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Male Abt 939 - 997  (58 years)


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  • Name Géza Hungary 
    Suffix Grand Prince of the Hungarians 
    Nickname Gejza 
    Born Abt 939 
    Address:
    Esztergom
    Esztergom, Komárom-Esztergom
    Hungary 
    Christened Hungary - founder of the Arpad Dynasty Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Roi, de Hongrie, 972 
    Occupation крал на Унгария (971-997), Roi, de Hongrie, 972, Grand Prince 
    Died 1 Feb 997 
    Address:
    Hungary
    Hungary 
    Buried Address:
    Székesfehérvár
    Székesfehérvár, Fejér
    Hungary 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} Birth year 949 seems too late.

      Wikipedia
      *From Hungarian version:
      [http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9za_nagyfejedelem '''Géza nagyfejedelem''']
      * Született kb. 949, Elhunyt 997
      * Édesapja Taksony fejedelem, Édesanyja Tonuzoba fejedelem lánytestvére (?)
      * Testvére: Mihály
      * ∞Sarolt, Gyula vajda lánya (a Varsói Krónika szerint ∞ Adelhaid esetleg 2. házasság, de a magyar tört. tud. nem tartja helytállónak)
      *Gyermekei
      #Judit ∞ Vitéz Boleszláv
      #N∞ Gavril-Radomir
      #I. István († 1038)
      #Ilona Orseolo Ottó velencei dózse, gyerekük I. Péter király
      #Sarolt ∞ N kabar – főember, gyerekük Aba Sámuel

      *From English version:
      [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9za,_Grand_Prince_of_the_Hungarians '''Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians''']
      *Lived: (c. 945 – 997)
      *Father: Taksony, Mother: Unknown relative of -Pecheneg- Tonuzaba; or a Bulgar woman
      *∞972: Sarolta (He repudiated his first wife Sarolta shortly after 975)
      #Margareth (? – after 988), wife of the future Tsar Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
      #King Stephen I of Hungary (967/969/975 – 15 August 1038)
      *∞∞ c. 985 Adelajda sister of Prince Mieszko I of Poland
      #Judith (about 977 – ?), wife of the future King Boleslaw I of Poland
      #Gizella (about 980 – after 1026), wife of Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice
      #Sarolta (about 983 – ?), wife of the future King Samuel Aba of Hungary

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      from thePeerage

      [http://www.thepeerage.com/p11287.htm#i112865 '''Geisa Arpád, King of Hungary d. 997''']
      *Geisa Arpád, King of Hungary was created King Geisa of Hungary circa 970. (1)

      * Children of Geisa Arpád, King of Hungary
      * -1. unknown daughter Arpád+ (1); her son Peter, King of Hungary1 d. c 1047
      * -2. unknown daughter Arpád (1); ∞ Samuel Aba, King of Hungary
      * -3. St. Stephen I Arpád, King of Hungary+ b. bt 969 - 975, d. 1038 (1)

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      [http://mek.niif.hu/01900/01992/html/index1154.html '''Családi kapcsolatok:''' ]

      Géza ∞ Sarolt(a) gyermekei:
      #ism. lány ∞ Vitéz Boleszló
      #ism. lány ∞ Gavil Radomir
      #Vajk, I. (SZENT) ISTVÁN ∞ Gizella
      #ism. lány ∞ Orseolo Péter
      #ism. lány ∞ Aba Sámuel

