LIST OF HUNGARIAN SOVEREIGNS 889-1946
DUCHY OF HUNGARY TO 1000:
HOUSE OF ARPAD (Árpád dinasztia)
889-907: ARPADFather: Almos.
His issue who reigned: ZOLTAN (+c. 945).
Died in 907.
907-c. 945: ZOLTANFather: Arpad.
His issue who reigned: TAKSONY (*c. 905,+c. 972).
c. 945-955: FAJSZBorn in c. 945.
Father: Jutas.
Died in c. 955.
c. 955-972: TAKSONYBorn in c. 905.
Father: Duke Zoltan of Hungary.
Married.
His issue who reigned: GEZA (*c. 945,+997).
Died in c. 972.
c. 972-997: GEZABorn in c. 945.
Father: Duke Taksony of Hungary.
Married in 997 Princess Sarolta of Transylvania (+after 988).
His issue who reigned:
-ST STEPHEN I (*969/75,+1038),
-a daughter (Queen of Hungary by marriage to King Samuel Aba).
Died in 997.
997-1000: SAINT STEPHEN I (Szent István; King from 1000)
KINGDOM OF HUNGARY 1000-1918:
HOUSE OF ARPAD (Árpád dinasztia)
King Saint Stephen I
1000-1038: SAINT STEPHEN I (Szent István)
Born in c. 969/75 at Esztergom.
Father: Duke Geza of Hungary. Mother: Duchess Sarolta of Transylvania.
Married in 996 Princess Gisela of Bavaria (*977/85,+1065).
He was crowned in 1001 at Esztergom.
Died in 1038 at Székesfehérvár.
Buried at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His Queen Gisela was buried at Niedernburg Convent in Passau but her relics are now kept at Veszprém Cathedral.
1038-1041: PETER ORSEOLO* (1st time)
Born in 1011 in Venice.
Father: Doge Otone Oresolo of Venice. Mother: Princess Maria Ilona of Hungary.
Married an unknown woman.
He was crowned in 1044 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Deposed in 1041. Regained his throne in 1044. Abdicated in 1046.
Died in c. 1046 at Székesfehérvár.
Buried at Pécs Cathedral.
* not a member of the dynasty
1041-1044: SAMUEL ABABorn in c. 990.
Father: Duke Geza of Hungary. Mother: Duchess Adelaide of Poland.
Married in 1005/10 a princess of Hungary, daughter of Duke Géza of Hungary.
Died in 1044 in the Battle of Menfö.
Buried at Abasár Monastery.
1044-1046: PETER ORSEOLO (2nd time)
1046-1060: ANDREW I (I. András)
Born in c. 1014.
Father: Prince Basil (Vazula) of Hungary. Mother: ?
Married firstly a Polish princess.
Married secondly in c. 1039 Princess Anastasia of Kiev (*c. 1021/22,+c. 1074/96).
He was crowned in 1047 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-Adelaide (*c. 1040,+1062; Duchess of Bohemia; daughter of Anastasia),
-SALOMON (*1052,+c. 1087; son of Anastasia).
Died in 1060 at Zirc.
Buried at Tihany Abbey.
1060-1063: BELA IBorn in c. 1016.
Father: Prince Basil (Vazula) of Hungary. Mother: ?
Married in 1039/42 a princess of Poland, daughter of King Mieszko II.
He was crowned in 1061 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-GEZA I (*1044/45,+1077),
-ST LADISLAUS I (*c. 1040,+1095),
-Helen (+after 1091; Queen of Croatia),
-Maria (*c. 1053/55,+after 1081; Empress of Byzantium).
Died in 1063.
Buried at Szekszárd Abbey.
1063-1074: SALOMON (Salamon)
Born in 1052.
Father: King Andrew I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Anastasia of Kiev.
Married in 1063 Princess Judith of Germany (*1054 Goslar,+after 1105 Germany)
He was crowned in 1058 and again with his consort Judith in 1063 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Deposed in 1074 and exiled in Austria.
Died in c. 1087 in the Balkans.
Buried in the Cathedral of St Mary at Pula, Croatia.
King Geza I
1074-1077: GEZA IBorn in 1044/45.
Father: King Bela I of Hungary.
Married firstly c. 1062 Sophie von Looz (+c. 1065).
Married secondly in 1065/75 Princess Synadena of Byzantium (+after 1077).
He was crowned in 1074 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-KOLOMAN THE BEAUCLERC (*1065/70,+1116),
-Almos (*c. 1068,+1127; King of Croatia).
Died in 1077.
Buried at Vác Cathedral.
King Saint Ladislaus I
1077-1095: SAINT LADISLAUS I (Szent László)
Born in c. 1040 in Poland.
Father: King Bela I of Hungary.
Married firstly ?
Married secondly in 1077 Princess Adelaide of Swabia (+1079/90).
He was crowned in 1077 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned: Piroska, or Irene (+1134; Empress of Byzantium).
Died in 1095 in Nitra.
Buried firstly at Samogyvár Abbey, later reburied at Nagyvárad (Oradea), Transylvania.
His Queen Adelaide of Swabia was buried in Veszprém Cathedral.
1095-1116: KOLOMAN THE BEAUCLERC (Kálmán; King of Croatia)
Born in 1065/70.
Father: King Geza I of Hungary. Mother: Princess Sophie von Looz.
Married firstly in 1097 Felicia of Sicily (+c. 1102).
Married secondly in 1104 Princess Euphemia of Kiev (+1139). Divorced before 1112.
He was crowned in 1095 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned: STEPHEN II (*1101,+1131; son of Felicia).
Died in 1116.
Buried with his Queen Felicia of Sicily in the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
1116-1131: STEPHEN II (II. István; King of Croatia)
Born in 1101.
Father: King Koloman the Beauclerc of Hungary. Mother: Queen Felicia of Sicily.
Married firstly Cristiana of Capua. Divorced before 1121.
Married secondly in 1121 Adelaide of Riedenburg.
He was crowned in 1114 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1131 at Várad (Nagyvárad).
Buried in Varadelohegy Monastery at Nagyvárad (now Oradea), Transylvania.
1131-1141: BELA II THE BLIND (II. Vak Béla; King of Croatia)
Born in 1108/10.
Father: King Almos of Croatia. Mother: Queen Predslava of Kiev.
Married in 1127 Helen of Serbia (*after 1109,+after 1146).
He was crowned in 1131 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-GEZA II (*1130,+1162),
-LADISLAUS II (*1131,+1163),
-STEPHEN IV (*c. 1133,+1165);
-Elizabeth (*c. 1128,+1151/54; Duchess of Poland).
Died in 1141.
Buried with his Queen Helen of Serbia at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
1141-1162: GEZA II (King of Croatia)
Born in 1130 at Tolna.
Father: King Bela II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Helen of Serbia.
Married in 1146 Princess Euphrosina of Kiev (+c. 1193 probably in Jerusalem).
