árpád dynasty

  1. Andrew III of Hungary has a son

    POD is simple-Elizabeth (b. 1291/92) daughter of last Arpad King of Hungary, is born as boy (Stephen). What would be consequences of that change? Hungary would have boy king after Andrew's death in 1301, who'd also need to deal with Angevin claim to Hungarian throne, OTL centralizing reforms...
  2. GauchoBadger

    Hungary disintegrates in the 14th century?

    Was it ever possible for the Kingdom of Hungary to de facto disintegrate around the 14th century, that is, in the aftermath of the extinction of the main line of the Arpad dynasty? IOTL, after the death of Andrew III, the throne was contested between multiple pretenders, chiefly the Premyslid...
  3. The Turul on the Bosporus

    The Turul on the Bosporus 1169 Constantinople The Avtokrator had desired a son for his adult life, and been denied again and again. For all of that he had mentored a boy, raised him up right, a smart lad. A lad engaged to his daughter Maria Porphyrogennete, a keen and dangerous...
  4. Batu Khan's Hungarian adventure

    King Béla IV of Hungary became very concerned, when in 1237, frier Julian warns him about the Mongol threat. For this reason, he temporarily ceased his recentralising efforts against the barons, and instead he began to concentrate on the fortifications of the passes of the Carpathian Mountains...
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