If Bela III (Bela Alexios) of the House of Arpad marries Maria Komnene and succeeded to the throne of Constantinople after Manuel's death in 1180 (assuming OTL's Alexios II is not born to Maria of Antioch), would he be a Catholic or an Orthodox emperor? Was he required to convert in order to be Manuel's heir?
Furthermore, when Stephan III of Hungary dies in 1172, would a Bela III who is still heir to the Komnenos crown go to Hungary to claim its crown while is still alive, or would he allow his younger brother Geza to reign as an ally or vassal? For more info on Bela III: http://www.hungarianhistory.com/lib/hunspir/hsp12.htm
I'm doing some further research for my TL "AIMA" that involves Bela-Alexios as Basileus after 1180 and would love your opinions!
Furthermore, when Stephan III of Hungary dies in 1172, would a Bela III who is still heir to the Komnenos crown go to Hungary to claim its crown while is still alive, or would he allow his younger brother Geza to reign as an ally or vassal? For more info on Bela III: http://www.hungarianhistory.com/lib/hunspir/hsp12.htm
I'm doing some further research for my TL "AIMA" that involves Bela-Alexios as Basileus after 1180 and would love your opinions!