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'''Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.''' Incoronazione 16 febbrai o 1141 Predecessore Béla II d'Ungheria. Successore Stefano III d'Ung heria Figli Elisabetta, Stefano III d'Ungheria, Béla III d'Ungheria , Géza, Principe reale d'Ungheria, Odola, Duchessa Sviatolpuk d'Unghe ria, Elena, Duchessa d'Austria, Margaret Géza II d'Ungheria (Polonia , 1130 – 1162) fu re d'Ungheria dal 1141 al 1162. Salito al trono a ll'età di 14 anni, ebbe come tutore il principe Beloš e sua madre El ena di Rascia. Il suo regno proseguì l'amministrazione pacifica raggi unta dal padre Béla II. In politica estera, Géza strinse accordi co n Luigi VII di Francia e dovette difendere il regno dalle mire espansi onistiche di Manuele I di Bisanzio. Gli successe il figlio, Stefano II I. Géza sposò Eufrosina di Kiev, dalla quale ebbe sette figli: Elis abetta (1144 ca.- 1189); Stefano (1147 – 1172); Béla (1148 – 1196 ); Géza; Adele; Elena (1158 – 1199), sposò Leopoldo V di Babenberg ; Margherita (1162 – 1208). '''Bibliografia''' Nicola Asztalos, Al essandro Pethö, ''Storia dell'Ungheria'', Milano, Genio, 1937 '''Fr om Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia''' King of Hungary[1][2] King o f Hungary [1] and Croatia Reign 13 February 1141 – 31 May 1162 Coron ation 16 February 1141 Géza II (Hungarian: II. Géza, Slovak: Gejz a II, Croatian: Gejza II), (1130, Tolna – 31 May 1162), King of Hung ary, King of Croatia, Dalmatia and Rama (1141–1162).[1][2][3] He asc ended the throne as a child and during his minority the kingdom was go verned by his mother and uncle. As ruler, he was one of the most power ful monarchs of Hungary, and intervened successfully in the internal a ffairs of neighbouring countries. Géza was the eldest son of King Bé la II of Hungary and his wife, Helena of Raška. He was only a baby wh en his mother introduced him and his brother Ladislaus to the barons a ssembled in Arad in order to persuade them to massacre her husband's o pponents. He was crowned three days after his father's death on 13 Fe bruary 1141. As he was still a minor, his mother served as regent of t he kingdom, helped by her brother (his uncle), Beloš. She faced chall enges from Boris, the son of King Coloman's adulterous queen, who disp uted Géza's claim to the throne. In April 1146, Boris managed to occ upy the fortress of Pozsony. Hungarian troops eventually reoccupied th e fortress, but Henry II, Duke of Austria, intervened in the struggle s on behalf of the pretender. Géza personally led his armies agains t the Austrian troops and defeated them on 11 September. '''King of H ungary''' As an adult, Géza had a reputation as a well-respected kin g, whose nobles did not dare to scheme against him. The power and valo r of his army was also commented upon, and Géza did not hesitate to i nvolve himself in politics. In 1146, Géza married Euphrosyne, siste r of Grand Prince Iziaslav II of Kiev. In June 1147, the Crusader Arm y of King Conrad III of Germany passed through Hungary without major c onflicts, then King Louis VII of France arrived in the country, follow ed by the pretender Boris, who had secretly joined the French Crusader s. Although King Louis VII refused to extradite the pretender to Géza , he did promise to take him abroad under close custody. In 1148, Gé za sent troops to his brother-in-law Iziaslav II against Prince Vladim ir of Chernihiv. In 1149, he assisted his maternal uncle, Duke Uroš I I of Raška against the Byzantine Empire. In 1150, Géza sent new troo ps to Iziaslav, who had been struggling against Prince Yuri I of Suzda l, but his brother-in-law was not able to maintain his rule in Kiev. I n the same year, the Serbian and Hungarian armies were defeated by th e Byzantine troops, therefore Duke Uroš II had to accept Byzantine ru le over Raška. In the autumn of 1150, Géza led his armies against P rince Vladimirko of Halicz (son-in-law of the late King Coloman), bu t the prince managed to persuade Géza's advisors to convince their ki ng to give up the campaign. It can be found in a Ruthenian chronicle H ypatian Codex, where at the date of 1150 one can read: The Hungarian K ing Géza II crossed the mountains and seized the stronghold of Sano k with its governor as well as many villages in Przemyśl area. In 115 2, Géza and Iziaslav II joined together against Halych, and defeate d Volodymyrko's armies at the San River. Géza had to return to his ki ngdom because, during his campaign, Boris attacked the southern territ ories of Hungary supported by Byzantine troops. However, Géza would d efeat the pretender and made a truce with the Byzantine Empire. In 11 54, he supported the rebellion of Andronikos Komnenos against Empero r Manuel I and laid siege to Barancs, but the emperor had overcome hi s cousin's conspiracy and liberated the fortress. In 1157, Géza's yo unger brother, Stephen conspired against him supported by their uncle , Beloš. After Géza defeated their conspiracy, Stephen fled to the c ourt of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. Géza sent envoys to the empe ror and promised to assist him with troops against Milan prompting Fre derick to refuse any support from Stephen, who then fled to Constantin ople. Stephen was followed, in 1159, by Géza's other brother, Ladisla us, who had also conspired against Géza. In 1161, inspired by the ne w Archbishop of Esztergom, Lukács, Géza not only acknowledged the le gitimacy of Pope Alexander III instead of Antipope Victor IV, who ha d been supported by Emperor Frederick I, but he also renounced the rig ht of investiture. He was buried in Székesfehérvár. '''Marriage a nd children''' King Géza married Euphrosyne of Kiev (c. 1130 – c . 1193), daughter of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev and his second wi fe, Liubava Dmitrievna. By her hed issue: King Stephen III of Hungar y (1147 – 4 March 1172). King Béla III of Hungary (1148 – 23 Apr il 1196). Elisabeth (c. 1149 – after 1189), wife of Duke Frederic k of Bohemia. Duke Géza (c. 1150 – before 1210). Arpad, died youn g. Odola (1156 – 1199), wife of Duke Sviatopluk of Bohemia. Helen a (c. 1158 – 25 May 1199), wife of Duke Leopold V of Austria. Marga ret (Margit) (1162 – ?), born posthumously; wife firstly of Isaac Ma crodukas and secondly of András, Obergespan of Somogy. '''References ''' 1^ a b c Britannica 2009 2^ a b http://www.thepeerage.com/p11394. htm#i113939 3^ Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession : Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K. : Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 86. Hereinafter cited as Lin es of Succession. '''Sources''' Engel, Pat. ''Realm of St Stephen : a History of Medieval Hungary'', 2001 Kristó Gyula — Makk Ferenc : ''Az Árpád-ház uralkodói'' (IPC Könyvek, 1996) Korai Magyar T