Ruler · 1131 – 1163

Ladislaus II of Hungary

Lived 1131 – 1163; politician. Apostolic King of Hungary of Kingdom of Hungary, 1161 – 1162; also in the line of Árpád dynasty.

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Lived: 1131 – 1163; 32 years
In office: 1 year; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: natural death; Kokkonen & Sundell

Apostolic King of Hungary

Kingdom of Hungary · the 14th of 55 dated reigns · 1000 – 1918

10 before

Stephen II of Hungary1116 – 1131

Béla II of Hungary1131 – 1141

Géza II of Hungary1141 – 1162

Ladislaus II of Hungary1161 – 1162

Stephen III of Hungary1162 – 1172

Stephen IV of Hungary1163 – 1165

Emeric, King of Hungary1196 – 1204

38 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1161 – 1162 · 1 year · came to it aged 30

Came to it: seized powerthe sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: natural deathcoded by Kokkonen & Sundell

then killed within a year of leaving

Ladislaus "usurped the crown for half a year", according to the Illuminated Chronicle and died on 14 January 1163.

Also in the line of Árpád dynasty (11th of 20).

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