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      [http://lexikon.katolikus.hu/G/G%C3%A9za.html Magyar Katolikus Lexikon > G > '''Géza''']
      Géza, Geyza, Gyeücsa (940 táján-997): magyar nagyfejedelem (ur. kb. 970-997). - Taksony nagyfejedelem fia. Apját még pogány szert-sal temették el, de ~ uralkodása elejétől megkezdte Mo. népének római katolikus hitre téríttetését. Házasságaiból (''1. felesége Sarolt, a 2. Zjemomysl lengy. fejed. leánya, Adelhaid, ~ öccse, Mihály özvegye) 5 leány és Vajk (a keresztségben István) fia született.'' 973. III: ...
      Pelcz, Johannes: Hungaria sub Geisa, sive historica de rebus Gesiae... Sopron, 1769. - Pauler I:16. - Századok 1907:585. (Fiók Károly: ~ fejed. neve és az Árpád-család névlajstroma Konstantinos Porphyrogenetosnál); 758. (Bleyer Jakab: Néhány megjegyzés Fiók K-nak „~ fejed. nevéről” szóló ért-éhez); 862. (Fiók Károly: ~ fejed. nevéről. Feleletül Bleyer J. megjegyzéseire); 865. (Bleyer Jakab: Végszó) - Bibó István: Nomád népek lángelméi. ~ és Sarolt. Szeged, 1933. - Csóka J. Lajos: A m-ok és a kerség ~ fejed. korában. Bp., 1938. (Klny. Szt István emlékkv.) - Vajay Szabolcs: Grossfürst Geysa von Ungarn. Familie u. Verwandtschaft. München, 1962. - MÉL I:594. - Dümmerth 1977:125. - Kristó-Makk 1988:26.

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      Géza of Hungary

      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Géza (c. 945 – 997), Grand Prince of the Magyars (before 972 - 997)[1].

      Géza was the son of Taksony of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Magyars and his Pecheneg or Bulgar wife[2]. Géza's marriage with Sarolt, the daughter of Gyula of Transylvania, was arranged by his father.

      After his father's death (before 972), Géza followed him as Grand Prince of the Magyars. Shortly afterwards, a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Sankt Gallen, Bruno, who had been ordained Bishop of the Magyars, arrived to his court where he baptised Géza. His Christian name was Stephen (Hungarian: István).

      Although Géza probably never became a convinced Christian, during his rule Christianity began to spread among the Magyars. According to Thietmar of Merseburg, Géza continued to worship pagan gods; a chronicle claims that when he was questioned about this he stated he is rich enough to sacrifice to both the old gods and the new one.

      In 973, twelve illustrious Magyar envoys, whom probably Géza had assigned, participated in the Diet held by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.

      In 983, when Henry II, Duke of Bavaria rebelled against the then child Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, the Magyars occupied Melk. However, Melk was reoccupied, already in 985, by Leopold I, Margrave of Austria. When Henry II lead his armies to the Vienna Basin in 991, the Magyars were obliged to evacuate the territories West of the Leitha (Hungarian:Lajta) River.

      Géza arranged the marriage of his son Stephen I of Hungary to Giselle of Bavaria, the daughter of Henry II. He started the construction of the Abbey of Pannonhalma.

      Marriage and children

      before 972: Sarolt, a daughter of kangar Gyula of Transylvania (? – after 997)

      #Judith (? – after 988), wife of the future King Boleslaw I of Poland
      #Margareth (? – after 988), wife of the future Tsar Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
      #King Stephen I of Hungary (967/969/975 – 15 August 1038)
      #Maria (? – after 1026), wife of Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice
      #Gizella (? – ?), wife of the future King Samuel Aba of Hungary

      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)

      [edit]References

      ^ His name was possibly "Gyeücsa" or "Gyécsa" in Old Hungarian.

      ^ The Gesta Hungarorum mentions that Géza's father married a woman "of the territories of the Cumans", but the Cumans had not crossed the Volga River before the 11th century.

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      from EuWeb

      [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/arpad/arpad1.html#S1 '''Arpad family''' ]

      The Magyars were a nomadic tribe who plundered Europe in late 9th/early 10th centuries

      One Ügyek; m.Emese, dau.of Pr Önedbelia of Dentümoger; they had a son:

      Álmos, *820, +Transylvania ca 895, had a son:

