Ladislaus III of Hungary

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Ladislaus III. (Hungarian: III. László, Croatian: Ladislav III, Slovak: Ladislav III), (c. 1200 – 7 May 1205, Vienna), king of Hungary and Croatia (1204-1205).

He was the only son of King Emeric of Hungary and Infanta Constance of Aragon.

Ladislaus was crowned on 26 August 1204 while his father was still alive. With that, King Emeric wanted to ensure his sons power and guarantee the succession to the throne. Emeric made his brother, Andrew promise that he will protect the child and help him in the governance until he is an adult. Duke Andrew promised this, and he was appointed to regent during the minority of his nephew. Just after his brother's death, Duke Andrew grabbed all power to him and made the life of the little child and his mother hard.

The Dowager Queen Constance escaped to Vienna to Leopold VI, Duke of Austria with Ladislaus. Ladislaus died in Vienna but was buried in Székesfehérvár in Hungary. His mother never returned to Hungary; instead she married Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Ladislaus III was a king of Hungary, who, because of his short life, hardly had any influence on the Hungarian history.

Ancestors

Sources

• Kristó Gyula - Makk Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)
• Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), főszerkesztő: Kristó Gyula, szerkesztők: Engel Pál és Makk Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)
• Magyarország Történeti Kronológiája I. – A kezdetektől 1526-ig, főszerkesztő: Benda Kálmán (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1981)

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