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Stephen II of Hungary

1101 - 1131

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Stephen II (Hungarian: II. István; Croatian: Stjepan II.; Slovak: Štefan II.; 1101 – early 1131), King of Hungary and Croatia, ruled from 1116 until 1131. His father, King Coloman, had him crowned as a child, thus denying the crown to his uncle Álmos. In the first year of his reign, Venice occupied Dalmatia and Stephen never restored his rule in that province. His reign was characterized by frequent wars with neighbouring countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen II of Hungary is the 2,376th most popular politician (up from 2,625th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 83rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Stephen II of Hungary is most famous for his role in the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Stephen II of Hungary ranks 2,376 out of 19,576Before him are Eric VI of Denmark, Sophia Palaiologina, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Elsa Einstein, and William V, Prince of Orange. After him are Louise of Orléans, Palmiro Togliatti, Sahure, Sogdianus of Persia, Peter IV of Aragon, and Gülnuş Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1101, Stephen II of Hungary ranks 2Before him is Héloïse. After him are Marie de France, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, Köten, Eustathius of Thessalonica, William de Longchamp, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Andronikos I of Trebizond, Theodore II of Constantinople, Michael IV of Constantinople, and George II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1131, Stephen II of Hungary ranks 3Before him are Omar Khayyam, and Baldwin II of Jerusalem. After him are Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, Canute Lavard, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, Mahmud II, Dobrodeia of Kiev, Sanai, Philip of France, William, Count of Luxembourg, and Peter of Bruys.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Stephen II of Hungary ranks 77 out of 1,077Before him are Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), Karl Mannheim (1893), Géza II of Hungary (1130), Katalin Karikó (1955), Béla II of Hungary (1108), and Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340). After him are Andrew I of Hungary (1010), László Moholy-Nagy (1895), Péter Erdő (1952), Solomon, King of Hungary (1053), Ferenc Molnár (1878), and Kinga of Poland (1224).

Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Stephen II of Hungary ranks 27Before him are Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Emeric, King of Hungary (1174), Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262), Emeric Thököly (1657), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), and Géza II of Hungary (1130). After him are Andrew I of Hungary (1010), Solomon, King of Hungary (1053), Stephen III of Hungary (1147), Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (940), Irene of Hungary (1088), and Ladislaus III of Hungary (1199).