As Ladislaus did not have any sons, his two nephews, the sons of King Géza I, could expect to inherit the throne.
(Kun) László, Croatian: Ladislav IV. He was born in Poland, where his father had sought refuge after his father (Ladislaus' grandfather) made an unsuccessful attempt against his cousin, Saint Stephen I, the first king of Hungary. [5] Before his ascension to the throne, he was the main advisor of his brother, Géza I of Hungary, who was fighting against their cousin, King Solomon of Hungary.
the one third of Hungary.In the next years, Ladislaus and his brothers collaborated successfully with King Salamon. King Andrew I lost two battles against his brother and died, and after his death Ladislaus' father was crowned on December 6, 1060. Ladislaus was the second son of the future King Béla I of Hungary and his wife, Adelaide/Richeza of Poland, who was a daughter of King Mieszko II of Poland.
Afterwards, he began negotiations with his rival, who finally abdicated in his favour in 1081 in exchange for extensive landholdings. One of Ladislaus' most popular legends is connected to this battle, when Ladislaus pursued and overcome a Pecheneg warrior, who tried to drag abduct a Hungarian girl, so the girl was liberated.At that time, Ladislaus married his first wife who was probably a daughter of a German count.From 1071, when Ladislaus' elder brother, Duke Géza denied to hand over the king's share of the booty acquired after the occupation of Belgrade from the Byzantine Empire, the relationship between King Salamon and the three brothers deteriorated. Ladislaus preferred the younger nephew, Álmos, whom he had named king of Croatia after conquering the country. He enlisted the aid of the Cumans and persuaded them to invade the Eastern parts of Hungary. He also could expand his rule over Croatia. Coloman did not give up his claims to the throne, and in 1095, he left for Poland.Ladislaus was preparing a campaign against Duke Břetislav II of Bohemia in order to help his sister's sons, Dukes Svatopluk and Otto II of Moravia, when he was informed that Coloman came back to Hungary in the company of Polish troops. Ladislaus IV (Hungarian: IV.
Ladislaus followed up his victory by his occupation of Szerém and Beograd, areas under Byzantine control. The ruse worked as the soldiers stopped to gather the money. Ladislaus went to Moravia, and came back followed by the troops Duke Otto of Moravia, his brother-in-law provided him. But Ladislaus refused this claim, and he probably accepted the legitimacy of Antipope Clement III, who had been elected by the followers of the Holy Roman Emperor.The last years of Ladislaus' reign were characterized by the strained relations with his two nephews, Coloman and Álmos. Following a long period of civil wars, he strengthened the royal power in his kingdom by introducing severe legislation.
Although, the deposed king tried to plot against his cousin, but Ladislaus overcome the conspiracy and had Salamon imprisoned.Upon Ladislaus' initiative, Pope Gregory VII ordered the canonization of the first king of Hungary, Stephen I and his son, Emeric (Imre). Ladislaus subjugated[5][7] the neighboring country, and it was incorporated into Hungary. Ladislaus II or Ladislas II (Hungarian: II. In 1087, he sent his envoys to the court of Herman of Salm, who had been proclaimed King of Germany by the opponents of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor following the death of Ladislaus' father-in-law, but after he received information of Salamon's death, he did not intervene in the internal struggles in Germany.In 1092, Ladislaus lead his armies against Prince Vasilko of Terebovlia, who had allied himself with the Cumans, and won a victory over him.
He came just in time, because before his arrival his brother, Duke Géza had been defeated by King Salamon in the battle at Kemej on February 26, 1074. Therefore, Ladislaus issued extremely severe decrees against criminal offenders that made provision for penalties such as mutilation, enslavement or execution for minor crimes against property or the Christian Faith.King Ladislaus took an active part in the reorganization of the Roman Catholic Church in Hungary, by the setting up a new bishopric in Zagreb in 1087, the founding of the Archbishopric of Bacs by its separation from Kalocsa,[6] and transferral of the See of Bihar to Nagyvárad, which was not entirely in line with the normative practice of the Church. Thus, in the next year, when the king lead a new campaign against Belgrade, only Duke Géza followed him, but Ladislaus and Lampert was left behind, because the dukes were worrying about that the king's partisans would try to conquer their duchy during their absence.During 1073, both King Solomon and his cousins were preparing for the coming struggle. He was canonized on June 27 , 1192.A number of miracles are attributed to him. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Emperor Alexios I, however, sent fresh nomad troops against Hungary which forced Ladislaus to exit Byzantine territory. With his death in 1091 the Croatian ruling dynasty and Ladislaus has proclaimed his claim to kingdom like closest living relative of Croatian ruling dynasty. Ladislaus's younger brother, Stephen, conspired against King Géza but failed in 1156 or 1157.Contemporaneous sources disagree on the cause of Ladislaus' departure for Constantinople.The Emperor ... concluded that it was necessary to assist [Ladislaus's brother, Stephen], by the use of greater force. Ladislaus and his elder brother, Géza, were born in Poland, where Béla had settled in the 1030s after being banished from Hungary. When his brother died, his followers proclaimed Ladislaus king according to the Hungarian tradition that gave precedence to the eldest member of the royal family to the deceased king's sons. Kumanac, Slovak: Ladislav IV. "Saint Ladislaus is also the patron saint of an architecturally significant church in Chicago 's Portage Park area, St. Ladislaus . After his canonisation, Ladislaus became the model of the chivalrous king in Hungary.Ladislaus was the second son of the future King Béla I of Hungary and his wife princess Richenza. The king is then reputed to have turned all the gold to stone through a prayer, allowing him to put his army on the march again, defeat the raiders and free their captives.C.A. At another time, he was pursuing a Pecheneg force raiding the realm.