      Árpád, Prince of Hungary, +907; he settled in what is now Hungary in about 900, though they continued to ravage western Europe til their defeat by Emperor Otto I in 955. He had issue:
      * ...
      *A5. Zaltas (Zoltán), Prince of Hungary (907-948)
      **B1. Taksony, Prince of Hungary (955-ca 972), *ca 905, +ca 972
      ***C1. '''Géza, Great Prince of Hungary (ca 972-997), *ca 945, +1.2.997'''; 1m: ca 967 Sarolta (repudiated shortly after 975, +after 988), dau.of Prince Gyula of Transylvania; 2m: ca 985 Adelajda (+after 997), widow of his brother Michael
      ****D1. [1m.] Judith, +after 987; m.985 (div 987) King Boleslav I of Poland (*967 +17.6.1025)
      ****D2. [1m.] a daughter; m.shortly before 985 Sizzo, Count in Thuringia
      ****D3. [1m.] a daughter, +after 988; m.987 (he repudiated her 988) Gabriel-Radomir, Tsar of the Bulgarians
      ****D4. [1m.] Saint István I (Stephen I), Prince of Hungary (997-1000), in 1000 became King of Hungary (1000-38) and the first Hungarian ruler to become a Christian, cr 25.12.1000/1.1.1001, canonised 20.8.1083, *969/75, +15.8.1038, bur Székesfehérvár; m.996 Gisela of Bavaria (*985, +7.5.1065)
      ***** ...
      ****D5. [2m.] Skolasztika, a nun
      ****D6. Maria, +1026; m.1009 Otone Orseolo, Doge of Venice
      ****D7. [2m.] a daughter; m.1005/10 Sámuel Aba, King of Hungary (1041-44), +murdered 1044, bur Abasár
      ***** ...
      ***C2. Mihály (Michael), Duke between March and Gran, +ca 978/before 997; m.Adelajda of Poland (+after 997) dau./sister of Pr Mieszko I of Poland

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      from MedLands

      [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HUNGARY.htm#Gezadied997A '''GÉZA 970-997''' ]

      GÉZA, son of TAKSONY Prince of Hungary & his wife --- [Pss of the Kumans] ([940/45]-1 Feb 997). The Chronicon Varadiense names "dux Geisa, pater B. Stephani, secundus…Michael dux" as the two sons of "Toxin"[275]. The Kronika Węgiersko-Polska names "Geyzan, Mychlemum et caluum Ladislaum" as the three sons of "Thoxon"[276]. The Gestis Hungarorum Liber names "Geysam, quantum ducem Hungarie" as son of "dux Tocsun"[277]. He succeeded his father in [970] as Prince of Hungary. He sent ambassadors to the court of Emperor Otto I, with whom he established friendly relations. Géza was baptised in 974 as ISTVÁN [Stephen] by priests sent by Pilgrim Bishop of Passau, although he appears to have adopted Christianity more for political expediency than religious conviction as he never renounced his pagan beliefs entirely, declaring himself, according to Macartney, "rich enough to afford two gods" (although this alleged quote may represent an inaccurate report of comments by Thietmar, see below)[278]. He continued to use his pre-baptismal name Géza. He centralised Magyar government, based at Esztergom, where his bodyguard consisted of Bavarian knights. The alliance with Bavaria was confirmed after the accession in 985 of Duke Heinrich II, and sealed by the marriage of Duke Heinrich's daughter to Géza's heir in 996[279]. Thietmar names "Deuvix" as father of King István, describing him as "very cruel…when becoming a Christian…he turned his rage against his reluctant subjects [and] sacrificed both to the omnipotent God and to various false gods. When reproached by his priest for doing so, he maintained that the practice had brought him great wealth and power"[280]. The Chronicon Posoniense records the death in 998 of "Geyza princeps Ungarorum"[281].

      m firstly ([967], repudiated shortly after 975) SAROLT of Transylvania, daughter of GYULA Prince of Transylvania & his wife --- ([954]-after 988). The Gestis Hungarorum Liber names "una…Caroldu et altera Saroltu" as the two daughters of "Geula", specifying that the Sarolt was mother of "sancti regis Stephani"[282]. Thietmar names "Beleknegini, the name means beautiful lady in Slavonic" as wife of "Deuvix", commenting that she "drank immoderately and rode a horse like a warrior" adding that "once in a fit of anger she killed a man"[283]. The primary source which confirms her name and parentage has not yet been identified. She had been baptised into the Orthodox faith by Bishop Hierotheos at her father's court[284]. Her marriage may have been arranged by her father to build an alliance against the more powerful Bulgars[285].

