Bela III of Hungary

Bela III of Hungary (Hungarian III. Béla, Slovak: Belo III), born in 1148, was King of Hungary circa 1172-1196. He was the son of King Geza II of Hungary and Euphrosyne (daughter of Grandprince Msitislav I of Kiev). Bela III succeeded his brother Stephen III of Hungary and was crowned under the influence of his father in law, the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus. Bela III married:

Marguerite Capet, daughter of king Louis VII of France
Constance, daughter Alfonso VII of Castile
Agnes de Chatillon (1154-1184), daughter of Raynald of Chatillon and Constance of Antioch (joint princes of Antioch
Other marriages: a daughter of Manuel I and his niece Margaret Comnena

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