Solomon, King of Hungary

Salomon of Hungary (* 1053, † 1087 probably in Pula) from the House of Árpád dynasty was King of Hungary from 1063 to 1074. He was a son of King Andrew I.. He married Judith of Hungary, the youngest daughter of Emperor Henry III ..

1057 Andreas I had his five year old son Solomon crowned king, so as to secure his succession. Andreas ' brother Béla I. did not recognize this succession with reference to the Senioratsprinzip but at, Andreas drove from the throne and followed him in 1061 after as King of Hungary. Salomon but retained his claim to the throne and fled as a rival king to the Reich.

After Béla's death in 1063 Salomon returned with German troops to Hungary, where he, a comparison followed after short battles with the sons of Béla, headed by the later King Géza was that secured him the kingship. During the coronation, there were new clashes, after Béla's sons fled to Poland. From there they returned after a short time returned with a force and forced new negotiations, at the end they got awarded by Salomon duchies. This agreement lasted until 1074. This year, Géza was able to prevail in Central Hungary, while Salomon had to retreat in the western border regions of the country to Pressburg. From there, he led with the support of his brother Emperor Henry IV several campaigns against Géza and his brother and successor, Ladislaus, but failed to reach a resounding success. Solomon offered Henry at this time even Hungary as a fief to, but especially at the protest Pope Gregory VII failed.

Salomon died in 1087 under unspecified circumstances. A legend states as of death Pula, where Salomon had withdrawn after he had joined a monastic order.