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Béla II of Hungary

1108 - 1141

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Béla the Blind (Hungarian: Vak Béla; Croatian: Bela Slijepi; Slovak: Belo Slepý; c. 1109 – 13 February 1141) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, King Coloman of Hungary. Béla grew up in monasteries during the reign of Coloman's son Stephen II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Béla II of Hungary has received more than 220,233 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Béla II of Hungary is the 178th most popular nobleman (down from 128th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 65th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Nobleman.

Béla II of Hungary was most famous for his military conquests. He conquered the Carpathian Basin, which had been under the rule of the Byzantine Empire, and he also conquered Croatia, Serbia, and Bulgaria.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Béla II of Hungary ranks 178 out of 842. Before him are Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Frederick, Prince of Wales, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Sorghaghtani Beki, and Giovanni Borgia, 2nd Duke of Gandia. After him are Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Archduchess Anna of Austria, Eleonora Gonzaga, and Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1108, Béla II of Hungary ranks 2. Before him is Henry X, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Leopold, Duke of Bavaria, Bohemond II of Antioch, Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut, Andronikos Komnenos, and Matilda of Carinthia. Among people deceased in 1141, Béla II of Hungary ranks 3. Before him are Hugh of Saint Victor and Judah Halevi. After him are Leopold, Duke of Bavaria, Richenza of Northeim, Engelbert, Duke of Carinthia, and Margaret of L'Aigle.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Béla II of Hungary ranks 75 out of 866. Before him are Solomon, King of Hungary (1053), Nándor Hidegkuti (1922), Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (940), Sándor Ferenczi (1873), Avram Hershko (1937), and Michael Curtiz (1886). After him are Violant of Hungary (1215), Zoltán Czibor (1929), Stephen III of Hungary (1147), Irene of Hungary (1088), Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917), and Theodore von Kármán (1881).

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