His father was the Magyar chieftain Géza; his mother was, according to the most accepted theory in Hungary, Sarolt, the daughter of the Transylvanian chieftain Gyula (some Polish sources say Stephen's mother was the Polish princess Adelajda from the dynasty of the Piasts, but it is more likely that Adelajda was a second wife of Géza, after Sarolt's death). Stephen was given the name Vajk (meaning hero) at birth. Born a pagan in the town of Esztergom, Vajk was baptized, as a precondition of accepting the crown fr ...

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Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I of Hungary - His life, Stephen I of Hungary - His politics, Stephen I of Hungary - His legacy, Stephen I of Hungary - External link

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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. In the history of European culture, this period is considered the early part of the High Middle Ages. 11th century - Overview. 11th century - Events. 1000, foundation of the Christian Kingdom of Hungary 1001, Mahmud of Ghazni, Muslim leader of Ghazni, begins raids into Northern India; he finishes in 1027. Circa ...

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A comitatus or less frequently comitat or inaccurately county (for the various names, their origin and use see here) is the name of an administrative unit in the Kingdom of Hungary from the 10th century to 1918. The area of the Kingdom of Hungary also included present-day neighbouring countries of Hungary, i.e.: Slovakia, Ukraine - in Carpathian Ruthenia, Romania - in Transylvania and Banat, Serbia - in Voivodina, Croatia - in ...

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• Comitatus Kingdom of Hungary - 1st provisional arrangement 1849 - 1850
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- at 2002 - Density 63.4 inh/km² Alba Iulia (-Romanian, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, German: Karlsburg / Weißenburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. The city is historically important for both Hungarians and Romanians. Alba Iulia - Sights. The main historical area of Alba Iulia is the upper city, developed extensively by Charles VI of the Holy Roman Empire. T ...

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1001 - Events. Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Silvester II. Canonisation of Edward the Martyr, king of England. Robert II, King of France marries for the third time, with Constance Taillefer d'Arles. Khmer king Jayavarman V is succeeded by Udayadityavarman I and/or Suryavarman I. Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor has Charlemagne's vault opened (see Aachen Cathedral). 1001 - Births. A ...

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975 - Events. Coronation of King Edward the Martyr Emperor Taizu of Song China conquers Hunan province Al-Aziz becomes Fatimid Caliph 975 - Births. Stephen I of Hungary (d.1038) 975 - Deaths. July 8 Edgar of England al-Muizz, Fatimid Caliph Category: 975 ...

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The building of the present church took place on the foundation of several earlier churches. The first was built by Stephen I of Hungary between 1001-1010 (as the original Saint Adalbert church), the first cathedral in Hungary, which was burnt at the end of XII century. It was rebuilt, but not too much remained of it, and was almost completely destroyed under the Tartar (Mongol) Invasion. It was rebuilt again in the XIII and XIV century, and a huge library was added, the second most significant one in the country. It was ruined again under T ...

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The city was an important Dacian political, economic and social centre named Apulon, mentioned by the ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy. After the southern part of Dacia became a province of the Roman Empire, the capital of the Dacia Apulensis district was established here, and the city was known as Apulum. Apulum was one of the largest centers in Roman Dacia and the seat of the XIII Gemina Legion. In the 9th century, the city was mentioned under the name of Bălgrad ("White Citadel"), the Hungarian Gestas mention ...

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Transylvania - Ancient History: Transylvania as the heartland of the Dacian state. Herodotus gives an account of the Agathyrsi, who lived in Transylvania during the 5th century BC. A kingdom of Dacia was in existence at least as early as the beginning of the 2nd century BC under a king, Oroles. Under Burebista, the greatest king of Dacia and a contemporary of Julius Caesar, the Dacian kingdom reached its maximum extent. The area now constituting Transyl ...

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Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state. Main article: The Ancient History of Transylvania Part of the area now constituting Transylvania was the political center of Dacia. The Dacians are often mentioned under Augustus, according to whom they were compelled to recognize Roman supremacy. However they were by no means subdued, and in later times seized every opportunity of crossing the frozen Danube during winter and ravaging the Roman cities in the recently acquired Roman p ...

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In 375 AD, the nomadic Huns, a Mongolian or Turkic people, began invading Europe from the eastern steppes, instigating the Great Age of Migrations. In 380, the Huns penetrated into present-day Hungary, and remained an important factor in the region well into the 400s. Around the same time (379-395), the Roman Empire allowed the groups of "barbarian" Goths, Alans, Huns, Marcomanni and Quadi to settle Pannonia, which still was a Roman territory. The Visigoths, Alans, Vandals and most of the Quadi and Marcomanni, ...

