Principality of Hungary
Grand Principality of Hungary, also known as Duchy of Hungary, was a principality in 
medieval 
Europe. He was the earliest documented 
Hungarian state in the 
Carpathian Basin, and was established in 895 or 896, following the 9th century 
Magyar invasion of the Carpathian Basin.
The principality was a warrior state with a new-found military might, and conducted vigorous raids ranging widely from 
Constantinople to central 
Spain.
History
After settling in the Carpathian Basin, the Magyars established a loose 
political entity called the Principality of Hungary in circa 895 AD. This was not yet a 
kingdom but rather a confederation of Magyar 
tribes led by a ruling prince (Grand Prince).
During this time, the Magyars engaged in numerous raids across Europe, reaching far and wide. Three major 
Frankish imperial armies were defeated decisively by the Hungarians between 907 and 910. These raids were known as Hungarian invasions of Europe.
Hungary then succeeded in extending the de jure 
Bavarian-Hungarian border to the 
River Enns (until 955), and he was not attacked from this direction for 100 years after the Battle of 
Pressburg.
Since Principality of Hungary shared a border with the 
Christendom, by the second half of the 10th century AD, 
Christianity has been widespread in Hungary as the 
German 
Catholic missionaries arrived from East Francia. Between 945 and 963, the main office-holders of the Principality (the gyula and the horka) agreed to convert to Christianity.
The intermittent Hungarian campaigns against Europe lasted until 970, but two military defeats in 955 at the Battle of Lechfeld and in 970 at the Battle of 
Arcadiopolis marked a shift in the 
evolution of the Hungarian principality.
In 973, Grand Prince of the Hungarians Géza and all his household were baptized, and a formal 
peace concluded with the Holy Roman Emperor 
Otto I; however he remained essentially 
pagan even after his baptism: Géza had been educated by his father 
Taksony of Hungary as a pagan prince. The first Hungarian 
Benedictine monastery was founded in 996 by Prince Géza. During Géza's reign, Principality of Hungary conclusively renounced his nomadic way of life, and within a few decades of the Battle of Lechfeld, he became a Christian kingdom.
Relationships
Frenemies
Byzantine Empire - He values 
gold and 
words as much as 
swords. He is also clever, always playing chess while the rest of us play war. Sometimes he paid me so I wouldn't raid his clay. Other times, he offered me a seat at his fancy dinner tables. I'll take his gold, but I don't trust him one bit.
Enemies
East Francia & 
Holy Roman Empire - Arrogant, that's all I can say. 
Otto I beat me once and now they look down at me like a barbarian that needs civilizing.
How to draw
Principality of Hungary has a drawing rating of intermediate.
- Draw three long triangles stacked on top of each with their long point facing right
- Remove the overlapping lines in between
- Fill the shape with red
- Add eyes and teeth, finish!
| Color Name | HEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Red | #D70000 | |