      m secondly ([985]) as her second husband, ADELAJDA [Adleta] of Poland, widow of his brother MIHÁLY of Hungary Duke between March and Gran, daughter of [ZIEMOMYSŁ Duke in Poland] & his [second wife ---] ([950/60]-after 997). The Annales Kamenzenses record that "Mesco…rex Polanorum…sororem…Atleydem" married "Iesse rex Ungarie" by whom she was mother of "Stephanum regem Ungarie"[286]. The Breve chronicon Silesiæ names "Adilheidem" as sister of "primo dux Mesco", adding that she married "Jesse rex Ungarie" and that she was the mother of "Stephanum regem Ungarie" born in 975[287]. The Kronika Węgiersko-Polska records that "Iesse" married "sororem Meschonis ducis…Athleitam", adding that she was a Christian and converted her husband to Christianity[288]. The primary source which confirms her first marriage has not yet been identified. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[289], Adelajda was the daughter not sister of Mieszko I Prince of Poland, although the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. If this is correct, she was an otherwise unrecorded daughter by his first wife (name not known), assuming that Prince Mieszko's marriage to Dobroslawa of Bohemia is correctly dated to 965. Adelajda's birth date range is estimated from the supposed dates of birth of her two sons by her first husband (before his death in [976/78]) and of her three known daughters by her second marriage after [985]. The date range appears chronologically more consistent with her having been the daughter, rather than sister, of Mieszko, but this would be in direct contradiction to the sources quoted above. If she was Mieszko's sister, it is likely that they did not share the same mother, assuming that the estimated birth dates of Mieszko and Adelajda are both accurate. It is probable that her second marriage was arranged in accordance with the Magyar tradition that the oldest male relative should marry the widow of a deceased relative (originally polygamously) and take care of his children.

      Prince Géza & his first wife had [three] children:

      *1. [daughter ([969]-after 987). ... m (end 985, divorced [986/87]) as his second wife, BOLESŁAW of Poland, son of MIESZKO I Prince of Poland & his second wife Dobrava [Dobroslawa] of Bohemia ([967]-17 Jun 1025).
      *2. [daughter ([971]-). ... m (shortly before 985) [SIZZO] Graf in Thuringia & his wife ---.]
      *3. daughter ([973]-after 988). ... m (987, repudiated 988) as his first wife, GAVRIIL RADOMIR of the Bulgarians, son of SAMUIL Tsar of the Bulgarians & his wife Agatha Chryselia (-murdered Autumn 1015).
      Prince Géza & his [first/second] wife had one child:
      *4. VAJK (Esztergom [967/75]-Buda 15 Aug 1038, bur Székesfehérvár). ... István received a royal crown from Pope Sylvester II and was crowned ISTVÁN I King of Hungary 25 Dec 1000 or 1 Jan 1001. - see below.
      Prince Géza & his second wife had [three] children:
      *5. daughter ([987]-). ... m SHABA [leader of the Kabars], son of ---. Comes palatii [Palatine][297] of King István in 1001. Shaba & his wife had one known child:
      **a) ABA (-murdered Feldebrö [Jul/Aug] 1044, bur Sáros Abbey). ...
      *6. daughter ([989]-1026). ... m (1009) PIETRO OTTONE Orseolo, son of PIETRO Orseolo II Doge of Venice & his wife Maria --- ([989]-Constantinople 1031). - see below (after the descendants of King István I).
      *7. [daughter . ... She became a nun as SCHOLASTICA. Abbess of Somlóvàsárhely.]

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      [http://mek.niif.hu/05000/05000/html/index.htm KRISTÓ GYULA '''SZENT ISTVÁN KIRÁLY''' ]
      '''(összefoglaló a hosszú tanulmányból)'''
      'A felmenők' részből
      *Géza apja: Taksony; Taksony felesége volgai bolgár (esetleg besenyő vagy kazár) nő lehetett. (Bolgár betelepülőkről és Tonuzoba vezérről is említést tesz a cikk, de nem foglal állást G. anyja személyéről)
      *Géza felesége Sarolt, Gyula leánya. Géza és Sarolt valamikor a 970-es években köthetett házasságot.
      *Gyerekek:
      #ism. lány (sz.~970) ∞ 988 Vitéz Boleszló (a lányt nem tekinti a cikk Géza és Sarolta lányának)
      #ism. lány (sz.~980) ∞ Gavril Radomir
      #Vajk
      #ism. lány (sz.~990) ∞ 1009 Orseolo Ottó
      #ism. lány ∞ Aba Sámuel
      #ism. lány ∞ N (Günther apja) - István Günthernek esetleg anyai nagybátyja volt, de lehet hogy István feleségén Gizellán keresztül voltak rokonok (István nagyobbik legendája) is szól Güntherről, de csak mint István társát említi a mennyek országában, a köztük levő esetleges szoros rokoni kapcsolatról hallgat. Ez azt sugallja, hogy ''Günther ereiben nem folyt magyar vér''.

