedias, Lebedias, Lebedi |
? | c. 850 (?) | A Khazar princess | first voivode | |
Álmos Almos, Almus |
c. 850 | c. 895 | Unknown | kende or gyula | |
Kurszán Kücsid, Kusál, Cussan, Cusa |
c.? | c. 904 | Unknown | kende or gyula |
The king-list for the first half of the 10th century is often disputed, as the Hungarian nation consisted of several tribes led by various leaders. The most frequently proposed list is:
Name Reign |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Árpád | ||||||
Árpád c. 895 ┃ c. 907 |
c. 845 Son of Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians |
c. 907 Aged c. 62 |
||||
Zoltán c. 907 ┃ c. 947 |
c. 896 Son of Árpád, Grand Prince of the Hungarians |
Menumorut's daughter (?) |
c. 947 | |||
Fajsz c. 947 ┃ c. 955 |
Early 10th century Son of Jutocsa |
| ||||
Taksony c. 955 ┃ c. 972 |
c. 931 Son of Zoltán, Grand Prince of the Hungarians and Menumorut's daughter (?) |
"Cuman" lady (A Khazar, Pecheneg or Volga Bulgarian woman) |
c. 972 Aged c. 41 |
|||
Géza c. 972 ┃ 997 |
c. 945 Son of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians |
Sarolt, daughter of Gyula of Transylvania |
997 Aged c. 52 |
|||
Stephen 997 ┃ 1000 |
c. 975 Esztergom Son of Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians and Sarolt, daughter of Gyula of Transylvania |
Blessed Gisela of Bavaria 996
|
15 August 1038 Esztergom or Székesfehérvár Aged 62–63 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Árpád (1000–1301) | ||||||
Stephen I Saint Stephen Hungarian: I. István 1st king of Hungary 25 December 1000 ┃ 15 August 1038 (37 years, 234 days) 25 December 1000 Esztergom or Székesfehérvár |
c. 975 Esztergom Son of Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians and Sarolt, daughter of Gyula of Transylvania |
Blessed Gisela of Bavaria 996
|
15 August 1038 Esztergom or Székesfehérvár Aged 62–63 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Peter Peter Orseolo or Peter the Venetian Hungarian: Péter 2nd king of Hungary First reign 15 August 1038 ┃ September 1041 (3 years, 1 months) 1038 Székesfehérvár |
1011 Venice Son of Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice and Grimelda, daughter of Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians |
Judith of Schweinfurt c. 1055 No issue |
30 August 1046 or 1059 Székesfehérvár Aged 35 or 48 Pécs Cathedral, Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Samuel Samuel Aba Hungarian: Sámuel 3rd king of Hungary September 1041 ┃ 5 July 1044 Battle of Ménfő (2 years, 10 months) 22 April 1044 Csanád or Székesfehérvár |
c. 990 or c. 1009 |
Daughter of Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (Historians suppose that the powerful Aba family descended from him) |
5 July 1044 or soon after the Battle of Ménfő Aged 35 or 54 Abasár Monastery, Abasár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Peter Peter Orseolo or Peter the Venetian Hungarian: Péter 2nd king of Hungary Second reign 5 July 1044 ┃ 30 August 1046 (2 years, 57 days) |
1011 Venice Son of Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice and Grimelda, daughter of Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians |
Judith of Schweinfurt c. 1055 No issue |
30 August 1046 or 1059 Székesfehérvár Aged 35 or 48 Pécs Cathedral, Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Andrew I Endre or Andrew the White or the Catholic Hungarian: I. András 4th king of Hungary September 1046 ┃ December 1060 (14 years, 3 months) September 1046 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1015 Son of Vazul and a lady from the Clan Tátony |
Anastasia of Kiev c. 1038
|
Before 5 December 1060 Zirc Aged 44–45 Tihany Abbey, Tihany, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Béla I Béla the Champion Hungarian: I. Béla 5th king of Hungary 6 December 1060 ┃ 11 September 1063 (2 years, 280 days) 6 December 1060 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1016 Son of Vazul and a lady from the Clan Tátony |
Richeza of Poland c. 1033
|
11 September 1063 Kanizsa Creek Aged 44–45 Szekszárd Abbey, Szekszárd, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Solomon Hungarian: Salamon 6th king of Hungary 11 September 1063 ┃ 14 March 1074 Battle of Mogyoród (10 years, 185 days) 1057 or 1058 (junior king) September 1063 |
1053 Son of Andrew I, King of Hungary and Anastasia of Kiev |
Judith of Swabia 1063 No issue |
