List of Hungarian monarchs

This is a list of Hungarian monarchs, which includes the grand princes (895–1000) and the kings and ruling queens of Hungary (1000–1918).

The Principality of Hungary established 895 or 896, following the 9th-century Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. The Kingdom of Hungary existed from 1000 (or arguably from 1001; the coronation of Saint Stephen) until 1918 (when Charles IV "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate). The Árpád dynasty, the male-line descendants of Grand Prince Árpád, ruled Hungary continuously from 895 to 1301.

Semi-legendary rulers before the Conquest[]

Portrait	Name	Monarch from	Monarch until	Marriage(s)	Title
	Levedi Levedias, Lebedias, Lebedi	?	c. 850 (?)	A Khazar princess	voivode
	Álmos Almos, Almus	c. 850	c. 895	Unknown	kende or gyula (Son of Ügyek and Emese)

Grand Princes of Hungary[]

House of Árpád[]

The king-list for the first half of the 10th century is often disputed, as the Hungarian nation consisted of several tribes led by various leaders. The most frequently proposed list is:

Name	Monarch from	Monarch until	Marriage(s)	Relationship with predecessor(s)
Árpád	c. 895	c. 907	Unknown	• Son of Álmos
Zoltán Zolta	c. 907	c. 947	Menumorut's daughter (?)	• Son of Árpád
Fajsz Falicsi	c. 947	c. 955	Unknown	• Grandson of Árpád
Taksony Taxis, Tocsun	c. 955	c. 972	a "Cuman" woman	• Son of Zoltán
Géza Gejza	c. 972	997	Sarolt	• Son of Taksony
Stephen István	997	25 December 1000	Blessed Gisela of Bavaria	• Son of Géza

Kings of Hungary[]

House of Árpád (1000–1301)[]

Name	Start of reign	End of reign	Marriage(s)	Relationship with predecessor(s)
Saint Stephen I The Founder of the State	25 December 1000	15 August 1038	Blessed Gisela of Bavaria	• Son of Géza
Peter the Venetian (1st rule)	15 August 1038	September 1041	(1) Unknown (2) Judith of Schweinfurt (?)	• Nephew of Stephen I
Samuel	September 1041	5 July 1044 Battle of Ménfő	Géza's daughter	• Brother-in-law of Stephen I
Peter the Venetian (2nd rule)	5 July 1044	September 1046	(1) Unknown (2) Judith of Schweinfurt (?)	• Nephew of Stephen I
Andrew I the White	September 1046	December 1060	Anastasia of Kiev	• Great-grandson of Taksony
Béla I the Champion	6 December 1060	11 September 1063	Richeza of Poland	• Great-grandson of Taksony • Younger brother of Andrew I
Solomon	September 1063	14 March 1074	Judith of Swabia	• Son of Andrew I
Géza I Magnus	14 March 1074	25 April 1077	(1) Sophia (2) Synadene	• Son of Béla I
Saint Ladislaus I	25 April 1077	29 July 1095	(1) Unknown (?) (2) Adelaide of Rheinfelden	• Son of Béla I • Younger brother of Géza I
Coloman the Learned	1095	3 February 1116	(1) Felicia of Sicily (2) Eufemia of Kiev	• Son of Géza I
Stephen II	3 February 1116	1 March 1131	Unnamed daughter of Robert I of Capua	• Son of Coloman
Béla II the Blind	28 April 1131	13 February 1141	Helena of Rascia	• Grandson of Géza I • Cousin of Stephen II
Géza II	16 February 1141	31 May 1162	Euphrosyne of Kiev	• Son of Béla II
Stephen III	June 1162	4 March 1172	Agnes of Austria	• Son of Géza II
Ladislaus II (Anti-king)	June 1162	14 January 1163	Unknown	• Son of Béla II • Younger brother of Géza II
Stephen IV (Anti-king)	27 January 1163	11 April 1165	Maria Komnene	• Son of Béla II • Younger brother of Géza II
Béla III the Great	March 1172	23 April 1196	(1) Agnes of Antioch (2) Margaret of France	• Son of Géza II • Younger brother of Stephen III
Emeric	April 1196	30 November 1204	Constance of Aragon	• Son of Béla III
Ladislaus III	30 November 1204	7 May 1205	Unmarried	• Son of Emeric
Andrew II the Jerosolimitan	29 May 1205	21 September 1235	(1) Gertrude of Merania (2) Yolanda de Courtenay (3) Beatrice d'Este	• Son of Béla III • Younger brother of Emeric
Béla IV the Second Founder of the State	14 October 1235	3 May 1270	Maria Laskarina	• Son of Andrew II
Stephen V	May 1270	6 August 1272	Elizabeth the Cuman	• Son of Béla IV
Ladislaus IV the Cuman	3 September 1272	10 July 1290	Elizabeth of Sicily	• Son of Stephen V
Andrew III the Venetian	23 July 1290	14 January 1301	(1) Fenenna of Kuyavia (2) Agnes of Austria	• Grandson of Andrew II