He was crowned in 1141 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-STEPHEN III (*1147,+1172),
-BELA III (*c. 1148,+1196)
-Elizabeth (*1144/45,+after 1190; Duchess of Bohemia),
-Ilona (*c. 1158,+1199; Duchess of Austria).
Died in 1162.
Buried at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
1162-1172: STEPHEN III (III. István; King of Croatia)
Born in 1147.
Father: King Geza II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Euphrosina of Kiev.
Married firstly in 1167 a Princess of Halicz. Divorced in 1168.
Married secondly in 1168 Agnes of Austria (c. 1154,+1182).
He was crowned in 1161 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1172 at Esztergom.
Buried in Esztergom Cathedral (formerly the Franciscan Church).
1162-1163: LADISLAUS II (II. László; King of Croatia)
Born in 1131.
Father: King Bela II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Helen of Serbia.
Married Princess Judith of Poland (*c. 1132,+1172/74). Marriage dissolved before 1148.
He was crowned in 1161 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1163.
Buried in the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
1163-1165: STEPHEN IV (IV. István; King of Croatia)
Born in c. 1133.
Father: King Bela II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Helen of Serbia.
Married in 1156 Princess Maria of Byzantium (*c. 1144,+1190).
He was crowned in 1162 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1165 at Zimony (Zemun).
Buried in the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
King Béla III
1172-1196: BELA III (King of Croatia)
Born in c. 1148.
Father: King Geza II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Euphrosina of Kiev.
Married firstly in 1172 Anne of Antioch (+1184).
Married secondly in 1186 Princess Margaret of France (*1158,+1197 Acre).
He was crowned in 1174 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-EMERICH (*1174,+1204; son of Anne),
-Margaret (*1175,+after 1223; Empress of Byzantium; daughter of Anne),
-ANDREW II (*1176,+1235; son of Anne),
-Constance (*c. 1180,+1240; Queen of Bohemia; daughter of Anne).
Died in 1196 at Székesfehérvár.
Buried firstly with his Queen Anne in Székesfehérvár Basilica.
In 1860 their tomb was transferred to St Matthew's Church in Buda.
1196-1204: EMERICH (Imre; King of Croatia)
Born in 1174.
Father: King Bela III of Hungary. Mother: Queen Anne of Antioch.
Married in 1198 Princess Constance of Aragon (*1179,+1222 Catania).
He was crowned in 1185 and again in 1196 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned: LADISLAUS III (*1199,+1205).
Died in 1204.
Buried in Eger Cathedral.
His Queen Constance of Aragon was buried in Palermo Cathedral.
1204-1205: LADISLAUS III (III. László; King of Croatia)
Born in 1199.
Father: King Emerich of Hungary. Mother: Queen Constance of Aragon.
Unmarried.
He was crowned in 1204 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1205.
Buried at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
1205-1235: ANDREW II (II. András; King of Croatia)
Born in 1176.
Father: King Bela III of Hungary. Mother: Queen Anne of Antioch.
Married firstly before 1203 Gertrude of Andechs (+1213).
Married secondly in 1215 Yolande de Courtenay (*c. 1194,+1233).
Married thirdly in 1234 at Székesfehérvár Bratrice d'Este (*1215,+1245).
He was crowned with his consort Gertrude of Andechs in 1205 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-Anna Maria (*1204,+1237; Czarina of Bulgaria; daughter of Gertrude),
-BELA IV (*1206,+1270); Erzsébet (*1207,+1231; son of Gertrude),
-Kálmán/Koloman (*1208,+c. 1241; Duke of Halicz/Galicia; son of Gertrude),
-Andrew (*1210/12,+1234; King of Halicz/Galicia; son of Gertrude),
-Yolande (c. 1215,+1251; Queen of Aragon; daughter of Yolande).
Died in 1235.
Buried with his second consort Queen Yolande at Egres Abbey.
His first consort Queen Gertrude was buried at Pilisszentkereszt Abbey.
King Béla IV
1235-1270: BELA IV (King of Croatia)
Born in 1206.
Father: King Andrew II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Gertrude of Andechs.
Married in 1218 Princess Mary Lascaris of Nicaea (*c. 1206 Nicaea,+1270).
He was crowned in 1207 in St Peter's Church and again with his consort Mary of Nicaea in 1235 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-St Kinga (*1234,+1292; Duchess of Poland),
-Constance (*1237; Queen of Halicz/Galicia),
-STEPHEN V (*1239,+1272).
Died in 1270.
Buried with his Queen Mary of Nicaea in the Franciscan Church at Esztergom.
1270-1272: STEPHEN V (V. István; King of Croatia)
Born in 1239 in Buda.
Father: King Bela IV of Hungary. Mother: Queen Mary of Nicaea.
Married in 1253 Elizabeth of Cumania (*1240,+c. 1295).
He was crowned with his consort Elizabeth of Cumania in 1266 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-Catherine (*c. 1256,+after 1314; Queen of Serbia),
-Maria (*c. 1257,+1323; Queen of Naples),
-Elizabeth (*1255,+1323; Queen of Serbia),
-Anna (*c. 1260,+c. 1281; Empress of Byzantium),
-LADISLAUS IV THE CUMANIAN (*1262,+1290).
Died in 1272 in Buda (murdered).
Buried with his Queen Elizabeth in the Dominican Nunnery on Margaret Island, now Budapest.
1272-1290: LADISLAUS IV THE CUMANIAN (IV. László; King of Croatia)
Born in 1262.
Father: King Stephen V of Hungary. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Hungary.
Married in 1272 Princess Elizabeth of Sicily (*1261,+after 1290 Naples).
He was crowned with his consort Elizabeth in 1272 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1290 at Körösszeg (murdered).
Buried in Csanád (Cenad, Romania).
His Queen Elizabeth was buried in St Peter's Monastery in Naples.
1290-1301: ANDREW III (III. András; King of Croatia)
Born in c. 1265 in Venice.
Father: Duke Stephen of Slavonia. Mother: Duchess Catherine Tommasina Morosini.
Married firstly in 1290 Princess Fenenna of Cujavia (*c. 1276,+1295).
Married secondly in 1296 in Vienna Duchess Agnes of Austria (*1281 Vienna,+1364 Königsfelden).
He was crowned in 1290 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His second consort Agnes of Austria was crowned in 1296 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1301 at Buda (now Budapest).
Buried in the Minorites Church in Buda.
His first consort Queen Fenenna of Cujavia was buried in the Church of Varad Fortress (Nagyvárad).
His second consort Queen Agnes was buried in the Benedictine Abbey in St Paul im Lavanttal.
HOUSE OF PREMYSLID (Premysl dinasztia)1301-1305: WENCESLAUS I (I. Vencel; King of Bohemia and Poland as Wencelaus III)
Born in 1289 in Prague.
Father: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Judith of Bohemia.
Married in 1305 Princess Violet Elizabeth of Cieszyn (*c. 1291,+1317).
He was never crowned.
Died in 1306 in Olomouc, Moravia (stabbed).