1087 (?) Aged 34 (?) Pula, Kingdom of Croatia |
|||
Géza I Magnus Hungarian: I. Géza 7th king of Hungary 14 March 1074 ┃ 25 April 1077 (3 years, 43 days) 1075 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1040 Poland Son of Béla I, King of Hungary and Richeza of Poland |
1st marriage Sophia 1060s
2nd marriage Synadene 1075
|
25 April 1077 Vác Aged 36–37 Vác Cathedral, Vác, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Ladislaus I Saint Ladislaus Hungarian: I. László 8th king of Hungary 25 April 1077 ┃ 29 July 1095 (18 years, 96 days) 1081 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1040 Kraków Son of Béla I, King of Hungary and Richeza of Poland |
Adelaide of Rheinfelden c. 1078
|
29 July 1095 Nyitra Aged 54–55 Nagyvárad Monastery, Nagyvárad, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Coloman Coloman the Learned or the Bookish Hungarian: Kálmán 9th king of Hungary 29 July 1095 ┃ 3 February 1116 (20 years, 190 days) 1095 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1070 Székesfehérvár Son of Géza I, King of Hungary and Sophia |
1st marriage Felicia of Sicily 1097
2nd marriage Eufemia of Kiev 1112 No issue |
3 February 1116 Székesfehérvár Aged 45–46 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Stephen II Hungarian: II. István 10th king of Hungary 3 February 1116 ┃ 1 March 1131 (15 years, 27 days) 1105 (junior king) 1116 |
c. 1101 Székesfehérvár Son of Coloman, King of Hungary and Felicia of Sicily |
1st marriage A daughter of Robert I of Capua Early 1120s No issue 2nd marriage Adelheid of Riedenburg No issue |
1 March 1131 Székesfehérvár Aged 30 Váradhegyfok, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Béla II Béla the Blind Hungarian: II. Béla 11th king of Hungary 1 March 1131 ┃ 13 February 1141 (9 years, 350 days) 28 April 1131 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1108 Tolna county Son of Álmos, Duke of Hungary and Predslava of Kiev |
Helena of Serbia 1129
|
13 February 1141 Székesfehérvár Aged 31–32 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Géza II Hungarian: II. Géza 12th king of Hungary 13 February 1141 ┃ 31 May 1162 (21 years, 108 days) 16 February 1141 Székesfehérvár |
1130 Tolna county Son of Béla II, King of Hungary and Helena of Serbia |
Euphrosyne of Kiev 1146
|
31 May 1162 Székesfehérvár Aged 31–32 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Stephen III Hungarian: III. István 13th king of Hungary 31 May 1162 ┃ 4 March 1172 (9 years, 279 days) June 1162 Székesfehérvár |
Summer 1147 Székesfehérvár Son of Géza II, King of Hungary and Euphrosyne of Kiev |
Agnes of Austria 1166
|
4 March 1172 Esztergom Aged 24–25 Esztergom Basilica, Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Ladislaus II Hungarian: II. László Anti-king 31 July 1162 ┃ 14 January 1163 (168 days) July 1162 Székesfehérvár |
1131 Székesfehérvár Son of Béla II, King of Hungary and Helena of Serbia |
Judith of Poland 1140s
|
14 January 1162 Aged 31–32 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Stephen IV Hungarian: IV. István Anti-king 27 January 1163 ┃ 11 April 1165 (2 years, 75 days) 27 January 1163 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1133 Buda Son of Béla II, King of Hungary and Helena of Serbia |
Maria Komnene c. 1157 No issue |
11 April 1165 Zimony Aged 31–32 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Béla III Béla the Great Hungarian: III. Béla 16th king of Hungary 4 March 1172 ┃ 23 April 1196 (24 years, 51 days) 13 January 1173 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1148 Esztergom Son of Géza II, King of Hungary and Euphrosyne of Kiev |
1st marriage Agnes of Antioch 1170
2nd marriage Margaret of France 1186 No issue |
23 April 1196 Székesfehérvár Aged 47–48 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Emeric Hungarian: Imre 17th king of Hungary 23 April 1196 ┃ 30 November 1204 (8 years, 222 days) 16 May 1182 (junior king) Esztergom |
c. 1174 Székesfehérvár Son of Béla III, King of Hungary and Agnes of Antioch |
Constance of Aragon 1198
|
30 November 1204 Esztergom Aged 29–30 Eger, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Ladislaus III Hungarian: III. László 18th king of Hungary 30 November 1204 ┃ 7 May 1205 (159 days) 26 August 1204 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1200 Székesfehérvár Son of Emeric, King of Hungary and Constance of Aragon |