House of Přemyslid (1301–1305)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Wenceslaus Ladislaus 27 August 1301 – 9 October 1305			6 October 1289 Prague Son of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg	Viola of Teschen 5 October 1305 Prague no issue	4 August 1306 Olomouc aged 16	Great-great-grandson of Béla IV of Hungary

House of Wittelsbach (1305–1307)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Otto 9 October 1305 – May 1307			11 February 1261 Burghausen Son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary	(1) Catherine of Habsburg January 1279 no issue (2) Agnes of Glogau 18 May 1309 two children	9 November 1312 Landshut aged 51	Grandson of Béla IV of Hungary

House of Anjou (1308–1395)[]

Name Reign	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Charles I Charles Robert 17 November 1308 – 16 July 1342	1288 Naples Son of Charles Martel of Anjou and Clemence of Austria	(4) Elizabeth of Poland 6 July 1320 Visegrád five children	16 July 1342 Visegrád aged 53–54	Great-grandson of Stephen V of Hungary
Louis I the Great 21 July 1342 – 10 September 1382	5 March 1326 Visegrád Son of Charles I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland	(1) Margaret of Bohemia 3 August 1342 Visegrád no issue (2) Elizabeth of Bosnia 20 June 1353 Buda three children	10 September 1382 Nagyszombat aged 56	King of Hungary and Poland
Mary I 17 September 1382 – 31 December 1385	14 April 1371 Buda Daughter of Louis the Great and Elizabeth of Bosnia	Sigismund of Luxembourg 1 November 1385 Buda one child	17 May 1395 Buda aged 24	First Queen(-regnant) of Hungary 1st reign
Charles II the Short 31 December 1385 – 24 February 1386	1345 Naples Son of Louis of Durazzo and Margaret of Sanseverino	Margaret of Durazzo 24 January 1369 Naples three children	24 February 1386 Visegrád aged 41	Great-great-grandson of Stephen V of Hungary King of Hungary and Naples
Mary I with Sigismund (1387–) 24 February 1386 – 17 May 1395	14 April 1371 Buda Daughter of Louis the Great and Elizabeth of Bosnia	Sigismund of Luxembourg 1 November 1385 Buda one child	17 May 1395 Buda aged 24	2nd reign

House of Luxembourg (1387–1437)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Sigismund with Mary (1387–1395) 31 March 1387 – 9 December 1437			14 February 1368 Nuremberg Son of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Elizabeth of Pomerania	(1) Mary of Hungary 1 November 1385 Buda one child (2) Barbara of Cilli 6 December 1405 Székesfehérvár two children	9 December 1437 Znojmo aged 69	Fourth great-grandson of Béla IV of Hungary and husband of Mary, Queen of Hungary

House of Habsburg (1437–1457)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Albert the Magnanimous 18 December 1437 – 27 October 1439			10 August 1397 Vienna Son of Albert IV, Duke of Austria and Joanna Sophia of Bavaria	Elizabeth of Luxembourg 19 April 1422 Vienna four children	27 October 1439 Neszmély aged 42	Seventh great-grandson of Géza II of Hungary and son-in-law of Sigismund of Luxembourg
Ladislaus V the Posthumous 15 May 1440 – 23 November 1457			22 February 1440 Komárom Son of Albert of Habsburg and Elizabeth of Luxembourg	never married no issue	23 November 1457 Prague aged 17	King of Hungary and Bohemia and Duke of Austria

27 October 1439 – 19 December 1442: Queen Regent Elizabeth of Luxembourg
7 May 1445 – 6 June 1446: Seven Captains of the Realm
6 June 1446 – January 1453: Regent John Hunyadi

