Manuel at Sardike faced complex problems of succession at Geza II's death
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1161
Summary:
Dates:
1161
Geza II, king of Hungary (
Geza 52
)
Appointed his son
Stephanos 53
as succesor, in defiance of the Hungarian law of inheritance by brothers (:)
Kinnamos 203.14-15
Before his death he gave lands to his son
Bela 53
, in which the latter was later confirmed by the Hungarians when sent to Constantinople to marry
Maria 17002
(:)
Kinnamos 215.6-8
László II, king of Hungary (
Laszlo 52
)
Had (like
Stephanos 54
) quarrelled with his brother
Geza 52
and gone into exile, ending up a client of
Manuel 1
; remained unmarried; after deposition of
Stephanos 53
, he was made king (:)
Kinnamos 203.3-18
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
At
Geza 52
's death, he hoped to gain Hungary by sending Geza's brothers
Laszlo 51
and
Stephanos 54
, both Manuel's clients (Hungarian law gave the rule to brothers, while Geza passed rule to his son
Stephanos 53
) (:)
Kinnamos 203.2-15
Partly through his threat from Sophia,
Stephanos 53
was deposed in favour of
Laszlo 52
, with
Stephanos 54
as his heir (urum) (:)
Kinnamos 203.15-18
Maria, daughter of Isaakios the sebastokrator (son of Ioannes II) (
Maria 17003
)
Was married to
Stephanos 54
(:)
Kinnamos 203.7-9
István III, king of Hungary (
Stephanos 53
)
Was appointed succesor by his father
Geza 52
, in defiance of the Hungarian law of inheritance by brothers; the Hungarians, partly respecting the law, partly cowed by
Manuel 1
, deposed him in favour of
Laszlo 52
(:)
Kinnamos 203.14-18
István IV, king of Hungary (
Stephanos 54
)
Had (like
Laszlo 52
) quarrelled with his brother
Geza 52
and gone into exile, ending up a client of
Manuel 1
; married
Maria 17003
; when
Laszlo 52
was made king, he was given the title urum (:)
Kinnamos 203.3-21