Unmarried | 7 May 1205 Vienna Aged 4–6 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Andrew II Andrew the Jerosolimitan Hungarian: II. András 19th king of Hungary 7 May 1205 ┃ 21 September 1235 (30 years, 138 days) 29 May 1205 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1177 Székesfehérvár Son of Béla III, King of Hungary and Agnes of Antioch |
1st marriage Gertrude of Merania c. 1200–1203
2nd marriage Yolanda of Courtenay 1215
3rd marriage Beatrice D'Este 1234 |
21 September 1235 Aged 57–58 Egres Abbey, Egres, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Béla IV The Second Founder of the State Hungarian: IV. Béla 20th king of Hungary 21 September 1235 ┃ 3 May 1270 (34 years, 225 days) 1214 (junior king) 14 October 1235 |
29 November 1206 Son of Andrew II, King of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania |
Maria Laskarina 1220
|
3 May 1270 Rabbits' Island, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 63–64 Minorites' Church, Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Stephen V Hungarian: V. István 21st king of Hungary 3 May 1270 ┃ 6 August 1272 (2 years, 95 days) Before 10 January 1246 (junior king) Székesfehérvár 13 May 1270 |
Before 18 October 1239 Son of Béla IV, King of Hungary and Maria Laskarina |
Elizabeth the Cuman 1253
|
6 August 1272 Csepel Island Aged 32–33 Monastery of the Blessed Virgin, Rabbits' Island, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Ladislaus IV Ladislaus the Cuman Hungarian: IV. László 22nd king of Hungary 6 August 1272 ┃ 10 July 1290 (17 years, 339 days) Before 3 September 1272 Székesfehérvár |
5 August 1262 Son of Stephen V, King of Hungary and Elizabeth the Cuman |
Elizabeth of Sicily 1270 No issue |
10 July 1290 Aged 27–28 Csanád Cathedral, Csanád, Kingdom of Hungary |
|||
Andrew III Andrew the Venetian Hungarian: III. András 23rd king of Hungary 10 July 1290 ┃ 14 January 1301 (10 years, 189 days) 23 July 1290 Székesfehérvár |
c. 1265 Venice Son of Stephen the Posthumous, Duke of Slavonia and Tomasina Morosini |
1st marriage Feneanna of Kuyavia 1290 2nd marriage Agnes of Austria 1296 No issue |
14 January 1301 Aged 35–36 Minorites' Church, Buda, Kingdom of Hungary |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Přemyslid (1301–1305) | ||||||
Wenceslaus Ladislaus or Wenceslaus the Czech Hungarian: Vencel 24th king of Hungary 27 August 1301 ┃ 9 October 1305 (4 years, 44 days) 27 August 1301 Székesfehérvár |
6 October 1289 Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia Son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg |
Viola of Teschen 1305 No issue
|
4 August 1306 Olomouc, Kingdom of Bohemia Aged 16–17 Zbraslav Monastery, Zbraslav, Kingdom of Bohemia |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Wittelsbach (1305–1307) | ||||||
Otto Otto the Bavarian Hungarian: Ottó 25th king of Hungary 9 October 1305 ┃ 1307 (2 years) 5 December 1305 Székesfehérvár |
11 February 1261 Burghausen, Duchy of Bavaria Son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary |
1st marriage Catherine of Habsburg January 1279
2nd marriage Agnes of Glogau 18 May 1309
|
9 November 1312 Landshut, Duchy of Bavaria Aged 51–52 Seligenthal Monastery, Landshut, Duchy of Bavaria |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Anjou (1308–1395) | ||||||
Charles I Charles Robert Hungarian: I. Károly 26th king of Hungary 17 November 1308 ┃ 16 July 1342 (33 years, 242 days) 1st coronation Spring 1301 Esztergom 2nd coronation 15 June 1309 Buda 3rd coronation[3] 27 August 1310 Székesfehérvár |
1288 Naples, Kingdom of Naples Son of Charles Martel of Anjou and Clemence of Habsburg |
1st marriage Maria of Galicia No issue 2nd marriageMary of Bytom 1306/11 3rd marriage Beatrice of Luxembourg February 1319 No issue 4th marriageElisabeth of Poland 6 July 1320 |
16 July 1342 Visegrád, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 53–54 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Louis I Louis the Great Hungarian: I. Lajos 27th king of Hungary 16 July 1342 ┃ 10 September 1382 (40 years, 57 days) 21 July 1342 Székesfehérvár |
5 March 1326 Visegrád, Kingdom of Hungary Son of Charles I, King of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland |
1st marriage Margaret of Bohemia 1342–45 No issue 2nd marriageElizabeth of Bosnia 20 June 1353
|