House of Jagiellon (1440–1444)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Vladislaus I Vladislaus of Varna 17 July 1440 – 10 November 1444			31 October 1424 Kraków Son of Vladislaus II of Jagiellon and Sophia of Halshany	never married no issue	10 November 1444 Varna aged 20	Fourth great-grandson of Béla IV of Hungary

House of Hunyadi (1458–1490)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Matthias I the Just 24 January 1458 – 6 April 1490			23 February 1443 Kolozsvár Son of John Hunyadi and Elisabeth Szilágyi	(1) Catherine of Poděbrady 1 May 1463 Buda no issue (2) Beatrice of Naples 22 December 1476 Székesfehérvár no issue	6 April 1490 Vienna aged 47	No relationship with predecessors

House of Jagiellon (1490–1526)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Vladislaus II Vladislaus Dobže 15 July 1490 – 13 March 1516			1 March 1456 Kraków Son of Casimir IV of Jagiellon and Elizabeth of Austria	Anne of Foix-Candale 29 September 1502 Székesfehérvár two children	13 March 1516 Buda aged 60	Grandson of Albert of Habsburg King of Hungary and Bohemia
Louis II 13 March 1516 – 29 August 1526			1 July 1506 Buda Son of Vladislaus II of Hungary and Anne of Foix-Candale	Mary of Austria 4 June 1508 Székesfehérvár no issue	29 August 1526 Mohács aged 20	King of Hungary and Bohemia

House of Zápolya (1526–1570)[]

Name Reign	Portrait	Arms	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
John I John Zápolya 11 November 1526 – July 1540			1487 Szepesváralja Son of Stephen Zápolya and Hedwig of Cieszyn	Isabella Jagiellon 2 March 1539 Székesfehérvár one child	July 1540 Szászsebes aged 53	Sixth great-grandson of Béla IV Contested by Ferdinand I
John II John Sigismund 13 September 1540 – 16 August 1570			7 July 1540 Buda Son of John I of Hungary and Isabella Jagiellon	never married no issue	14 March 1571 Gyulafehérvár aged 30	Elected King of Hungary Contested by Ferdinand I and Maximilian

House of Habsburg (1526–1780)[]

Name Reign	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Ferdinand I 17 December 1526 – 25 July 1564	10 March 1503 Alcalá de Henares Son of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile	Anne of Bohemia 26 May 1521 Linz fifteen children	25 July 1564 Vienna aged 61	Tenth great-grandson of Géza II and brother-in-law of Louis II Contested by John I of Zápolya and John Sigismund
Maximilian 26 July 1564 – 12 October 1576	31 July 1527 Vienna Son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Anne of Bohemia	Maria of Spain 13 September 1548 Valladolid fifteen children	12 October 1576 Regensburg aged 49	Son of Ferdinand I Contested by John Sigismund until 1570
Rudolph 12 October 1576 – 26 June 1608	18 July 1552 Vienna Son of Maximilian (II), Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria of Spain	Unmarried	20 January 1612 Prague aged 59	Son of Maximilian
Matthias II 26 June 1608 – 20 March 1619	24 February 1557 Vienna Son of Maximilian (II), Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria of Spain	Anna of Tyrol 4 December 1611 Vienna no issue	20 March 1619 Vienna aged 62	Son of Maximilian and younger brother of Rudolph
Ferdinand II 20 March 1619 – 15 February 1637	9 July 1578 Graz Son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria	(1) Maria Anna of Bavaria 23 April 1600 Graz seven children (2) Eleonora Gonzaga 2 February 1622 Innsbruck no issue	15 February 1637 Vienna aged 58	Grandson of Ferdinand I and cousin of Rudolph and Matthias
Ferdinand III 15 February 1637 – 2 April 1657	13 July 1608 Graz Son of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Bavaria	(1) Maria Anna of Spain 20 February 1631 Vienna six children (2) Maria Leopoldine of Austria 2 July 1648 Linz one child (3) Eleonora Gonzaga 30 April 1651 Wiener Neustadt four children	2 April 1657 Vienna aged 48	Son of Ferdinand II
Ferdinand IV 16 June 1647 – 9 July 1654	8 September 1633 Vienna Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Spain	Never married no children	9 July 1654 Vienna aged 20	Son and co-ruler of Ferdinand III
Leopold I 2 April 1657 – 5 May 1705	9 June 1640 Vienna Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Spain	(1) Margaret Theresa of Spain 12 December 1666 Vienna four children (2) Claudia Felicitas of Austria 15 October 1673 Graz two children (3) Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg 14 December 1676 Passau ten children	5 May 1705 Vienna aged 64	Son of Ferdinand III
Joseph I 5 May 1705 – 17 April 1711	26 July 1678 Vienna Son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg	Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg 24 February 1699 Vienna three children	17 April 1711 Vienna aged 32	Son of Leopold I
Charles III 17 April 1711 – 20 October 1740	1 October 1685 Vienna Son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg	Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1 August 1708 Barcelona four children	20 October 1740 Vienna aged 55	Son of Leopold I and younger brother of Joseph I
Mary II Maria Theresa 20 October 1740 – 29 November 1780	13 May 1717 Vienna Daughter of Charles III, (IV) Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel	Francis Stephen of Lorraine 12 February 1736 Vienna sixteen children	29 November 1780 Vienna aged 63	Daughter of Charles III