Buried firstly at the Cathedral in Olomouc.
Later his remains were translated and buried at the Cistercian Abbey in Zbraslav near Prague.
HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH (Wittelsbach ház)
1305-1307: OTTO I (I. Ottó)
Born in 1261 at Burghausen.
Father: Duke Henry of Lower Bavaria. Mother: Princess Elizabeth of Hungary.
Married firstly in 1270 in Vienna Catherine of Austria (*1256,+1282 Landshut).
Married secondly in 1308 at Straubing Princess Agnes of Glogów (*1293/96,+1361).
He was crowned in 1305 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1312 at Landshut.
Buried with his both consorts at Seligenthal Abbey, Landshut, Bavaria.
HOUSE OF ANJOU (Anjou dinasztia)
King Charles I Robert
1307-1342: CHARLES I ROBERT (I. Károly Robert; King of Croatia)
Born in 1288 in Naples.
Father: Prince Charles Martell of Naples. Mother: Princess Clemence of Austria.
Married firstly in 1306 Princess Maria of Silesia-Bytom (+1315 Temesvár).
Married secondly in 1318 Princess Beatrice of Luxembourg (*1305,+1319).
Married thirdly in 1320 Princess Elizabeth of Poland (*1305,+1380 Buda).
He was crowned in 1309 and in 1310 at St Matthew's Church in Buda and in the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His third consort Elizabeth of Poland was crowned in 1320 in the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-LOUIS I THE GREAT (*1326,+1382; son of Elizabeth),
-Andrew (*1327,+1345; married Queen Joan I of Naples; son of Elizabeth).
Died in 1342 at Visegrád.
Buried with his first consort Queen Maria of Silesia in at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His second consort Queen Beatrice of Luxembourg was buried the Church of Varad Fortress in Nagyvárad, Transylvania.
His third consort Queen Elizabeth of Poland was buried in the Convent of Poor Clares in Buda.
King Louis I the Great
1342-1382: LOUIS I THE GREAT (I. Nagy Lajos; King of Poland and Croatia)
Born in 1326 in Visegrad.
Father: King Charles I Robert of Hungary. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Poland.
Married firstly in c. 1345 Princess Margaret of Luxembourg (*1335,+1349).
Married secondly in 1353 in Cracow Elizabeth of Bosnia (*c. 1340,+1387 Dalmatia).
He was crowned in 1342 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-MARIA (*1371,+1395; daughter of Elizabeth),
-St Hedvig (*1374,+1399; Queen of Poland; daughter of Elizabeth).
Died in 1382 in Trnava, Slovakia.
Buried with his first Queen Margaret of Luxembourg at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His second consort Queen Elizabeth of Bosnia was buried in the Church of St Chrysogonus at Zadar, Dalmatia.
1382-1385: MARIA (1st time; Queen of Croatia)
Born in 1371.
Father: King Louis I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Bosnia.
Married in 1385 Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg.
She was crowned in 1382 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1395 in Buda.
Buried with her consort King Sigismund of Luxembourg in the Church of Varad Fortress in Nagyvárad, Transylvania.
1385-1386: CHARLES II THE SMALL (II. Kis Károly; King of Croatia and Naples)
Born in 1345.
Father: Lodovico di Gravina. Mother: Margherita di Corigliano.
Married in 1369 Princess Margaret of Durazzo (*1347,+1412 Mela).
He was crowned in 1385 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-Ladislaus (*1376/77,+1414; King of Naples),
-Joan II (*1373,+1435; Queen of Naples).
Died in 1386 at Visergrád (murdered).
Buried in St Andrew's Abbey at Visegrad.
His Queen Margaret of Durazzo was buried at Salerno Cathedral.
1386-1387: MARIA (2nd time; Queen of Croatia)
HOUSE OF LUXEMBOURG (Luxemburgi dinasztia)1387-1437: SIGISMUND OF LUXEMBOURG (Luxemburgi Zsigmond; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Elector of Brandenburg)
Born in 1368 in Nuremberg.
Father: King Charles I/IV of Bohemia. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Pomerania.
Married firstly in 1385 Queen Maria of Hungary (*c. 1371,+1395).
Married secondly in 1408 Barbara of Cilli/Celje (*c. 1390/95,+1451).
He was crowned in 1387 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His consort Barbara was crowned in 1408 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned: Elizabeth (*1409,+1442; Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; daughter of Barbara).
Died in 1437 at Znojmo, Moravia.
Buried with his first consort Queen Maria of Hungary in the Church of Varad Fortress in Nagyvárad, Transylvania.
His second consort Queen Barbara of Cilli was buried in St Vitus' Cathedral in Prague.
HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburg dinasztia)
1437-1439: ALBERT OF HABSBURG (Duke of Austria, King of Bohemia and Croatia, German king)
Born in 1397 in Vienna.
Father: Duke Albert IV of Austria. Mother: Duchess Joanna Sophia of Bavaria.
Married in 1421 in Prague Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia and Hungary (*c. 1409 Prague,+1442 Györ, Hungary).
He was crowned with his consort Elizabeth in 1437 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-Elizabeth (*1436,+1505; Queen of Poland);
-LADISLAUS V THE POSTHUMOUS (*1440,+1457).
Died in 1439 at Neszmély near Esztergom, Hungary.
Buried with his consort Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and Hungary in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
HOUSE OF JAGIELLO (Jagelló dinasztia)
King ULászló I of Varna
1440-1444: ULÁSZLÓ I OF VARNA (Varnai Ulászló; King of Poland as Ladislaus III, King of Croatia)
Born in 1424 in Cracow.
Father: King Ladislaus II of Poland. Mother: Queen Sophia of Holszany.
Unmarried.
He was crowned in 1440 at the Coronation Basilica in Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1444 on battlefield near Varna, Bulgaria. King's head was taken by Turks to Brussa in Asia Minor.
A mausoleum in Varna and a marble tomb in Cracow's Royal Basilica were erected in king's memory
but his decapitated body was never found.
HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburg dinasztia)
1444-1457: LADISLAUS V THE POSTHUMOUS (V. László; King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1440 at Komárom.
Father: King Albert of Habsburg. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia and Hungary.
Unmarried.
He was crowned in 1440 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1457 in Prague.
Buried in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague.
HOUSE OF HUNYADI (Hunyadi dinasztia)
King Matthew I Corvinus
1458-1490: MATTHEW I CORVINUS (I. Matyas; King of Croatia)
Born in 1443 at Kolozsvár (Cluj), Transylvania.
Father: János Hunyadi of Transylvania. Mother: Erzsébet Szilágyi.
Married firstly in 1461 in Buda Princess Catherine of Podebrady (*1449,+1464).
Married secondly in 1476 in Buda Princess Beatrice of Naples (*1457 Capua,+1508 Ischia).
He was crowned in 1464 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His second consort Beatrice of Naples was crowned in 1476 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1490 in Vienna.
Buried in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His first consort Queen Catherine was buried in St Sigismund's Church in Buda.