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      See also:

      The PEDIGREE of
      Geza MAGYAR (King) of HUNGARY

      http://fabpedigree.com/s010/f002615.htm



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      Gejza

      tytuł - książę węgierski około 970 r.

      urodzony - około 950 r.
      zmarł - 01.02.0997 r.
      dynastia - Arpadowie

      Gejza przyjął chrzest w 974 r.



      Rodzice :
      ojciec - Toksys
      matka - Kumanka

      Rodziny

      1 . żona - Sarolta
      od : przed 0972 r.
      Potomstwo z tego związku
      1 . syn - Stefan I Święty
      2 . córka - Węgierka
      3 . córka - Maria

      2 . żona - Adelajda
      od : 0974 r. (nie wszystkie źródła podają te małżeństwo)
      Potomstwo z tego związku
      1 . córka - NN
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      GÉZA 970-997

      GÉZA, son of TAKSONY Prince of Hungary & his wife --- [Pss of the Kumans] ([940/45]-1 Feb 997). The Chronicon Varadiense names "dux Geisa, pater B. Stephani, secundus…Michael dux" as the two sons of "Toxin"[275]. The Kronika Węgiersko-Polska names "Geyzan, Mychlemum et caluum Ladislaum" as the three sons of "Thoxon"[276]. The Gestis Hungarorum Liber names "Geysam, quantum ducem Hungarie" as son of "dux Tocsun"[277]. He succeeded his father in [970] as Prince of Hungary. He sent ambassadors to the court of Emperor Otto I, with whom he established friendly relations. Géza was baptised in 974 as ISTVÁN [Stephen] by priests sent by Pilgrim Bishop of Passau, although he appears to have adopted Christianity more for political expediency than religious conviction as he never renounced his pagan beliefs entirely, declaring himself, according to Macartney, "rich enough to afford two gods" (although this alleged quote may represent an inaccurate report of comments by Thietmar, see below)[278]. He continued to use his pre-baptismal name Géza. He centralised Magyar government, based at Esztergom, where his bodyguard consisted of Bavarian knights. The alliance with Bavaria was confirmed after the accession in 985 of Duke Heinrich II, and sealed by the marriage of Duke Heinrich's daughter to Géza's heir in 996[279]. Thietmar names "Deuvix" as father of King István, describing him as "very cruel…when becoming a Christian…he turned his rage against his reluctant subjects [and] sacrificed both to the omnipotent God and to various false gods. When reproached by his priest for doing so, he maintained that the practice had brought him great wealth and power"[280]. The Chronicon Posoniense records the death in 998 of "Geyza princeps Ungarorum"[281].

      m firstly ([967], repudiated shortly after 975) SAROLT of Transylvania, daughter of GYULA Prince of Transylvania & his wife --- ([954]-after 988). The Gestis Hungarorum Liber names "una…Caroldu et altera Saroltu" as the two daughters of "Geula", specifying that the Sarolt was mother of "sancti regis Stephani"[282]. Thietmar names "Beleknegini, the name means beautiful lady in Slavonic" as wife of "Deuvix", commenting that she "drank immoderately and rode a horse like a warrior" adding that "once in a fit of anger she killed a man"[283]. The primary source which confirms her name and parentage has not yet been identified. She had been baptised into the Orthodox faith by Bishop Hierotheos at her father's court[284]. Her marriage may have been arranged by her father to build an alliance against the more powerful Bulgars[285].