House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1780–1918)[]

Name Reign	Birth Parentage	Marriage(s) Issue	Death	Comment
Joseph II the Hat King^[1] 29 November 1780 – 20 February 1790	13 March 1741 Vienna Son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria	(1) Isabella of Parma 6 October 1760 Vienna two children (2) Maria Josepha of Bavaria 13 January 1765 Vienna no issue	20 February 1790 Vienna aged 48	Son of Maria Theresa, and Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold II 20 February 1790 – 1 March 1792	5 May 1747 Vienna Son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria	Maria Luisa of Spain 5 August 1765 Innsbruck sixteen children	1 March 1792 Vienna aged 44	Son of Maria Theresa, younger brother of Joseph II
Francis I 1 March 1792 – 2 March 1835	12 February 1768 Florence Son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Luisa of Spain	(1) Elisabeth of Württemberg (2) Maria Theresa of Naples (3) Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (4) Caroline Augusta of Bavaria thirteen children	2 March 1835 Vienna aged 67	Son of Leopold II
Ferdinand V the Benign 2 March 1835 – 2 December 1848	19 April 1793 Vienna Son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily	Maria Anna of Savoy 27 February 1831 Vienna no issue	29 June 1875 Prague aged 82	Son of Francis I
Francis Joseph I 2 December 1848 – 21 November 1916	18 August 1830 Vienna Son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria	Elisabeth of Bavaria 24 April 1854 Vienna four children	21 November 1916 Vienna aged 86	Nephew of Ferdinand V
Charles IV Blessed Charles 21 November 1916 – 16 November 1918	17 August 1887 Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony	Zita of Bourbon-Parma 21 October 1911 Schwarzau eight children	1 April 1922 Funchal aged 34	Great-nephew of Francis Joseph I

Timeline[]

References[]

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^ In its 1849 Declaration of Independence the Hungarian National Assembly declared that Joseph II was not a true King of Hungary because he was never crowned with the Crown of St. Stephen.
^ Allan Ellenius, Wim Blockmans, European Science Foundation; The Origins of the Modern State in Europe: 13th to 18th Centuries, Oxford University Press, 1998
^ Bálint Hóman, Gyula Szekfű, Gyula Szekfu; Magyar történet; Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, 1938
^ Štefan Holčík; Korunovačné slávnosti, Bratislava 1563–1830, Tatran, 1986
^ Jenő Vértesy; Kölcsey Ferencz, Nyomatott a Magyar királyi Egyetemi könyvnyomdában, 1885
^ Slovenská akadémia vied; Historický časopis, Vydatelʹstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1985

External links[]

[1] In its 1849 Declaration of Independence the Hungarian National Assembly declared that Joseph II was not a true King of Hungary because he was never crowned with the Crown of St. Stephen.

[Ellenius-2] Allan Ellenius, Wim Blockmans, European Science Foundation; The Origins of the Modern State in Europe: 13th to 18th Centuries, Oxford University Press, 1998

[Bálint-3] Bálint Hóman, Gyula Szekfű, Gyula Szekfu; Magyar történet; Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, 1938

[Holčík-4] Štefan Holčík; Korunovačné slávnosti, Bratislava 1563–1830, Tatran, 1986

[Vértesy-5] Jenő Vértesy; Kölcsey Ferencz, Nyomatott a Magyar királyi Egyetemi könyvnyomdában, 1885

[akadémia-6] Slovenská akadémia vied; Historický časopis, Vydatelʹstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 1985

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