10 September 1382 Nagyszombat, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 56–57 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Mary Hungarian: Mária 28th "king" of Hungary First reign 10 September 1382 ┃ December 1385 (3 years, 3 months) 17 September 1382 Székesfehérvár |
14 April 1371 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary Daughter of Louis I, King of Hungary and Elizabeth of Bosnia |
Sigismund of Luxembourg 1 November 1385
|
17 May 1395 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 23–24 St. Mary Cathedral, Várad, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Charles II Charles the Small Hungarian: II. Károly 29th king of Hungary 31 December 1385 ┃ 24 February 1386 (56 days) 31 December 1385 Székesfehérvár |
1345 Durazzo, Kingdom of Naples Son of Louis of Durazzo and Margaret of Sanseverino |
Margaret of Durazzo 24 January 1369
|
24 February 1386 Visegrád, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 41 Visegrád, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Mary Hungarian: Mária 28th "king" of Hungary Second reign Reign with Sigismund (1387–1395) 24 February 1386 ┃ 17 May 1395 (9 years, 83 days) |
14 April 1371 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary Daughter of Louis I, King of Hungary and Elizabeth of Bosnia |
Sigismund of Luxembourg 1 November 1385
|
17 May 1395 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 23–24 St. Mary Cathedral, Várad, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Ladislaus Hungarian: László Anti-king 13 July 1403 ┃ 7 November 1403 (168 days) 5 August 1403 Zadar |
15 February 1377 Naples, Kingdom of Naples Son of Charles II, King of Hungary and Margaret of Durazzo |
1st marriage Costanza Chiaramonte 1390 No issue 2nd marriageMary of Lusignan 12 February 1403 No issue 3rd marriageMary of Enghien 1406 No issue |
6 August 1414 Naples, Kingdom of Naples Aged 37 St. John Church, Naples, Kingdom of Naples |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Luxembourg (1387–1437) | ||||||
Sigismund Sigismund of Luxembourg Hungarian: Zsigmond 30th king of Hungary Reign with Mary (1387–1395) 31 March 1387 ┃ 9 December 1437 (50 years, 254 days) 31 March 1387 Székesfehérvár |
15 February 1368 Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire Son of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Elizabeth of Pomerania |
1st marriage Mary, Queen of Hungary 1 November 1385
2nd marriage Barbara of Cilli 6 December 1405
|
9 December 1437 Znojmo, Kingdom of Bohemia Aged 69–70 St. Mary Cathedral, Várad, Kingdom of Hungary |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Habsburg (1437–1457) | ||||||
Albert Albert the Habsburg Hungarian: Albert 31st king of Hungary 18 December 1437 ┃ 27 October 1439 (1 year, 314 days) 1 January 1438 Székesfehérvár |
16 August 1397 Vienna, Ducy of Austria Son of Albert IV, Duke of Austria and Joanna Sophia of Bavaria |
Elizabeth of Luxembourg 19 April 1422
|
27 October 1439 Neszmély, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 42–43 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Ladislaus V Ladislaus the Posthumous Hungarian: V. László 32nd king of Hungary 15 May 1440 ┃ 23 November 1457 (17 year, 193 days) 15 May 1440 Székesfehérvár |
22 February 1440 Komárom, Kingdom of Hungary Son of Albert, King of Hungary and Elizabeth of Luxembourg |
Unmarried | 23 November 1457 Prague Aged 17–18 St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Jagiellon (1440–1444) | ||||||
Vladislaus I Vladislaus the Polish Hungarian: I. Ulászló 33rd king of Hungary 17 July 1440 ┃ 10 November 1444 (4 years, 117 days) (Not with the Holy Crown of Hungary) 17 July 1440 |
31 October 1424 Kraków, Kingdom of Poland Son of Władysław II, King of Poland and Sophia of Halshany |
Unmarried | 10 November 1444 Battle of Varna Aged 20–21 The king's body was lost in the battlefield |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Hunyadi (1458–1490) | ||||||
Matthias I Matthias the Just Hungarian: Mátyás 34th king of Hungary 24 January 1458 ┃ 6 April 1490 (32 years, 73 days) 29 March 1464 Székesfehérvár |
23 February 1443 Kolozsvár, Kingdom of Hungary Son of John Hunyadi, Regent-Governor of Hungary and Elizabeth Szilágyi |
1st marriage Elizabeth of Celje Spring 1455 No issue 2nd marriageCatherine of Poděbrady 1 May 1463 No issue 3rd marriageBeatrice of Naples 22 December 1476 No issue
|
6 April 1490 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria Aged 47–48 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Jagiellon (1490–1526) | ||||||
Vladislaus II Vladislaus Dobzse Hungarian: II. Ulászló 35th king of Hungary 15 July 1490 ┃ 13 March 1516 (25 years, 243 days) 18 September 1490 Székesfehérvár |
1 March 1456 Kraków, Kingdom of Poland Son of Casimir IV, King of Poland and Elizabeth of Austria |
1st marriage Barbara of Brandenburg 20 August 1476 No issue 2nd marriageBeatrice of Naples 4 October 1490 No issue 3rd marriageAnne of Foix-Candale 29 September 1502
|
13 March 1516 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 60–61 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
| ||
Louis II Hungarian: II. Lajos 36th king of Hungary 13 March 1516 ┃ 29 August 1526 (10 year, 170 days) 4 June 1508 Székesfehérvár |
1 July 1506 Buda, Kingdom of Hungary Son of Vladislaus II, King of Hungary and Anne of Foix-Candale |
Mary of Austria 1515 No issue |
29 August 1526 Battle of Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary Aged 20–21 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Kingdom of Hungary |
|
King Louis II of Hungary died at Battle of Mohács in 1526. After the death of the Hungarian king, both the Hungarian noble Zápolya family and the Austrian Habsburg family claimed the whole kingdom. King John I of Hungary ruled the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, and the Habsburgs ruled the western part of Hungary.
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Zápolya (1526–1540) | ||||||
John I John Zápolya Hungarian: I. János 37th king of Hungary 11 November 1526 ┃ 22 July 1540 (13 years, 255 days) 11 November 1526 Székesfehérvár |
1487 Szepesváralja, Kingdom of Hungary Son of Stephen Zápolya, Palatine of Hungary, and Hedwig of Cieszyn |
Isabella of Poland In late January to early February 1539 |
22 July 1540 Szászsebes, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom Aged 53 Royal Basilica, Székesfehérvár, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom |
|
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Habsburg (1526–1564) | ||||||
Ferdinand I 39th king of Hungary 17 December 1526 ┃ 25 July 1564 (37 years, 220 days) 3 November 1527 Székesfehérvár |
10 March 1503 Alcalá de Henares Son of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile |
Anna of Hungary 26 May 1521 Linz fifteen children |
25 July 1564 Vienna aged 61 St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
Eighth great-grandson of Stephen V and Béla IV, brother-in-law of Louis II |
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Zápolya (1540–1570) | ||||||
John II John Sigismund Hungarian: II. János 39th king of Hungary First reign 13 September 1540 ┃ 19 July 1551 (10 years, 310 days) Second reign 25 November 1556 ┃ 16 August 1570 (13 years, 264 days) Never crowned |
7 July 1540 Buda, Eastern Hungarian Kingdom Son of John I of Hungary, and Isabella of Poland |
Unmarried | 14 March 1571 Gyulafehérvár, Principality of Transylvania Aged 30–31 St. Michael's Cathedral, Gyulafehérvár, Principality of Transylvania |
|
The Habsburgs tried several times to unite all Hungary under their rule, but the Ottoman Empire prevented that by supporting the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom. King John I died in 1540, the Habsburg forces besieged Buda the Hungarian capital in 1541, Sultan Suleiman led a relief force and defeated the Habsburgs, the Ottomans captured the city by a trick during the Siege of Buda and the south central and central areas of the kingdom came under the authority of the Ottoman Empire, therefore Hungary was divided into three parts. The north-western rim of the Hungarian kingdom remained unconquered and recognised members of the House of Habsburg as Kings of Hungary, giving it the name "Royal Hungary". The Eastern Hungarian Kingdom is the predecessor of the Principality of Transylvania, which was established by the Treaty of Speyer in 1570 and the Eastern Hungarian King became the first Prince of Transylvania. The Principality of Transylvania was a semi-independent state, and a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire, it continued to be part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the sense of public law, John Sigismund's possessions belonged to the Holy Crown of Hungary, and was a symbol of the survival of Hungarian statehood.
