Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians

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Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, was the late 10th-century ruler who consolidated Hungarian power in the Carpathian Basin and initiated the kingdom’s gradual Christianization.

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Grand Prince of the Hungarians 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Hungarian noble
historical figure
medieval ruler
alliance Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
associatedWith Stephen I’s rise to power
foundation of the Christian Kingdom of Hungary
birthDate c. 940
capital Esztergom NERFINISHED
child Judith of Hungary NERFINISHED
Stephen I of Hungary NERFINISHED
convertedTo Christianity NERFINISHED
country Principality of Hungary NERFINISHED
deathDate 997
deathPlace Esztergom NERFINISHED
dynasty Árpád dynasty NERFINISHED
era 10th century
ethnicity Hungarian
father Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians NERFINISHED
historicalSource Chronicon Pictum NERFINISHED
Gesta Hungarorum NERFINISHED
house Árpád dynasty NERFINISHED
language Old Hungarian
militaryActivity campaigns to subdue rival Hungarian chieftains
mother Pecheneg noblewoman
nobleFamily House of Árpád NERFINISHED
notableFor centralizing princely authority
consolidation of Hungarian power in the Carpathian Basin
foreign policy oriented toward the Holy Roman Empire
initiating the Christianization of Hungary
policy establishing early Christian churches in Hungary
strengthening central princely power over tribal leaders
supporting Christian missionaries
positionHeld Grand Prince of the Hungarians
predecessor Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians NERFINISHED
region Central Europe
reignEnd 997
reignStart c. 972
relative Árpád NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
paganism
spouse Sarolt NERFINISHED
successor Stephen I of Hungary NERFINISHED
successorTitle King of Hungary
territoryRuled Carpathian Basin NERFINISHED
title Grand Prince NERFINISHED

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Vajk predecessor Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Stephen’s father Géza as Grand Prince of the Hungarians positionHeld Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
subject surface form: Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
this entity surface form: Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Sarolt spouse Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Sarolt relative Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians