Béla
(Béla IV)
"King of Hungary"
of Hungary
formerly Arpadhazi
Born in Esztergom, Esztergom, Magyarország
Ancestors 
Brother of
Anna Mária (Arpadhazi) Árpádházi, Erzsébet (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Kálmán Arpadhazi, Andras (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Jolanta Arpadhazi [half] and István Áprádházi [half]
Husband of
Maria Lascaris
— married
1218 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Kinga (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Anna (Arpadhazi) of Slavonia, Katalin (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Erzsébet (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Konstancia (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Jolan (Arpadhazi) Magyar, István V (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Margit (Arpadhazi) of Hungary, Béla (Arpadhazi) of Hungary and Szabina (Arpadhazi) of Hungary
Died
at age 63
in Esztergom, Hungary
Profile last modified
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| Following András II |
King of Hungary 1235-1270 |
Followed by István V |
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BIOGRAPHY
Béla IV (Arpadhazi) of Hungary is a member of the House of Árpád.
Birth
- Birth:
- Date: 1206-11
- Place: ,Esztergom,Komarom-Esztergom,Hungary
Imported only 1206 from Birth Date and marked as uncertain.
Known Family
father: Andras II King of Hungary born 1176 Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary died 21 September 1235
mother:
Gertrude Countess of Andechs
born about 1185 Andechs, Oberbayern, Bavaria
died 28 September 1213
married 1203
siblings:
Maria Princess of Hungary born 1204 Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary died 1237
Erzsebet Princess of Hungary born 1207 Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary died 19 November 1231
Kalman Prince of Hungary born 1208 Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary died after 11 April 1241 Segesd, Somgoy, Hungary
Andrus Prince of Hungary born about 1210 Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary died about 12 June 1245
spouse:
Maria Laskarina Princess of Byzantine Empire
born about 1206 Nicaea, Bursa, Byzantium
died 1270
children:
Kunigunda Princess of Hungary born 1224 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 24 July 1292
Margit Princess of Hungary born about 1226 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 1242
Anna Princess of Hungary born about 1227 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 1274
Katalin Princess of Hungary born about 1229 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 1242
Erzsebet Princess of Hungary born about 1226 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 24/25 October 1271
Konstancia Princess of Hungary born about 1237 Buda, Pest, Hungary
Ilona Princess of Hungary born about 1238 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 6 March 1297/98
Istvan V King of Hungary born about 1240 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 1 August 1272 Buda, Pest, Hungary
Margit Princess of Hungary born 1242 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 18 January 1270/71
Bela Prince of Hungary born about 1243 Buda, Pest, Hungary died 1269
Szabina Princess of Hungary born about 1245 Buda, Pest, Hungary
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Categories: House of Árpád | Kings of Hungary | Esztergom, Magyarország
"The Mongols invaded Hungary and annihilated Béla's army in the Battle of Mohi on 11 April 1241. He escaped from the battlefield, but a Mongol detachment chased him from town to town as far as Trogir on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Although he survived the invasion, the Mongols devastated the country before their unexpected withdrawal in March 1242. Béla introduced radical reforms in order to prepare his kingdom for a second Mongol invasion. He allowed the barons and the prelates to erect stone fortresses and to set up their private armed forces. He promoted the development of fortified towns. During his reign, thousands of colonists arrived from the Holy Roman Empire, Poland and other neighboring regions to settle in the depopulated lands. Béla's efforts to rebuild his devastated country won him the epithet of "second founder of the state" (Hungarian: második honalapító)."