Name Reign |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Bethlen (1620–1621) | ||||||
Gabriel Anti-king 25 August 1620 ┃ 31 December 1621 (1 year 128 days) Never crowned |
[9] |
15 November 1580 Marosillye Son of Farkas Bethlen de Iktár and Druzsiána Lázár de Szárhegy |
Catherine of Brandenburg
2 March 1626 no issue |
15 November 1629
Gyulafehérvár, Principality of Transylvania Aged 37 St. Michael's Cathedral, Gyulafehérvár, Principality of Transylvania |
Elected in Besztercebánya Contested by Ferdinand II |
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Habsburg (1564–1780) | ||||||
Maximilian 41st king of Hungary 26 July 1564 ┃ 12 October 1576 (12 years, 78 days) 8 September 1563 Pozsony |
31 July 1527 Vienna Son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Anna of Hungary |
Maria of Spain 13 September 1548 Valladolid fifteen children |
12 October 1576 Regensburg aged 49 St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
Son of Ferdinand I, grandson of Vladislaus II Contested by John II until 1570 | ||
Rudolph 42nd king of Hungary 12 October 1576 ┃ 26 June 1608 (31 years, 257 days) 25 September 1572 Pozsony |
18 July 1552 Vienna Son of Maximilian (II), Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria of Spain |
Unmarried | 20 January 1612 Prague aged 59 St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia |
Son of Maximilian | ||
Matthias II 43rd king of Hungary 26 June 1608 ┃ 20 March 1619 (10 years, 267 days) 19 November 1608 Pozsony |
24 February 1557 Vienna Son of Maximilian (II), Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria of Spain |
Anna of Tyrol 4 December 1611 Vienna no issue |
20 March 1619 Vienna aged 62 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Maximilian and younger brother of Rudolph | ||
Ferdinand II 44th king of Hungary 20 March 1619 ┃ 15 February 1637 (17 years, 331 days) 1 July 1618 Pozsony |
9 July 1578 Graz Son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria |
1st marriage Maria Anna of Bavaria 23 April 1600 Graz seven children 2nd marriage Eleonora of Mantua 2 February 1622 Innsbruck no issue |
15 February 1637 Vienna aged 58 Mausoleum of Ferdinand II , Graz, Duchy of Styria |
Grandson of Ferdinand I and cousin of Rudolph and Matthias II | ||
Ferdinand III 45th king of Hungary 15 February 1637 ┃ 2 April 1657 (20 years, 47 days) 8 December 1625 Sopron |
13 July 1608 Graz Son of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Bavaria |
1st marriage Maria Anna of Spain 20 February 1631 Vienna six children 2nd marriage Maria Leopoldine of Austria 2 July 1648 Linz one child 3rd marriage Eleonora of Nevers 30 April 1651 Wiener Neustadt four children |
2 April 1657 Vienna aged 48 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Ferdinand II | ||
Ferdinand IV 46th king of Hungary 16 June 1647 ┃ 9 July 1654 (7 years, 23 days) Junior king 16 June 1647 Pozsony |
8 September 1633 Vienna Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Spain |
Unmarried | 9 July 1654 Vienna aged 20 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son and co-ruler of Ferdinand III | ||
Leopold I 47th king of Hungary 2 April 1657 ┃ 5 May 1705 (48 years, 33 days) 27 June 1655 Pozsony |
9 June 1640 Vienna Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Spain |
1st marriage Margaret Theresa of Spain 12 December 1666 Vienna four children 2nd marriage Claudia Felicitas of Austria 15 October 1673 Graz two children 3rd marriage Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg 14 December 1676 Passau ten children |
5 May 1705 Vienna aged 64 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Ferdinand III | ||
Joseph I 48th king of Hungary 5 May 1705 ┃ 17 April 1711 (5 years, 347 days) 9 December 1687 Pozsony |
26 July 1678 Vienna Son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg |
Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg 24 February 1699 Vienna three children |
17 April 1711 Vienna aged 32 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Leopold I | ||
Charles III 49th king of Hungary 17 April 1711 ┃ 20 October 1740 (29 years, 186 days) 22 May 1712 Pozsony |
1 October 1685 Vienna Son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg |
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1 August 1708 Barcelona four children |
