Béla IV of Hungary

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King of Hungary human medieval monarch

Béla IV of Hungary was a 13th-century king who rebuilt and fortified his realm after the devastating Mongol invasion, earning him the reputation as a second founder of the Hungarian state.

Aliases (1)

King Béla IV of Hungary ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of Hungary → human → medieval monarch →
alliedWith	Duchy of Austria → Papal States NERFINISHED →
battle	Battle of Mohi →
birthDate	1206-11-29 →
birthPlace	Esztergom → Kingdom of Hungary →
capitalDuringReign	Buda → Esztergom →
child	Catherine of Hungary → Constance of Hungary → Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria NERFINISHED → Saint Margaret of Hungary → Stephen V of Hungary → Yolanda of Hungary →
conflict	Battle of Mohi → Mongol invasion of Hungary →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Hungary →
deathDate	1270-05-03 →
deathPlace	Kingdom of Hungary → Margaret Island → near Buda →
epithet	second founder of the Hungarian state → second founder of the Kingdom of Hungary →
era	13th century →
father	Andrew II of Hungary →
givenName	Béla →
house	Árpád dynasty → surface form: "House of Árpád"
languageOfWorkOrName	Hungarian → Latin →
mother	Gertrude of Merania →
nobleFamily	Árpád dynasty →
notableAchievement	encouragement of urbanization and foundation of new towns → large-scale construction of stone castles and fortifications → reorganization of royal administration after 1241–1242 Mongol invasion → resettlement of devastated regions with foreign colonists →
notableEvent	flight to Dalmatia during Mongol invasion →
notableWork	reconstruction of the Kingdom of Hungary after the Mongol invasion →
positionHeld	Duke of Slavonia → Duke of Styria → Duke of Transylvania → King of Croatia → King of Hungary →
predecessor	Andrew II of Hungary →
regnalNumber	IV →
reignEnd	1270 →
reignStart	1235 →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Maria Laskarina →
successor	Stephen V of Hungary →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Mohi → commander → Béla IV of Hungary →

this entity surface form: "King Béla IV of Hungary"

Leo I of Galicia → fatherInLaw → Béla IV of Hungary →

Heroes' Square → featuresStatueOf → Béla IV of Hungary →

Kingdom of Hungary → notableRuler → Béla IV of Hungary →

Mongol invasions of Europe → opponentCommander → Béla IV of Hungary →

Battle of Mohi → relatedPerson → Béla IV of Hungary →