      m secondly ([985]) as her second husband, ADELAJDA [Adleta] of Poland, widow of his brother MIHÁLY of Hungary Duke between March and Gran, daughter of [ZIEMOMYSŁ Duke in Poland] & his [second wife ---] ([950/60]-after 997). The Annales Kamenzenses record that "Mesco…rex Polanorum…sororem…Atleydem" married "Iesse rex Ungarie" by whom she was mother of "Stephanum regem Ungarie"[286]. The Breve chronicon Silesiæ names "Adilheidem" as sister of "primo dux Mesco", adding that she married "Jesse rex Ungarie" and that she was the mother of "Stephanum regem Ungarie" born in 975[287]. The Kronika Węgiersko-Polska records that "Iesse" married "sororem Meschonis ducis…Athleitam", adding that she was a Christian and converted her husband to Christianity[288]. The primary source which confirms her first marriage has not yet been identified. According to Europäische Stammtafeln[289], Adelajda was the daughter not sister of Mieszko I Prince of Poland, although the primary source on which this is based has not yet been identified. If this is correct, she was an otherwise unrecorded daughter by his first wife (name not known), assuming that Prince Mieszko's marriage to Dobroslawa of Bohemia is correctly dated to 965. Adelajda's birth date range is estimated from the supposed dates of birth of her two sons by her first husband (before his death in [976/78]) and of her three known daughters by her second marriage after [985]. The date range appears chronologically more consistent with her having been the daughter, rather than sister, of Mieszko, but this would be in direct contradiction to the sources quoted above. If she was Mieszko's sister, it is likely that they did not share the same mother, assuming that the estimated birth dates of Mieszko and Adelajda are both accurate. It is probable that her second marriage was arranged in accordance with the Magyar tradition that the oldest male relative should marry the widow of a deceased relative (originally polygamously) and take care of his children.

      Prince Géza & his first wife had [three] children:

      1. [daughter ([969]-after 987). ... m (end 985, divorced [986/87]) as his second wife, BOLESŁAW of Poland, son of MIESZKO I Prince of Poland & his second wife Dobrava [Dobroslawa] of Bohemia ([967]-17 Jun 1025).
      2. [daughter ([971]-). ... m (shortly before 985) [SIZZO] Graf in Thuringia & his wife ---.]
      3. daughter ([973]-after 988). ... m (987, repudiated 988) as his first wife, GAVRIIL RADOMIR of the Bulgarians, son of SAMUIL Tsar of the Bulgarians & his wife Agatha Chryselia (-murdered Autumn 1015).
      Prince Géza & his [first/second] wife had one child:

      4. VAJK (Esztergom [967/75]-Buda 15 Aug 1038, bur Székesfehérvár). ... István received a royal crown from Pope Sylvester II and was crowned ISTVÁN I King of Hungary 25 Dec 1000 or 1 Jan 1001. - see below.
      Prince Géza & his second wife had [three] children:

      5. daughter ([987]-). ... m SHABA [leader of the Kabars], son of ---. Comes palatii [Palatine][297] of King István in 1001. Shaba & his wife had one known child:
      a) ABA (-murdered Feldebrö [Jul/Aug] 1044, bur Sáros Abbey). ...
      6. daughter ([989]-1026). ... m (1009) PIETRO OTTONE Orseolo, son of PIETRO Orseolo II Doge of Venice & his wife Maria --- ([989]-Constantinople 1031). - see below (after the descendants of King István I).
      7. [daughter . ... She became a nun as SCHOLASTICA. Abbess of Somlóvàsárhely.]
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      King of Hungary
    • Géza (c. 945 - 997), Grand Prince of the Magyars (before 972 - 997)[1].

      Géza was the son of Taksony of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Magyars and his Pecheneg or Bulgar wife[2]. Géza's marriage with Sarolt, the daughter of Gyula of Transylvania, was arranged by his father.

      After his father's death (before 972), Géza followed him as Grand Prince of the Magyars. Shortly afterwards, a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Sankt Gallen, Bruno, who had been ordained Bishop of the Magyars, arrived to his court where he baptised Géza.

      Although Géza probably never became a convinced Christian, during his rule Christianity began to spread among the Magyars. According to Thietmar of Merseburg, Géza continued to worship pagan gods; a chronicle claims that when he was questioned about this he stated he is rich enough to sacrifice to both the old gods and the new one.

      In 973, twelve illustrious Magyar envoys, whom probably Géza had assigned, participated in the Diet held by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.

      In 983, when Henry II, Duke of Bavaria rebelled against the then child Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, the Magyars occupied Melk. However, Melk was reoccupied, already in 985, by Leopold I, Margrave of Austria. When Henry II lead his armies to the Vienna Basin in 991, the Magyars were obliged to evacuate the territories West of the Leitha (Hungarian:Lajta) River.