His second consort Queen Beatrice was firstly buried in the Monastery of San Domenico in Naples. Later she was translated and reburied in the Cistercian Abbey at Poblet, Spain.
HOUSE OF JAGIELLO (Jagelló dinasztia)
1490-1516: ULÀSZLÓ II REX BENE (II. ULászló Dobzse; King of Bohemia as Ladislaus II, King of Croatia)
Born in 1456 in Cracow, Poland.
Father: King Casimir IV of Poland. Mother: Queen Elizabeth of Austria.
Married firstly in 1476 in Frankfurt Barbara of Brandenburg (*1464 Ansbach,+1515 Ansbach).
Married secondly in 1490 Dowager Queen of Hungary Beatrice of Naples (*1457 Capua,+1508 Ischia).
Both marriages were annulled in 1500 by the Pope.
Married thirdly in 1502 in Buda Countess Anne of Foix (*after 1469,+1506).
He was crowned in 1490 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His consort Anne of Foix was crowned in 1502 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-Anna (*1503,+1547; Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; daughter of Anne),
-LOUIS II (*1506,+1526; son of Anne).
Died in 1516 in Buda.
Buried with his Queen Anne of Foix in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His first consort Queen Barbara of Brandenburg was buried in the Abbey Church in Heilsbronn, Germany.
His second consort Queen Beatrice was firstly buried in the Monastery of San Domenico in Naples. Later she was translated and reburied in the Cistercian Abbey at Poblet, Spain.
1516-1526: LOUIS II (II. Lajos; King of Bohemia as Louis I, King of Croatia)
Born in 1506 in Prague.
Father: King ULászló II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Anne of Foix.
Married in 1522 in Buda Archduchess Mary of Habsburg (*1505 Brussels,+1558 Cigales near Valladolid).
He was crowned in 1516 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
Died in 1526 at the Battle of Mohács.
Buried in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár, Hungary.
His consort Queen Mary was buried in the Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial, Spain.
HOUSE OF SZAPOLYAI (Szapolyai dinasztia)
1526-1540: JOHN I (János Szapolyai; King of Croatia)
Born in 1487 at Szepesvár.
Father: Count István of Szepes, Duke of Transylvania. Mother: Princess Hedvig (Jadwiga) of Cieszyn.
Married in 1539 Princess Isabella of Poland-Lithuania (*1519 Cracow,+1559).
He was crowned in 1526 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned: JOHN II SIGISMUND (*1540,+1571).
Died in 1540 at Szászsebes.
Buried in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His Queen Isabella of Poland was buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
1540-1570: JOHN II SIGISMUND (János Zsigmond Szapolyai; Prince of Transylvania)
Born in 1540 in Buda.
Father: King John I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Isabella Jagiellonian of Poland-Lithuania.
Unmarried.
He was never crowned.
Abdicated in 1570.
Died in 1571 at Gyulafehérvár, Transylvania.
Buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia).
HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburg dinasztia)
1526-1564: FERDINAND I (Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1503 at Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Father: King Philip I the Fair of Castile. Mother: Queen Joan the Mad of Castile.
Married in 1521 at Linz Princess Anna Jagiellonian of Bohemia and Hungary (*1503 Buda,+1547 Prague).
He was crowned with his consort Anna Jagiellonian in 1527 in the Coronation Basilica at Székesfehérvár.
His issue who reigned:
-Elizabeth (*1526,+1545; Queen of Poland),
-MAXIMILIAN I (*1527,+1576),
-Anna (*1528,+1590; Electress of Bavaria),
-Catherine (*1533,+1572; Queen of Poland),
-Charles II (*1540,+1590; Archduke of Inner Austria).
Died in 1564 in Vienna.
Buried with his Queen Anna Jagiellonian in the Cathedral of St Vitus in Prague.
1564-1576: MAXIMILIAN I(I. Miksa; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1527 in Vienna.
Father: King Ferdinand I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Anna Jagiellonian of Bohemia and Hungary.
Married in 1548 at Valladolid, Spain Princess Maria of Spain (*1528 Madrid,+1603 Villa Monte, Spain).
He was crowned with his consort Maria of Spain in 1563 in St Martin's Cathedral at Bratislava (Pozsony).
His issue who reigned:
-Anna (*1549,+1580; Queen of Spain),
-RUDOLPH I (*1552,+1612),
-Elizabeth (*1554,+1592; Queen of France),
-MATTHEW II (*1557,+1619).
Died in 1576 in Regensburg.
Buried in St Vitus' Cathedral in Prague.
His consort Queen Maria of Spain was buried in the Church of St Clara (Discalced Franciscans) in Madrid.
1576-1608: RUDOLPH I(I. Rudolf; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1552 in Vienna.
Father: King Maximilian I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria of Spain.
Unmarried.
He was crowned in 1572 in St Martin's Cathedral at Bratislava (Pozsony).
Deposed in 1608.
Died in 1612 in Prague.
Buried in St Vitus' Cathedral in Prague.
1608-1619: MATTHEW II(II. Matyas; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1557 in Vienna.
Father: King Maximilian I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria of Spain.
Married in 1611 in Vienna Archduchess Anna of Tyrol (*1585 Innsbruck,+1618 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1608 and his consort Anna of Tyrol in 1613, both in St Martin's Cathedral at Bratislava (Pozsony).
Died in 1619 in Vienna.
Buried with his consort Queen Anna of Tyrol in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
1619-1637: FERDINAND II(Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1578 in Graz.
Father: Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria. Mother: Archduchess Maria of Bavaria.
Married firstly in 1600 in Graz Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria (*1574 Munich,+1616 Graz).
Married secondly in 1622 in Innsbruck Princess Eleanor Gonzaga of Mantua (*1598 Mantua,+1655 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1618 and his second consort Eleanor of Mantua in 1622 both in St Martin's Cathedral at Bratislava (Pozsony).
His issue who reigned:
-FERDINAND III (*1608,+1657; son of Maria Anna),
-Maria Anna (*1610,+1665; Electress of Bavaria; daughter of Maria Anna),
-Cecilia Renata (*1611,+1644; Queen of Poland; daughter of Maria Anna).
Died in 1637 in Vienna.
Buried in the Imperial Mausoleum at Graz with his first consort Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria.
His second consort Queen Eleanor of Mantua was buried in St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.
1637-1657: FERDINAND III(Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1608 in Graz.
Father: King Ferdinand II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Bavaria.
Married firstly in 1631 in Vienna Princess Maria Anna of Spain (*1608 Escorial,+1646 Linz).
Married secondly in 1648 in Linz Archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Tyrol (*1632 Innsbruck,+1649 Vienna).
Married thirdly in 1651 in Vienna Princess Eleanor Gonzaga of Mantua (*1630 Mantua,+1686 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1625 at the Church of the Blessed Virgin in Sopron.
His first and third consorts were crowned respectively in 1638 and 1655 at the Church of the Blessed Virgin in Sopron.
