Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians

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Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians, was a 10th-century Árpád dynasty ruler who consolidated Hungarian power in the Carpathian Basin and laid foundations for the later Christian kingdom under his descendants.

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instanceOf Hungarian grand prince
medieval ruler
member of the Árpád dynasty
associatedPeople Germans of the Holy Roman Empire
Pechenegs
birthDate early 10th century
burialPlace unknown
child Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Mihály of Hungary
conflictContext post-Magyar raids in Western Europe
country Principality of Hungary
deathDate c. 970
deathPlace Principality of Hungary
dynasty Árpád dynasty
era 10th century
ethnicity Hungarian
father Zoltán of Hungary
governedTribes Hungarian tribal federation
governmentType tribal principality
grandfather Árpád
historicalRegion Carpathian Basin
historicalRole transitional ruler between raiding period and settled kingdom
house House of Árpád
linked to: Árpád dynasty
knownFor laying foundations for the later Christian Kingdom of Hungary
strengthening internal organization of the Hungarian tribal federation
language Old Hungarian
legacy precursor of Christianization under his descendants
notableEvent aftermath of the Battle of Lechfeld (955)
consolidation of Hungarian power in the Carpathian Basin
policy orientation toward settlement and consolidation in the Carpathian Basin
reduction of large-scale Hungarian raids into Western Europe
positionHeld Grand Prince of the Hungarians
predecessor Fajsz
regionRuled Central Europe
reignEnd c. 970
reignStart c. 955
relationToStephenI grandfather of Stephen I of Hungary (through Géza)
relative Stephen I of Hungary
religion paganism
source Chronicon Pictum
Gesta Hungarorum
spouse Pecheneg noblewoman (name unknown)
successor Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
successorState Kingdom of Hungary
title Grand Prince

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Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians father Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians predecessor Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians predecessor Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians father Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians