Béla III of Hungary
Béla III Árpád (born in 1148 or 1149 and dead the April 24th 1196) was king of Hungary of March 1st 1172 with the April 24th 1196. He is the son of Géza II and of a Russian princess, was high at the court of Manuel I {{er}} Comnène where he becomes engaged in 1163 with the girl of the Byzantine Empereur, Marie. It is a time heir to the Byzantine throne and receives the quality of “ kaisar ”. Engagement is broken in 1169. Of return in Hungary, it follows a policy favorable to the pope all while maintaining balance with the Holy roman Empire Romain Germanique. He imitates Western monarchies to improve the administration of Hungary. He creates a chancellery and new taxes (customs, tolls, right on the fairs and markets).
In 1172 he marries Agnès de Châtillon (1154-1184), girl of Renaud de Châtillon and Constance of Antioche, with which he had his sons successors and its Constance daughter, who married Ottokar Ier Premysl.
He fights the Byzantines from which he definitively eliminates the influence on Hungary.
An inventory of the ecclesiastical and royal incomes of the time of Béla III indicates that this one would annually have had 23.000 kg of money equivalent. Philippe Auguste has at the same time of 17.000 kg fine money.
In 1186, widowed, he marries Marguerite de France, sister of Philippe Auguste.
Sources
History of medieval Hungary Volume I the time of Arpads Presses University of Rennes (Rennes 2000) ISBN 2-86847-533-7
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