      Géza arranged the marriage of his son Stephen I of Hungary to Giselle of Bavaria, the daughter of Henry II. He started the construction of the Abbey of Pannonhalma.


      Marriage and children
      before 972: Sarolt, a daughter of kangar Gyula of Transylvania (? - after 997)

      Jutte (? - after 988), wife of the future King Boleslaw I of Poland
      Margareth (? - after 988), wife of the future Tsar Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
      King Stephen I of Hungary (967/969/975 - 15 August 1038)
      Maria (? - after 1026), wife of Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice
      Gizella (? - ?), wife of the future King Samuel Aba of Hungary

      Sources
      Kristó, Gyula - Makk, Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)
      Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), foszerkeszto: Kristó, Gyula, szerkesztok: Engel, Pál és Makk, Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)

      References
      ^ His name was possibly "Gyeücsa" or "Gyécsa" in Old Hungarian.
      ^ The Gesta Hungarorum mentions that Géza's father married a woman "of the territories of the Cumans", but the Cumans had not crossed the Volga River before the 11th century
    • 110898694. Hertug Gaza N.NSON av Ungarn was born in 945. He was a Hertug between 972 and 997 in Ungarn. He died in 997.
    • Prince Geza, said to be grandson, or great grandson of Arpad, became the leader of the entire Hungarian confederation in 972 AD. He ruled until 997, and was succeeded by his son Stephen.
    • Hertug av Ungarn 972 - 997.
      Gezas far, Taksony, var farfar til Stefan den Hellige (979 - 1038). Selv ble han ikke
      døpt, men ga sin sønn og etterfølger, Geza, en kristen hustru, Sarolte.
    • Géza of Hungary
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Géza (c. 945 – 997), High Prince of the Magyars (before 972 - 997)[1].

      Géza was the son of Taksony, High Prince of the Magyars and his Pecheneg or Bulgar wife[2]. Géza's marriage with Sarolt, the daughter of Gyula of Transylvania, was arranged by his father.

      After his father's death (before 972), Géza followed him as High Prince of the Magyars. Shortly afterwards, a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Sankt Gallen, Bruno, who had been ordained Bishop of the Magyars, arrived to his court where hi baptised Géza. His Christian name was Stephen (Hungarian: István).

      Although Géza probably never became a convinced Christian, during his rule Christianity began to spread among the Magyars. According to Thietmar of Merseburg Géza continued to worship pagan gods; a chronicle claims that when he was questioned about this he stated he is rich enough to sacrifice to both the old gods and the new one.

      In 973, twelfe illostriuous Magyar envoys, whom probably Géza had assigned, participated in the Diet held by the Emperor Otto I.

      In 983, when Duke Henry the Quarrelsome of Bavaria rebelled against the child Emperor Otto III, the Magyars occupied Melk. However, Melk was reoccupied, already in 985, by Leopold I, Margrave of Austria. When Henry the Quarrelsome lead his armies to the Vienna Basin in 991, the Magyars were obliged to evacuate the territories West of the Leitha (Lajta) River.

      Géza arranged the marriage of his son Stephen to Giselle, the daughter of Duke Henry the Quarrelsome. He started the construction of the Abbey of Pannonhalma.


      [edit] Marriage and children
      # before 972: Sarolt, a daughter of Gyula of Transylvania (? – after 997)

      Unnamed daughter (? – after 988), wife of the future King Boleslaw I of Poland
      Unnamed daughter (? – after 988), wife of the future Tsar Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
      King Stephen I of Hungary (967/969/975 – 15 August 1038)
      Unnamed daughter (? – after 1026), wife of Otto Orseolo, Doge of Venice
      Unnamed daughter (? – ?), wife of the future King Samuel Aba of Hungary
      Married Adelajda of Poland, his brother's wife.


      [edit] Sources
      Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Line 243-4.
      Kristó, Gyula - Makk, Ferenc: Az Árpád-ház uralkodói (IPC Könyvek, 1996)
      Korai Magyar Történeti Lexikon (9-14. század), foszerkeszto: Kristó, Gyula, szerkesztok: Engel, Pál és Makk, Ferenc (Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1994)

      [edit] References
      ^ His name was possibly "Gyeücsa" or "Gyécsa" in Old Hungarian.
      ^ The Gesta Hungarorum mentiones that his father married a woman "of the territories of the Cumans", but the Cumans had not cross the Volga River before the 11th century.



