Samuel Aba

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Samuel Aba was an 11th-century King of Hungary who came to power after deposing Peter Orseolo and is known for his short, turbulent reign and eventual overthrow.

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instanceOf King of Hungary
human
accessionType coup against reigning monarch
associatedWith Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Peter Orseolo
Stephen I of Hungary
causeOfDeath execution
chronicleMention Illuminated Chronicle of Hungary
linked to: Chronicon Pictum
conflict Holy Roman Empire under Henry III
internal opposition from Hungarian nobility
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Hungary
deathDate 1044
deathPlace near Ménfő
era 11th century
ethnicGroup assimilated into Hungarian nobility
possibly of Khazar or Turkic origin
fatherInLaw Stephen I of Hungary
governmentForm medieval monarchy
historicalRegion Medieval Hungary
linked to: Kingdom of Hungary
house Aba kindred
knownFor being overthrown and killed after defeat
overthrowing Peter Orseolo
short and turbulent reign
legacy remembered as a ruler sympathetic to commoners
legalStatus considered a tyrant in some later chronicles
mannerOfDeath killed after defeat in battle
monarchOf Kingdom of Hungary
nobleFamily Aba clan
notableEvent Battle of Ménfő
deposed Peter Orseolo in 1041
notableWork issued laws favoring commoners and lesser nobility
occupation monarch
opponent Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
Peter Orseolo
placeOfActivity Kingdom of Hungary
positionHeld King of Hungary
powerStatus usurper king
predecessor Peter Orseolo
reignEnd 1044
reignStart 1041
relative Aba Sámuel nemzetség (Aba kindred)
religion Roman Catholicism
removedFromOfficeBy defeat by Henry III and restoration of Peter Orseolo
spouse daughter of Stephen I of Hungary
successor Peter Orseolo
title King of the Hungarians
linked to: King of Hungary

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Peter Orseolo overthrownBy Samuel Aba
Peter Orseolo successor Samuel Aba