| ARPAD DYNASTY |
| (1) Arpad, prince of Magyars, died 907. Led a Magyar occupation of Hungary and was the progeniter of the Arpad dynasty. Married an unknown woman and had son Zoltan. (2) Zoltan, born 896, died 949. Son of Arpad and an unknown woman. Married a woman with the surname of Von Bihar and had son Taxony. (3) Taxony, born 931, died 972. Son of Zoltan and an unknown mother. Married a Cuman woman and had son Geza. (4) Michael, Duke of Hungary, died 980. Son of Taxony and the Cuman woman. He married Adalajda "the white" of Poland and had son Vasul. (5) Vasul, Duke of Croatia, born 970 and died 1037. Son of Michael and Adalajda. He married Katun of Bulgaria and had sons Andrew and Bela. (6) Bela I, King of Hungary, died 1063. Son of Vasul and Katun. He married Rixa of Poland and had son Geza. (7) Geza I, King of Hungary, died 1077. Son of Bela and Rixa. He married Synadene of Byzantium (daughter of Theodulus Synadenos, brother of Emperor Nikophorus III) and had son Almos. (8) Almos, Duke of Croatia, born 1060. Son of Geza and Synadene. He married Premislava of Kiev and had son Bela. (9) Bela II, "the blind", King of Hungary, died 1141. Son of Almos and Premislava. He married Jelena Nemanjic of Serbia (daughter of Urosh Nemanja, Zuphan of Serbia and Anna Diogenissa) and had son Geza. (10) Geza II, King of Hungary, died 1161. Son of Bela and Jelena. He married Euphrosine of Kiev and had son Bela. (11) Bela III, King of Hungary, born 1148 and died April 18th, 1196. Son of Geza and Euphrosine. He married Agnes de Chatillion and had son Andrew. (12) Andrew II, King of Hungary, born 1176. He died March 7th, 1235. Son of Bela and Agnes. He married Yolande de Courtenay and had daughter Yolande. He married Gertrude of Meran and had son Bela. (13) Bela IV, King of Hungary, born 1206 and died 1275. Son of Andrew and Gertrude. He married Marie of Byzantium and had son Stephen. (14) Stephen V, King of Hungary, born 1239. He died August 1st, 1272. Son of Bela and Marie. He married Erzebet of the Kumans (daughter of Kuthen, Khan of the Kumans) and had daughter Marie. (15) Marie of Hungary, died March of 1323. Daughter of Stephen and Erzebet. She married Charles II of Naples. |
| Note: Supposedly, the Arpad line can trace its decendancy back to Atilla the Hun, and through him to Emperors of China. However, this is a very unsubstantiated claim, and I would take it with a grain of salt if I were you. More info is available on this claim at this link -- Jessica |
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