István IV, king of Hungary M XII
Στέφανος (cf. Varzos 141-II.314) (Stephanos 54)
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Narrative
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Death
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He was poisoned during the siege of Zeugminon by his attendant
Thomas 119
, who took money from his master's opponents to murder him; when Istvan was being bled, Thomas soaked in poison the bandage used to cover the wound, so that the poison spread through his body and killed him
Niketas Choniates, Historia 128.6-20
His body was abused and long left without funeral rites and unburied outside the gate of Zeugminon, till natural instincts prevailed and he was buried in the church of Saint Stephanos the Protomartyr
Kinnamos 239.21-240.3
His body was treated shamefully and not given holy burial
καὶ ἦν ὁ νεκρὸς αὐτοῦ ὑβριζόμενος καὶ ὁσίας ἄμοιρος. Niketas Choniates, Historia 128.24-25
Was poisoned in Zeugminon by some of his own attendants who had been bribed
τῶν γὰρ τῷ Στεφάνῳ διυπηρετουμένων Οὔννων χρήμασί τινας ὑποκλέψαντες, δηλητήριον τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ κεράσαι ἀνέπεισαν. Kinnamos 239.14-21
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Dignity/Office
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King of Hungary
Οὐρούμ. Kinnamos 203.19
τῆς ἀρχῆς ἤδη ἐγκρατὴς γεγονώς. Kinnamos 211.15
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Kinship
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brother of
Geza 52
ἀδελφώ. Kinnamos 203.4
ὁμαίμονες. Niketas Choniates, Historia 126.50
brother (elder) of
Laszlo 52
ἀδελφώ ... πρεσβυτέρῳ. Kinnamos 203.4-19
husband of
Maria 17003
ἔγημεν. Kinnamos 203.7
ἔγημεν. Niketas Choniates, Historia 126.54
husband of niece of
Manuel 1
τὸν ἐπ᾽ ἀνεψιᾷ γαμβρόν. Niketas Choniates, Historia 127.70
relative by marriage of
Manuel 1
γαμβρός. Kinnamos 217.24
uncle of
Stephanos 53
θεῖος. Kinnamos 217.24
uncle of
Stephanos 17006
(ἀδελφιδοῦς). Kinnamos 224.23
uncle (paternal) of
Stephanos 53
πατράδελφον. Kinnamos 232.2
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Location
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Anchialos
slipped back to Hungary via Anchialos ᾿Αγχιάλου. Kinnamos 216.20
Chramon
was sent with
Alexios 25004
to Chramon, to try to win the Hungarian throne Χράμον. Niketas Choniates, Historia 127.91
Serdica (Bulgaria)
fled from Hungary to Serdica (Bulgaria) Σαρδική. Kinnamos 212.8
Sirmium
was eventually persuaded by
Nikephoros 17005
to take refuge in Sirmium Σίρμιον. Kinnamos 226.7-17
Zeugminon (Serbia)
was poisoned by his own troops in Zeugminon (Serbia) πόλις. Kinnamos 239.17-18
Zeugminon: Hagios Stephanos
was eventually buried at Hagios Stephanos Protomartyr πόλις. Kinnamos 240.2
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