His issue who reigned:
-FERDINAND IV (*1633,+1654; son of Maria Anna),
-Maria Anna (*1635,+1696; Queen of Spain; daughter of Maria Anna),
-LEOPOLD I (*1640,+1705; son of Maria Anna),
-Eleanor (*1653,+1697; Queen of Poland; daughter of Eleanor).
Died in 1657 in Vienna.
Buried with his three queens in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
1647-1654: FERDINAND IV (German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia)
Born in 1633 in Vienna.
Father: King Ferdinand III of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Spain.
Unmarried.
He was crowned in 1646 at St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
Died in 1654 in Vienna.
Buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
1655-1705: LEOPOLD I(I. Lipót; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia and Croatia, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Transylvania)
Born in 1640 in Vienna.
Father: King Ferdinand III of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Spain.
Married firstly in 1666 in Vienna Princess Margaret Theresa of Spain (*1651 Madrid,+1673 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1673 in Vienna Archduchess Claudia Felicity of Tyrol (*1653 Innsbruck,+1676 Vienna).
Married thirdly in 1676 in Vienna Princess Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg (*1655 Düsseldorf,+1720 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1655 at St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
His third consort Eleanor Magdalen was crowned in 1681 in the Church of the Blessed Virgin at Sopron.
His issue who reigned:
-Maria Antonia (*1669,+1692; Electress of Bavaria; daughter of Margaret Theresa),
-JOSEPH I (*1678,+1711; son of Eleanor Magdalen),
-Maria Anna (*1683,+1754; Queen of Portugal; daughter of Eleanor Magdalen),
-CHARLES III (*1685,+1740; son of Eleanor Magdalen).
Died in 1705 in Vienna.
Buried with his first and third consort in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
His second consort Queen Claudia Felicity was buried in the Dominican Church in Vienna.
1705-1711: JOSEPH I(I. József; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia, Naples and Sicily, Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1678 in Vienna.
Father: King Leopold I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg.
Married in 1699 in Vienna Princess Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg (*1673 Lüneburg,+1742 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1687 at St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
His issue who reigned:
-Maria Josepha (*1699,+1757; Queen of Poland, Electress of Saxony),
-Maria Amalia (*1701,+1756; Electress of Bavaria).
Died in 1711 in Vienna.
Buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
His consort Queen Wilhelmina Amalia was buried in the Convent of Salesian Nuns in Vienna.
King Charles III
1711-1740: CHARLES III (III. Károly; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia, Naples and Sicily, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Transylvania, Duke of Parma and Luxembourg)
Born in 1685 in Vienna.
Father: King Leopold I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg.
Married in 1708 in Barcelona Princess Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1691 Wolfenbüttel,+1750 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1712 at St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
His issue who reigned: MARIA THERESA (*1717,+1780).
Died in 1740 in Vienna.
Buried with his consort Queen Elizabeth Christina in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
Queen Maria Theresa
1740-1780: MARIA THERESA (Mária Terézia; Queen of Bohemia, Croatia and Galicia, Archduchess of Austria, Grand Princess of Transylvania, Duchess of Parma and Luxembourg)
Born in 1717 in Vienna.
Father: King Charles III of Hungary. Mother: Queen Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Married in 1736 in Vienna Duke Francis Stephen of Lorraine, later Emperor Francis I Stephen (*1708 Luneville,+1765 Innsbruck).
She was crowned in 1741 at St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
Her issue who reigned:
-JOSEPH II (*1741,+1790),
-Marie Amalie (*1746,+1804; Duchess of Parma),
-LEOPOLD II (*1747,+1792),
-Marie Caroline (*1752,+1814; Queen of the Two Sicilies),
-Ferdinand (*1754,+1806; Duke of Massa-Carrara),
-Marie Antoinette (*1755,+1793; Queen of France).
Died in 1780 in Vienna.
Buried with her consort Emperor Francis I Stephen in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
HOUSE OF HABSBURG-LORRAINE (Habsburg-Lotharingiai ház) (click here to see the tree)
King Joseph II
1780-1790: JOSEPH II (II. József; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia and Galicia, Archduke of Austria, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Duke of Luxembourg)
Born in 1741 in Schönbrunn.
Father: Emperor Francis I Stephen. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Hungary.
Married firstly in 1760 in Vienna Princess Isabella of Bourbon-Parma (*1741 Madrid,+1763 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1765 in Vienna Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria (*1739 Munich,+1767 Vienna).
He was never crowned in Hungary.
Died in 1790 in Vienna.
Buried with his both consorts in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
King Leopold II
1790-1792: LEOPOLD II (II. Lipót; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia and Galicia, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Archduke of Austria, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Duke of Luxembourg)
Born in 1747 in Schönbrunn.
Father: Emperor Francis I Stephen. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Hungary.
Married in 1765 in Innsbruck Princess Maria Louisa of Spain and Sicily (*1745 Portici near Naples,+1792 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1790 in St Martin's Cathedral at Bratislava (Pozsony).
His issue who reigned:
-Maria Theresa (*1767,+1827; Queen of Saxony),
-FRANCIS I (1768,+1835),
-Ferdinand (1769,+1824; Grand Duke of Tuscany).
Died in 1792 in Vienna.
Buried with his consort Queen Maria Louisa in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
King Francis I
1792-1835: FRANCIS I (I. Ferenc; Roman Emperor, Archduke and Emperor of Austria, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, Galicia and Lombardo-Venetia, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Duke of Luxembourg)
Born in 1768 in Florence.
Father: King Leopold II of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria Louisa of Spain.
Married firstly in 1788 in Vienna Duchess Elizabeth of Württemberg (*1767 Treptow,+1790 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1790 in Vienna Princess Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily (*1772 Naples,+1807 Vienna).
Married thirdly in 1808 in Vienna Archduchess Maria Lodovica of Modena (*1787 Monza,+1816 Verona).
Married fourthly in 1816 in Vienna Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (*1792 Mannheim,+1873 Vienna).
He was crowned in 1792 in the Franciscan Church at Buda.
His third consort Maria Lodovica of Modena was crowned in 1808 in St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
His fourth consort Caroline Augusta of Bavaria was crowned in 1825 in St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
His issue who reigned:
-Marie Louise (*1791,+1847; Empress of the French; daughter of Maria Theresa),
-FERDINAND V (*1793,+1875; son of Maria Theresa),
-Maria Leopoldina (*1797,+1826; Queen of Portugal and Empress of Brazil; daughter of Maria Theresa).
Died in 1835 in Vienna.
Buried with all his consorts in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
King Ferdinand V
1835-1848: FERDINAND V (Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, Galicia and Lombardo-Venetia, Grand Prince of Transylvania)
Born in 1793 in Vienna.
Father: King Francis I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily.
Married in 1831 in Vienna Princess Maria Anna of Sardinia (*1803 Rome,+1884 Prague).
He was crowned in 1830 in St Martin's Cathedral in Bratislava (Pozsony).
Abdicated in 1848.
Died in 1875 in Prague.
