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Béla IV of Hungary

1206 - 1270

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Béla IV (1206 – 3 May 1270) was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1235 and 1270, and Duke of Styria from 1254 to 1258. As the oldest son of King Andrew II, he was crowned upon the initiative of a group of influential noblemen in his father's lifetime in 1214. His father, who strongly opposed Béla's coronation, refused to give him a province to rule until 1220. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Béla IV of Hungary has received more than 507,202 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Béla IV of Hungary is the 654th most popular politician (up from 713th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Romania (up from 13th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Romanian Politician.

Béla IV of Hungary is most famous for his introduction of the Golden Bull, which set the rules for the election of the king.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Béla IV of Hungary ranks 654 out of 19,576Before him are Louis, Dauphin of France, Hassan Rouhani, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Georgi Dimitrov, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, and Albert I of Belgium. After him are Alexander Van der Bellen, Jadwiga of Poland, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Darius II, Charles IV of Spain, and Christian II of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1206, Béla IV of Hungary ranks 2Before him is Albertus Magnus. After him are Güyük Khan, Maria Laskarina, Peter of Verona, Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Godan Khan, and Konrad von Thüringen. Among people deceased in 1270, Béla IV of Hungary ranks 2Before him is Louis IX of France. After him are Nachmanides, Margaret of Hungary, Theobald II of Navarre, Tannhäuser, Maria Laskarina, Shvarn, John Tristan, Count of Valois, Toros Roslin, Si Inthrathit, and David VII of Georgia.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Béla IV of Hungary ranks 12 out of 844Before him are Alaric I (376), Stephen Báthory (1533), John Hunyadi (1407), Emil Cioran (1911), Elena Ceaușescu (1916), and Tristan Tzara (1896). After him are Ion Antonescu (1882), Mircea Eliade (1907), Theodoric I (393), Leo I the Thracian (401), Carol II of Romania (1893), and Béla Kun (1886).

Among POLITICIANS In Romania

Among politicians born in Romania, Béla IV of Hungary ranks 7Before him are Nicolae Ceaușescu (1918), Michael I of Romania (1921), Alaric I (376), Stephen Báthory (1533), John Hunyadi (1407), and Elena Ceaușescu (1916). After him are Ion Antonescu (1882), Theodoric I (393), Leo I the Thracian (401), Carol II of Romania (1893), Béla Kun (1886), and Stephen III of Moldavia (1433).