      Preceded by
      Taksony High Prince of the Magyars
      before 970-997 Succeeded by
      Stephen I (Vajk)
    • [3282] WSHNGT.ASC file (Geo Washington Ahnentafel) # 139486328 = 34935064
    • Although still a pagan when he became ruler, the alliance concluded between the Holy Roman Empire and Byzantium in 972 forced Géza to convert to Christianity in order to secure a lasting peace for Hungary. He turned to the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, who ordained a Benedictine monk, Bruno of Sankt Gallen, as bishop and sent him to Hungary to baptise Géza (this occurred in 985 according to some sources). However, although he was mainly accepted as a Christian ruler it is doubtful that he was a Christian at heart. According to Thietmar of Merseburg he continued to worship pagan gods; a chronicle claims that when he was questioned about this he stated he is rich enough to sacrifice to both the old gods and the new one. Although overshadowed by his son, King Stephen I of Hungary, Géza made considerable achievements during his reign. He established centralised rule over the entire country, except for Transylvania which remained under the separate authority of the gyula. This allowed him to collect taxes and duties far more successfully than his predecessors and thus increase his personal wealth.
    • The dynasty of Arpad was named after Arpad (d. 907), who was chosen by the
      seven Hungarian tribes to lead them westward from their dwelling on the Don
      River in 889. Having crossed the Carpathian Mountains (c. 896), the Hungarians
      settled on the Pannonian, or Hungarian, Plain and for the next half century
      raided their neighbors and collected booty. But after their defeat by Emperor
      Otto I (Battle of Lechfeld, Aug 10, 955) they became less belligerent. Geza,
      great-grandson of Arpad, established supreme authority & reigned from 972-997.
    • The dynasty of Arpad was named after Arpad (d. 907), who was chosen by the
      seven Hungarian tribes to lead them westward from their dwelling on the Don
      River in 889. Having crossed the Carpathian Mountains (c. 896), the Hungarians
      settled on the Pannonian, or Hungarian, Plain and for the next half century
      raided their neighbors and collected booty. But after their defeat by Emperor
      Otto I (Battle of Lechfeld, Aug 10, 955) they became less belligerent. Geza,
      great-grandson of Arpad, established supreme authority & reigned from 972-997.
    • #Générale##Générale#Profession : Duc des Magyars de 972 à 997.

      ABT
      Fin Mariage : peu après 975 ou plutôt vers 980 (répudiée)
    • The dynasty of Arpad was named after Arpad (d. 907), who was chosen by the
      seven Hungarian tribes to lead them westward from their dwelling on the Don
      River in 889. Having crossed the Carpathian Mountains (c. 896), the Hungarians
      settled on the Pannonian, or Hungarian, Plain and for the next half century
      raided their neighbors and collected booty. But after their defeat by Emperor
      Otto I (Battle of Lechfeld, Aug 10, 955) they became less belligerent. Geza,
      great-grandson of Arpad, established supreme authority & reigned from 972-997.
    • The dynasty of Arpad was named after Arpad (d. 907), who was chosen by the
      seven Hungarian tribes to lead them westward from their dwelling on the Don
      River in 889. Having crossed the Carpathian Mountains (c. 896), the Hungarians
      settled on the Pannonian, or Hungarian, Plain and for the next half century
      raided their neighbors and collected booty. But after their defeat by Emperor
      Otto I (Battle of Lechfeld, Aug 10, 955) they became less belligerent. Geza,
      great-grandson of Arpad, established supreme authority & reigned from 972-997.
    Person ID I6000000004009856786  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2021 

    Father Taksony Hungary, Grand Prince of Hungary,   b. Abt 905,   d. Between 971 and 972  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 947 
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    Family Mechtild [Mathilde] von Bayern Erdélyi gyula lánya,   b. Abt 938, Transylvania, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 997, Hungary Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married Abt 971  1 add'l dau Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. dogaressa Grimelda Árpád, princess of Hungary,   d. 1026
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