Buried with his consort Queen Maria Anna of Sardinia in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
King Francis Joseph I
1848-1916: FRANCIS JOSEPH I (I. Ferenc József; Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, Galicia and Lombardo-Venetia, Grand Prince of Transylvania)
Born in 1848 in Vienna.
Father: Archduke Francis of Austria. Mother: Archduchess Sophia of Bavaria.
Married in 1854 in Vienna Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria (*1837 Munich,+1898 Geneva).
He was crowned with his consort Elizabeth of Bavaria in 1867 in St Matthew's Church in Budapest.
Died in 1916 in Vienna.
Buried with his consort Queen Elizabeth of Bavaria in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
King Charles IV
1916-1918: CHARLES IV(IV. Károly; Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia and Galicia, Grand Prince of Transylvania)
Born in 1887 in Persenbeug.
Father: Archduke Otto of Austria. Mother: Archduchess Maria of Saxony.
Married in 1911 in Schwarzau am Steinfelde Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma (*1892 Villa Pianore,+1989 Zizers, Switzerland).
He was crowned with his consort Zita of Bourbon-Parma in 1916 in St Matthew's Church in Budapest.
His issue who reigned: OTTO II (*1912).
Deposed in 1918 and exiled in Switzerland (1919-1921) and on Madeira (1921-1922).
Died in 1922 in Monte, Madeira.
Buried in the Church of Our Lady of Monte, Madeira.
His consort Queen Zita was buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
1918-1919: REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY (click here to see the list of Hungarian presidents)
KINGDOM OF HUNGARY 1919-1946:
HOUSE OF HABSBURG-LORRAINE (Habsburg-Lotharingiai ház)
1919-1922: CHARLES IV (IV Karoly; nominally)
1922-1946: OTTO II (nominally)
Born in 1912 in Villa Wartholz near Reinhenau, Lower Austria.
Father: King Charles IV of Hungary. Mother: Queen Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
Married in 1951 in Nancy, France Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen (*1925 Würzburg, Germany).
He was never crowned.
Exiled on Madeira, in Spain, Belgium, USA and Germany.
Formally deposed by the communists in 1946 when Hungary became a republic.
Issue of marriage: Andrea (*1953); Monika (*1954); Michaela (*1954); Gabriela (*1956); Walburga (*1958); Karl (*1961); Paul (*1964).
REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY FROM 1946 (click here to see the list of Hungarian presidents)
LIST OF TRANSYLVANIAN RULERS 1570-1711
PRINCIPALITY OF TRANSYLVANIA (Ottoman fief until 1699):
HOUSE OF SZAPOLYAI (Szapolyai dinasztia)
1570-1571: JOHN SIGISMUND (János Zsigmond; King of Hungary)
Born in 1540 in Buda.
Father: King John I of Hungary. Mother: Queen Isabella Jagiellonian of Poland-Lithuania.
Unmarried.
Died in 1571 at Gyulafehérvár, Transylvania.
Buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
HOUSE OF BATHORY (Báthory dinasztia)
Prince of Transylvania Stephen Bathory
1571-1586: STEPHEN BATHORY (Báthory István; King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania)
Born in 1533 in Somlyó, Transylvania.
Father: Stephen VI of Transylvania. Mother: Anna Catherine Thelegdi.
Married in 1576 in Cracow Queen Anna Jagiellonian of Poland (*1523 Cracow,+1596 Warsaw).
Died in 1586 in Grodno.
Buried in 1588 in the Royal Basilica in Cracow, Poland.
1576-1581: CHRISTOPHER BATHORY (Báthory Kristóf)
Born in 1530.
Father: Stephen VI of Transylvania. Mother: Anna Catherine Thelegdi.
Married Elizabeth Bocskai (+1606 Gyulafehérvár).
His issue who reigned: SIGISMUND (*1572,+1613).
Died in 1581 at Gyulafehérvár.
Buried with his consort Princess Elizabeth in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
1581-1597: SIGISMUND BATHORY (Báthory Zsigmond; 1st time)
Born in 1572 in Nagyvárad.
Father: Prince Christopher Báthory of Transylvania. Mother: Princess Elizabeth Bocskai.
Married in 1595 in Gyulafehérvár Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (*1574 Graz,+1621 Hall, Tyrol).
Divorced in 1599.
Abdicated thrice in: 1597, 1599 and in 1601.
Exiled in Silesia.
Died in 1613 at Libochovice, Bohemia.
1597-1598: MARIA CHRISTINA (Mária Krisztierna)
Born in 1574 in Graz.
Father: Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria. Mother: Archduchess Maria Anna of Bavaria.
Married in 1595 in Gyulafehérvár Prince Sigismund Báthory of Transylvania (*1572 Nagyvárad,+1613 Libochovice).
Divorced in 1599.
Deposed in 1598 and returned to Austria
Died in 1621 in Hall, Tyrol.
Buried in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Hall, Austria.
1598-1599: SIGISMUND BATHORY (Báthory Zsigmond; 2nd time)
1599: ANDREW BATHORY (Báthory András)
Born in 1566 in Somlyó, Transylvania.
Father: András Báthory. Mother: Margit Majláth.
Unmarried.
Died in 1599 at Csikszentdomonkos.
Buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
Prince of Transylvania Michael the Brave
1599-1601: MICHAEL THE BRAVE* (Vitéz Mihály; Prince of Moldavia and Wallachia)
Born in 1558 in Dragoesti, Vâlcea.
Father: Prince Patrascu the Good of Wallachia. Mother: Theodora.
Married Stanca Izverani.
His issue who reigned: Nicholas II Patrascu (+1634; Prince of Wallachia).
Died in 1601 at Câmpia Turzii near Turda (assassinated).
Buried in Dealu Monastery at Tirgoviste, Wallachia.
1601: SIGISMUND BATHORY (Báthory Zsigmond; 3rd time)
*not a member of the dynasty
1602-1605: AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION
HOUSE OF SZEKELY (Székely dinasztia)
1603: MOSES SZEKELY (Székely Mózes)
Born in 1550 at Lövéte (Lueta).
Father: János Székely. Mother: Anna Kornis.
Died in 1603 in Brassó (Brasov).
HOUSE OF BOCSKAI (Bocskai dinasztia)
Prince of Transylvania Stephen Bocskai
1605-1606: STEPHEN BOCSKAI (Bocskai István)
Born in 1557 in Kolozsvár.
Father: György Bocskai. Mother: Krisztina Sulyok.
Died in 1606 in Kosice (Kassa), probably poisoned.
Buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
HOUSE OF RAKOCZI (Rákóczi dinasztia)
1607-1608: SIGISMUND RAKOCZI (Rakóczi Zsigmond)
Born in 1544 at Felsövadász.
Father: János Rákóczi.
Married firstly in 1587 Judit Bekény (+1591).
Married secondly in 1592 Anna Gerendi (+1595).
Married thirdly in 1596 Borbála Telegdi.
