Istvan III openly broke agreements with Manuel over Bela's lands: he also again defeated Istvan IV
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1163
Summary:
Dates:
1163
Bela III, king of Hungary (
Bela 53
)
His inherited lands in Hungary were usurped by
Stephanos 53
, and
Manuel 1
marched to the Danube to recover them (:)
Kinnamos 216.17-217.6
István III, king of Hungary (
Stephanos 53
)
Again usurped the heritage of
Bela 53
, thus openly breaking the treaty; when he heard of attempts to recover power by
Stephanos 54
, he attacked him in full force (:)
τοῦ Βελᾶ καὶ πάλιν ἐπεβάτευε κλήρου Kinnamos 216.17
To avoid facing
Manuel 1
, he withdrew to the interior of Hungary to assemble allies (Germans, Tauroskythians and Czechs), then moved against him; received a letter from Manuel over his actions on
Bela 53
and
Stephanos 54
(:)
Kinnamos 217.12-218.5
István IV, king of Hungary (
Stephanos 54
)
Though he had just been deposed from rule by the Hungarians, he tried to recover it by slipping secretly back to Hungary via Anchialos; his conduct was more rash than cautious; he won some support, but began to lose his army (:)
Kinnamos 216.19-217.2