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Hungary before the Magyars, Hungary before the Magyars - Stone Age, Hungary before the Magyars - Iron Age c. 700 BC - 9 BC, Hungary before the Magyars - Roman period 9 BC - c. 4th century, Hungary before the Magyars - The Age of Migrations 375 - ca. 800 AD, Hungary before the Magyars - Arrival of the Magyars after 896, Hungary before the Magyars - Some alternative theories

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The Hungarian tribes of Árpád vezér who came to settle in the Carpathian Basin were noted for their fearsome horse-mounted warriors, who conducted frequent looting campaigns throughout much of Western Europe (once as far as Spain), terrorizing the entire population with their long range and rapid-firing reflex bows. Not until the introduction of well-regulated, plate-armored knight heavy cavalry could German monarchs stop the magyar (onugor) armies. ...

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History of Bratislava - 21st century. 2003: the millionth car is produced at Volkswagen Bratislava; the factory produces the models Touareg, Polo, Seat Ibiza, Golf, Bora 4Motion and their sub-models in 2003 2003: construction starts on the fifth bridge over the Danube, the Apollo bridge (Most Apollo): the bridge will be opened for traffic on September 3, 2005. See also: Peace of Pressburg ...

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History of Bratislava, History of Bratislava - Prehistory, History of Bratislava - 1st century–10th century, History of Bratislava - 1000–1241, History of Bratislava - 1241–1536, History of Bratislava - 1536–1784, History of Bratislava - 1784–1900, History of Bratislava - 20th century, History of Bratislava - 21st century, History of Bratislava - Ethnic structure, History of Bratislava - Historic personalities

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In 2002, it had a population of 510,110 and the population density was 81/km². 81% of the population are Romanians, 11% are Hungarians, 7% are Ukrainians and about 1.5% Rromas (Gypsy). ...

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In the 14th century, the Ottoman Turks expanded their empire from Anatolia to the Balkans. They crossed the Bosporus in 1352 and defeated the Serbs at Kosovo Polje, in the modern-day Kosovo, in 1389. Tradition holds that Wallachia's Prince Mircea cel Batran (1386-1418) sent his forces to Kosovo to fight beside the Serbs; soon after the battle Sultan Bayezid I marched on Wallachia and imprisoned Mircea until he pledged to pay tribute. After a failed attempt to break the sultan's grip, Mircea fled to Transylvania and enlisted his forces ...

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Romania in the Middle Ages, Romania in the Middle Ages - Arrival of the Magyars, Romania in the Middle Ages - Medieval states, Romania in the Middle Ages - Wallachia and Moldavia, Romania in the Middle Ages - Transylvania, Romania in the Middle Ages - Ottoman Age, Romania in the Middle Ages - Transylvania under the Habsburgs

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All pages beginning with Steve Stephen - Ancient. Saint Stephen, the "protomartyr" of Christianity (The Feast of Saint Stephen is celebrated on December 26 in the Western Church and December 27 in the Eastern Church.) Saint Stephen of Hungary Stephen - Royalty. Stephen of England Stephen I of Hungary Stephen II of Hungary Stephen III of Hungary Stephen IV of Hungary Stephen V of Hungary ...

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Comitatus Kingdom of Hungary - History. In the late 13th century, the royal counties gradually turned into noble counties. The reasons for this development were: The arrival of new hospites (foreign settlers in the Kingdom Hungary, who were allowed to apply their own foreign law in their settlements; esp. Germans and esp. after 1242) considerably restricted the real powers of the county heads, because the hospites were outside his jurisdiction At the end of the 12th century, but especially i ...

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Gerbert was born in about 950 in the Auvergne region of France. Around 963, he entered the monastery of St. Gerald of Aurillac. In 967, Borrell II of Barcelona, visited the monastery, and the abbot asked the count to take Gerbert with him so that the lad could study mathematics in Spain. In the following years, Gerbert studied in the Christian-held city of Barcelona and possibly in the Islamic cities of Córdoba and Seville. In 969, Count Borrell made a pilgrimage to Rome, taking Gerbert with him. Gerbert there met pope John XIII and ...

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Pope Silvester II, Pope Silvester II - Life, Pope Silvester II - Work, Pope Silvester II - Gerbert in legend, Pope Silvester II - Bibliography

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Transylvania - Ancient History: The heartland of the Dacian state. Main article: The Ancient History of Transylvania Part of the area now constituting Transylvania was the political center of Dacia. The Dacians are often mentioned under Augustus, according to whom they were compelled to recognize Roman supremacy. However they were by no means subdued, and in later times seized every opportunity of crossing the frozen Danube during winter and ravaging the Roman cities in the recently acquired Roman p ...

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