Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Monarch
0905 – 0970
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Who was Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians?
Taksony was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians after their catastrophic defeat in the 955 Battle of Lechfeld. In his youth he had participated in plundering raids in Western Europe, but during his reign the Hungarians only targeted the Byzantine Empire. The Gesta Hungarorum recounts that significant Muslim and Pecheneg groups settled in Hungary under Taksony.
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- Born
- 0905
Hungary - Parents
- Children
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Died
- 0970
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on July 23, 2013
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