The Battle of Mogyoród took place on 14 March 1074. It was an internal conflict between
Solomon, King of Hungary
Solomon, also Salomon (; 1053–1087) was King of Hungary from 1063. Being the elder son of Andrew I, he was crowned king in his father's lifetime in 1057 or 1058. However, he was forced to flee from Hungary after his uncle, Béla I, dethroned A ...
and his cousins duke
Géza Géza () is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following:
As regnal or forename
* Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
* Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary
* Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary
* Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...
and
Ladislaus, who were claiming rights to
the throne.
Solomon ruled for a few years, during which he allegedly submitted the country to the
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. It developed in the Early Middle Ages, and lasted for a millennium ...
as a
vassal state
A vassal state is any state that has a mutual obligation to a superior state or empire, in a status similar to that of a vassal in the feudal system in medieval Europe. Vassal states were common among the empires of the Near East, dating back to ...
to ensure his power over the kingdom at fear of his relatives usurping the throne. After a series of campaigns directed against the
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...
, which were led by Duke Géza and Ladislaus, Solomon grew bitter and felt unappreciated because of their success on the field. This provoked numerous actions of the king on their expense and was eventually followed up by attempts of murder. The princes decided to settle this in a battle and it ended favorably for them thanks to the assistance of
Otto I of Brno and his forces, who was married to Euphemia, one of the sisters of Ladislaus and Géza.
The injured king fled to Germany soon after the battle and there he aimed to regain the crown with the help of his son-in-law. The outcome of this battle overjoyed all of the nation, since it was regarded as a decisive victory for Hungary's statehood.
References
Literature
*Szalay, J.; Baróti, L. (1896). ''A Magyar Nemzet Története''. Budapest, Hungría: Udvari Könyvkereskedés Kiadó.
External links
*https://mek.oszk.hu/09400/09477/html/0003/187.html
*http://mek.oszk.hu/00800/00893/html/index.htm
*http://mek.niif.hu/02200/02228/html/01/17.html
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11th century in Hungary
Battles involving Hungary
Conflicts in 1074
1074 in Europe