20 October 1740 Vienna aged 55 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Leopold I and younger brother of Joseph I | ||
Maria Theresa 50th "king" of Hungary 20 October 1740 ┃ 29 November 1780 (40 years, 40 days) 25 June 1741 Pozsony |
13 May 1717 Vienna Daughter of Charles III (VI), Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Francis Stephen of Lorraine 12 February 1736 Vienna sixteen children |
29 November 1780 Vienna aged 63 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Daughter of Charles III |
Name Reign Coronation |
Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage |
Marriage(s) Issue |
Death Burial |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1780–1918) | ||||||
Joseph II The Hat King[10] 51st king of Hungary 29 November 1780 ┃ 20 February 1790 (9 years, 283 days) Never crowned |
13 March 1741 Vienna Son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Queen Maria Theresa |
1st marriage Isabella of Parma 6 October 1760 Vienna two children 2nd marriage Maria Josepha of Bavaria 13 January 1765 Vienna no issue |
20 February 1790 Vienna aged 48 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | ||
Leopold II 52nd king of Hungary 20 February 1790 ┃ 1 March 1792 (2 years, 10 days) 15 November 1790 Pozsony |
5 May 1747 Vienna Son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Queen Maria Theresa |
Maria Luisa of Spain 5 August 1765 Innsbruck sixteen children |
1 March 1792 Vienna aged 44 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Maria Theresa, younger brother of Joseph II | ||
Francis I 53rd king of Hungary 1 March 1792 ┃ 2 March 1835 (43 years, 1 days) 6 June 1792 Buda |
12 February 1768 Florence Son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Luisa of Spain |
1st marriage Elisabeth of Württemberg one child 2nd marriage Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily twelve children 3rd marriage Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este no issue 4th marriage Caroline Augusta of Bavaria no issue |
2 March 1835 Vienna aged 67 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Leopold II | ||
Ferdinand V The Benign 54th king of Hungary 2 March 1835 ┃ 2 December 1848 (13 years, 275 days) 28 September 1830 Pozsony |
19 April 1793 Vienna Son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily |
Maria Anna of Savoy 27 February 1831 Vienna no issue |
29 June 1875 Prague aged 82 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Son of Francis I | ||
Franz Joseph I 55th king of Hungary 2 December 1848 ┃ 21 November 1916 (67 years, 354 days) 8 June 1867 Buda |
18 August 1830 Vienna Son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria |
Elisabeth of Bavaria 24 April 1854 Vienna four children |
21 November 1916 Vienna aged 86 Capuchin Crypt, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria |
Nephew of Ferdinand V, grandson of Francis I | ||
Charles IV Blessed Charles 56th king of Hungary 21 November 1916 ┃ 16 November 1918 (1 year, 360 days) 30 December 1916 Budapest |
17 August 1887 Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony |
Zita of Bourbon-Parma 21 October 1911 Schwarzau eight children |
1 April 1922 Funchal aged 34 Church of Our Lady, Funchal, Portugal |
Great-nephew of Francis Joseph I, second great grandson of Francis I |
Ügyek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Álmos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Árpád | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jutotzas | Zoltán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fajsz | Taksony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d. 997) Géza | Mihály | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d. 1038) Stephen I r. 1000-1038 | Grimelda | [?] Sarolta | (d. 1044) Samuel r. 1041-1044 | Vazul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Árpád | Aba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter r. 1038-1041, 1044-1046 | Andrew I r. 1046-1060 | (d. 1063) Béla I r. 1060-1063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orseolo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1053-1087) Solomon r. 1063-1074 | (d. 1077) Géza I r. 1074-1077 | (d. 1095) Ladislaus I r. 1077-1095 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d. 1116) Coloman r. 1096-1116 | (d. 