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 Taksony of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Hungarians 1)Born ± 931 Died ± 970, approximately 39 years Notes: Taksony (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtɒkʃoɲ]; before or around 931 - early 970s) was the Grand Prince of the Hungarians after their catastrophic defeat in the 955 Battle of Lechfeld. In his youth he had participated in plundering raids in Western Europe, but during his reign the Hungarians only targeted the Byzantine Empire. The Gesta Hungarorum recounts that significant Muslim and Pecheneg groups settled in Hungary under Taksony. Married/ Related to:  UnknownNotes: Sources identifying Michael's mother as of the Cuman tribe are based on an ahistorical source written almost three hundred years post Taksony's life. Children: 1. Géza of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Hungarians 1)Born ± 940 Died 997, approximately 57 years Notes: Géza (c. 940 - 997), also Gejza, was Grand Prince of the Hungarians from the early 970s. He was the son of Grand Prince Taksony and his Oriental-Khazar, Pecheneg or Volga Bulgarian-wife. He married Sarolt, a daughter of an Eastern Orthodox Hungarian chieftain. After ascending the throne, Géza made peace with the Holy Roman Empire. Within Hungary, he consolidated his authority with extreme cruelty, according to the unanimous narration of nearly contemporaneous sources. He was the first Hungarian monarch to support Christian missionaries from Western Europe. Although he was baptised (his baptismal name was Stephen), his Christian faith remained shallow and he continued to perform acts of pagan worship. He was succeeded by his son, Stephen who was crowned the first King of Hungary in 1000 or 1001. 2. Michael of Hungary 1)Born ± 960 1) Notes: Michael (Hungarian: Mihály; after 960-995 or c. 997) was a member of the House of Árpád, a younger son of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. Most details of his life are uncertain. Almost all kings of Hungary after 1046 descended from him. According to the Hungarian historian, György Györffy, Michael received a ducatus or duchy from his brother, Grand Prince Géza. Slovak historians specify that he administered the "Duchy of Nitra" between around 971 and 997. However, neither of these theories have universally been accepted by historians. | |||