Issue of his first marriage: Erzsébet (+1604).
His issue who reigned: GEORGE I (*1593,+1648; son of Anna).
Died in 1608 at Felsövadász.
Buried in the Calvinist Church at Szerencs.
HOUSE OF BATHORY (Báthory dinasztia)
1608-1613: GABRIEL BATHORY (Báthory Gábor)
Born in 1589 at Nagyvárad, Transylvania.
Father: István Báthory. Mother: Zsuzsanna Bebek.
Married before 1608 Anna Horváth.
Deposed in 1613.
Died in 1613 at Nagyvárad (murdered).
HOUSE OF BETHLEN (Bethlen dinasztia)
1613-1629: GABRIEL BETHLEN (Bethlen Gabor)
Born in 1580 at Marosillye.
Father: Farkas Bethlen. Mother: Drusiána Lázár.
Married firstly in 1605 Zsuzsanna (Susan) Károlyi (*1585,+1619).
Married secondly in 1626 in Kassa (Kosice) Princess Catherine of Brandenburg (*1604 Königsberg,+1649 Schöningen).
Died in 1629 at Gyulafehérvár.
Buried with his first consort Princess Susan in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
1629-1630: CATHERINE OF BRANDENBURG (Brandenburgi Katalin)
Born in 1602 in Königsberg.
Father: Elector John Sigismund of Brandenburg. Mother: Electress Anna of Prussia.
Married firstly in 1626 in Kassa Prince Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania (*1580 Marosillye,+1629 Gyulafehérvár).
Married secondly in 1639 Duke Francis Charles of Saxe-Lauenburg (*1594,+1660).
Abdicated in 1630.
Died in 1644 at Schöningen.
1630: STEPHEN BETHLEN (Bethlen István)
Born in 1584.
Father: Farkas Bethlen. Mother: Drusiána Lázár.
Married firstly Krisztina Csáky.
Married secondly in 1623 Katalin Károlyi (*1588,+1635).
Died in 1648 at Esced.
Buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
HOUSE OF RAKOCZI (Rákóczi dinasztia)
1630-1648: GEORGE I RAKOCZI (I. Rákóczi György)
Born in 1593 at Szerencs.
Father: Prince Sigismund Rákóczi of Transylvania. Mother: Anna Gerendi.
Married in c. 1616 Zsuzsanna (Susan) Lórántffy (*1602,+1660).
His issue who reigned: GEORGE II (*1621,+1660).
Died in 1648 at Gyulafehérvár.
Buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral at Gyulafehérvár.
1648-1660: GEORGE II RAKOCZI (II. Rákóczi György)
Born in 1621 at Sárospatak.
Father: Prince George I Rákóczi of Transylvania. Mother: Princess Susan Lórántffy.
Married in 1643 in Gyulafehérvár Sophia Báthory (*1629 Somlyó,+1680 Munkács).
His issue who reigned: FRANCIS I (*1645,+1676).
Died in 1660 in Nagyvárad.
1652: FRANCIS I RAKOCZI (I. Rákóczi Ferenc; elected but not ruled)
Born in 1645 in Gyulafehérvár.
Father: Prince George II Rákóczi of Transylvania. Mother: Princess Sophia Báthory.
Married in 1666 Countess Ilona Zrinyi (*1643 Ozaly/Ozalj in Croatia,+1703 Nicomedia/Izmit, Turkey).
His issue who reigned: FRANCIS II (*1676,+1735).
Died in 1676 at Zboró (Zborov, now Slovakia).
His consort Princess Ilona Zrinyi was buried in the Cathedral of St Elizabeth in Kassa (Kosice, Slovakia).
MISCELLANEOUS HOUSES
1658-1660: AKOS BARCSAYBorn in 1610.
Father: Sándor Barcsay. Mother: Erzsébet Palatics.
Married firstly Erzsébet Béldy.
Married secondly Erzsébet Szalánczy.
Married thirdly in 1660 Izabella Bánffy.
Died in 1661.
1661-1662: JOHN KEMENY (Kemény János)
Born in 1607 at Bükkösd.
Father: Boldizsár Kemény. Mother: Zsófia Tornya.
Married firstly in 1632 at Halmi Zsuzsanna Kàllay.
Married secondly in 1659 at Aranyosmedgyes Anna Lónyay.
Died in 1662 in the Battle of Nagyszöllös.
1661-1690: MICHAEL I APAFI (I. Apafi Mihály)
Born in 1632 at Ebesfalva.
Father: György Apafi. Mother: Borbála Petky.
Married in 1650 Anna Bornemissza (+1688).
His issue who reigned: MICHAEL II (*1676,+1713).
Died in 1690 at Fogáras.
1690: EMERICH THÖKÖLY (Thököly Imre)
Born in 1657 in Kezmarok (now Slovakia).
Father: István Thököly. Mother: Maria Gyulaffy.
Married in 1682 Dowager Princess of Transylvania Ilona Zrinyi (*1643 Ozaly/Ozalj in Croatia,+1703 Nicomedia/Izmit, Turkey).
Deposed in 1690 and exiled in Turkey.
Died in 1705 at Nicomedia (Izmit), Turkey.
Buried in the New Evangelical Church at Kezmarok.
His consort Princess Ilona Zrinyi was buried in the Cathedral of St Elizabeth in Kassa (Kosice, Slovakia).
1690-1699: MICHAEL II APAFI (II. Apafi Mihály)
Born in 1676 in Gyulafehérvár.
Father: Prince Michael I Apafi of Transylvania. Mother: Princess Anna Bornemissza.
Married in 1694 Catherine (Katalin) Bethlen (+1725).
Abdicated in 1699 and moved to Austria.
Died in 1713 in Vienna.
PRINCIPALITY OF TRANSYLVANIA (under Austrian rule 1699-1704 and from 1711):
HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburg dinasztia)
1699-1704: LEOPOLD I(I. Lipót; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary Archduke of Austria)
Born in 1640 in Vienna.
Father: King Ferdinand III of Hungary. Mother: Queen Maria Anna of Spain.
Married firstly in 1666 in Vienna Princess Margaret Theresa of Spain (*1651 Madrid,+1673 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1673 in Vienna Archduchess Claudia Felicity of Tyrol (*1653 Innsbruck,+1676 Vienna).
Married thirdly in 1676 in Vienna Princess Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg (*1655 Düsseldorf,+1720 Vienna).
His issue who reigned:
-Maria Antonia (*1669,+1692; Electress of Bavaria; daughter of Margaret Theresa),
-Joseph I (*1678,+1711; King of Hungary; son of Eleanor Magdalen),
-Maria Anna (*1683,+1754; Queen of Portugal; daughter of Eleanor Magdalen),
-CHARLES VI (*1685,+1740; son of Eleanor Magdalen).
Died in 1705 in Vienna.
Buried with his first and third consort in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
His second consort Queen Claudia Felicity was buried in the Dominican Church in Vienna.
HOUSE OF RAKOCZI (Rákóczi dinasztia)
1704-1711: FRANCIS II RAKÓCZI (II. Rakóczi Ferenc)
Born in 1676 at Borsi (Borsa, now Slovakia).
Father: Prince Francis I Rákóczi of Transylvania. Mother: Princess Ilona Zrinyi.
Married in 1694 in Cologne Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Rheinfels (*1679 Cassel,+1722 Paris).
Deposed by Austrians in 1711 and exiled in Poland (1711-12), France (1713-17) and in Turkey (from 1717).
Died in 1735 at Rodosto (Tekirdag, Turkey).
Buried firstly in the Jesuit Church in Constantinople.
In 1906 he was reburied in the Cathedral of St Elizabeth in Kassa (Kosice, Slovakia).
HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburg dinasztia)
Prince of Transylvania Charles VI
1711-1740: CHARLES VI (VI. Károly; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia, Naples and Sicily, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Parma and Luxembourg)
Born in 1685 in Vienna.
Father: King Leopold I of Hungary, Prince of Transylvania. Mother: Queen Eleanor Magdalen of Palatinate-Neuburg, Princess of Transylvania.
Married in 1708 in Barcelona Princess Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (*1691 Wolfenbüttel,+1750 Vienna).
His issue who reigned: MARIA THERESA (*1717,+1780).
Died in 1740 in Vienna.
Buried with his consort Queen Elizabeth Christina in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
1740-1765: MARIA THERESA (Maria Terezia; Grand Princess of Transylvania from 1765)
GRAND PRINCIPALITY OF TRANSYLVANIA
(under Austrian rule until 1867, under Hungarian rule 1867-1918):
HOUSE OF HABSBURG (Habsburg dinasztia)
Grand Princess of Transylvania Maria Theresa
1765-1780: MARIA THERESA (Mária Terézia; Queen of Bohemia, Croatia, Galicia and Hungary Archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma and Luxembourg)
Born in 1717 in Vienna.
Father: Prince Charles III of Transylvania. Mother: Princess Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Married in 1736 in Vienna Duke Francis Stephen of Lorraine, later Emperor Francis I Stephen (*1708 Luneville,+1765 Innsbruck).
Her issue who reigned:
-JOSEPH II (*1741,+1790),
-Marie Amalie (*1746,+1804; Duchess of Parma),
-LEOPOLD II (*1747,+1792),
-Marie Caroline (*1752,+1814; Queen of the Two Sicilies),
-Ferdinand (*1754,+1806; Duke of Massa-Carrara),
-Marie Antoinette (*1755,+1793; Queen of France).
Died in 1780 in Vienna.
Buried with her consort Emperor Francis I Stephen in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
HOUSE OF HABSBURG-LORRAINE (Habsburg-Lotharingiai ház) (click here to see the tree)
Grand Prince of Transylvania Joseph II
1780-1790: JOSEPH II (II. József; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia, Galicia and Hungary Archduke of Austria, Duke of Luxembourg)
Born in 1741 in Schönbrunn.
Father: Emperor Francis I Stephen. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Hungary, Grand Princess of Transylvania.
Married firstly in 1760 in Vienna Princess Isabella of Bourbon-Parma (*1741 Madrid,+1763 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1765 in Vienna Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria (*1739 Munich,+1767 Vienna).
Died in 1790 in Vienna.
Buried with his both consorts in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
Grand Prince of Transylvania Leopold II
1790-1792: LEOPOLD II (II. Lipót; Roman Emperor, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia, Galicia and Hungary Grand Duke of Tuscany, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Luxembourg)
Born in 1747 in Schönbrunn.
Father: Emperor Francis I Stephen. Mother: Queen Maria Theresa of Hungary, Grand Princess of Transylvania.
Married in 1765 in Innsbruck Princess Maria Louisa of Spain and Sicily (*1745 Portici near Naples,+1792 Vienna).
His issue who reigned:
-Maria Theresa (*1767,+1827; Queen of Saxony),
-FRANCIS I (1768,+1835),
-Ferdinand (1769,+1824; Grand Duke of Tuscany).
Died in 1792 in Vienna.
Buried with his consort Grand Princess Maria Louisa in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
Grand Prince of Transylvania Francis I
1792-1835: FRANCIS I (I. Ferenc; Roman Emperor, Archduke and Emperor of Austria, German king, King of Bohemia, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, Galicia, Hungary and Lombardo-Venetia, Duke of Luxembourg)
Born in 1768 in Florence.
Father: Grand Prince Leopold II of Transylvania. Mother: Grand Princess Maria Louisa of Spain.
Married firstly in 1788 in Vienna Duchess Elizabeth of Württemberg (*1767 Treptow,+1790 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1790 in Vienna Princess Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily (*1772 Naples,+1807 Vienna).
Married thirdly in 1808 in Vienna Archduchess Maria Lodovica of Modena (*1787 Monza,+1816 Verona).
Married fourthly in 1816 in Vienna Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (*1792 Mannheim,+1873 Vienna).
His issue who reigned:
-Marie Louise (*1791,+1847; Empress of the French; daughter of Maria Theresa),
-FERDINAND I (*1793,+1875; son of Maria Theresa),
-Maria Leopoldina (*1797,+1826; Queen of Portugal and Empress of Brazil; daughter of Maria Theresa).
Died in 1835 in Vienna.
Buried with all his consorts in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
Grand Prince of Transylvania Ferdinand I
1835-1848: FERDINAND I(Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, Galicia, Hungary and Lombardo-Venetia)
Born in 1793 in Vienna.
Father: Grand Prince Francis I of Transylvania. Mother: Grand Princess Maria Theresa of Naples-Sicily.
Married in 1831 in Vienna Princess Maria Anna of Sardinia (*1803 Rome,+1884 Prague).
Abdicated in 1848.
Died in 1875 in Prague.
Buried with his consort Grand Princess Maria Anna of Sardinia in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
Grand Prince of Transylvania Francis Joseph I
1848-1867: FRANCIS JOSEPH I (I. Ferenc József; Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, Croatia-Slavonia, Dalmatia, Galicia, Hungary and Lombardo-Venetia)
Born in 1848 in Vienna.
Father: Archduke Francis of Austria. Mother: Archduchess Sophia of Bavaria.
Married in 1854 in Vienna Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria (*1837 Munich,+1898 Geneva).
Died in 1916 in Vienna.
Buried with his consort Grand Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
1867: GRAND PRINCIPALITY OF TRANSYLVANIA ANNEXED TO HUNGARY
Despite the unification of Transylvania and Hungary in 1867 kings of Hungary, Francis Joseph I and Charles IV, continued using the obsolete title of the Grand Prince of Transylvania.
Select Bibliography
Hankó Ildikó: Királyaink tömegsírban, 2004 Magyar Ház
Reifenscheid R.: Die Habsburger. Von Rudolf I. bis Karl I., Graz 1982
Spórna M. & Wierzbicki P.: Slownik wladców Polski i pretendentów do tronu polskiego, Kraków 2003
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