1127) Álmos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b. 1110) Stephen II r. 1116-1131 | (d. 1141) Béla II r. 1131-1141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1130-1162) Géza II r. 1141-1162 | (1131-1163) Ladislaus II r. 1162-1163 | (d. 1165) Stephen IV r. 1163 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1147-1172) Stephen III r. 1162-1172 | (d. 1196) Béla III r. 1172-1196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1174-1204) Emeric r. 1196-1204 | (d. 1235) Andrew II r. 1205-1235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(d. 1205) Ladislaus III r. 1204-1205 | (1206-1270) Béla IV r. 1235-1270 | (b. 1235) István | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(b. 1226) Anna | (1236-1271) Erzsébet | (b. 1237) Konstancia | (1239-1272) Stephen V r. 1270-1272 | (d. 1301) Andrew III r. 1290-1301 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1245-1285) Kunigunda | (1261-1312) Otto r. 1305-1307 | Yuri | (1257-1323) Mária | (1262-1290) Ladislaus IV r. 1272-1290 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wittelsbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1271-1305) Václav | Anastasia | (1271-1295) Carlo Martello | (1294-1336) Giovanni | (1289-1341) Eleonora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1289-1306) Wenceslaus r. 1301-1305 | (1292–1330) Eliška | (d. 1391) Uliana | (1288-1342) Charles I r. 1308-1342 | (1324-1362) Luigi | (1304-1342) Pietro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Přemyslid | Anjou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1316-1378) Karl | (d. 1434) Jogaila | (1326-1382) Louis I r. 1342-1382 | (1345-1386) Charles II r. 1385-1386 | (1325-1375) Elenora | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1368-1437) Sigismund r. 1387-1437 | (1371-1395) Mary r. 1382-1385, 1386-1395 | (1358-1382) Alionor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1380-1416) Fernando | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1409-1442) Erzsébet | (1397-1439) Albert r. 1437-1439 | (1396-1458) Alfonso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Habsburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1424-1444) Vladislaus I r. 1440-1444 | (1427-1492) Kazimierz | (d. 1505) Elisabeth | (1440-1457) Ladislaus V r. 1444-1457 | (1424-1494) Ferdinando | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jagiellon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1456-1516) Vladislaus II r. 1490-1516 | (1467-1548) Zygmunt | (1457-1508) Beatrice | (1443-1490) Matthias I r. 1458-1490 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hunyadi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1503-1564) Ferdinand I r. 1526-1564 | (1503-1547) Anna | (1506-1526) Louis II r. 1516-1526 | (1519-1559) Izabela | (1487-1540) John I r. 1526-1540 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zápolya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1527-1576) Maximilian r. 1564-1576 | (1540-1590) Karl | (1540-1571) John II r. 1540-1551, 1556-1570 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1552-1612) Rudolf r. 1576-1608 | (1557-1619) Matthias II r. 1612-1619 | (1578-1637) Ferdinand II r. 1619-1637 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1608-1657) Ferdinand III r. 1625-1657 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1633-1654) Ferdinand IV r. 1647-1654 | (1640-1705) Leopold I r. 1655-1705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1678-1711) Joseph I r. 1687-1711 | (1685-1740) Charles III r. 1711-1740 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1717-1780) Maria Theresa r. 1740-1780 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1741-1790) Joseph II r. 1780-1790 | (1747-1792) Leopold II r. 1790-1792 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lorraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1768-1835) Francis r. 1792-1835 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1793-1875) Ferdinand V r. 1835-1848 | (1802-1878) Franz Karl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1830-1916) Francis Joseph r. 1848-1916 | (1833-1896) Karl Ludwig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1865–1906) Otto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1887-1922) Charles IV r. 1916-1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||