{"slug": "bela-iii-of-hungary", "label": "Béla III of Hungary", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9la_III_of_Hungary", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86978", "qid": "Q86978", "description": "King of Hungary and Croatia from 1172 to 1196", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [1148, 1196], "span_label": ["1148 CE", "1196 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}], "related": [{"slug": "kingdom-of-hungary", "label": "Kingdom of Hungary", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-hungary-10001301", "label": "Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "dalmatia", "label": "Dalmatia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "croatia-in-union-with-hungary", "label": "Croatia in union with Hungary", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "croatia-in-personal-union-with-hungary", "label": "Croatia in personal union with Hungary", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "grand-principality-of-serbia", "label": "Grand Principality of Serbia", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-england", "label": "Kingdom of England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "henry-the-young-king", "label": "Henry the Young King", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "republic-of-venice", "label": "Republic of Venice", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "adriatic-sea", "label": "Adriatic Sea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "zadar", "label": "Zadar", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "europe", "label": "Europe", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1148, "year_label": "1148 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Béla III, king of Hungary and Croatia (d. 1196)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362156256#Births", "title": "1148", "revid": 1362156256, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1157, "year_label": "1157 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Queen of England by marriage to Henry the Young King and queen of Hungary and Croatia by marriage to Béla III of Hungary (d. 1197)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366532578#Births", "title": "1157", "revid": 1366532578, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1172, "year_label": "1172 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April", "text": "April–May – Béla III returns to Hungary – where he is acclaimed king by the Hungarian nobility, after the death (possibly from poison) of his elder brother Stephen III, on March 4.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369184481#Europe", "title": "1172", "revid": 1369184481, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1173, "year_label": "1173 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Approximate date – King Béla III of Hungary invites Cistercian and Premonstratensian monks to Hungary. They introduce advanced agricultural methods in the realm.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300112960#Agriculture", "title": "1173", "revid": 1300112960, "section": "Events › By topic › Agriculture"}}, {"year": 1181, "year_label": "1181 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Béla III of Hungary and Croatia goes to war with Venice in an effort to recover Dalmatia. The city of Zadar (located on the Adriatic Sea) accepts Béla's suzerainty.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360570363#Europe", "title": "1181", "revid": 1360570363, "section": "Events › Europe"}}, {"year": 1182, "year_label": "1182 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May", "text": "May – June – Béla III, king of Hungary, ravages the region of Belgrade and Barancs (modern-day Braničevo). Meanwhile, Serbia allies itself with Hungary to gain independence.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362172586#Europe", "title": "1182", "revid": 1362172586, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1189, "year_label": "1189 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 11", "text": "May 11 – Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa) sets out from Regensburg, at the head of a German expeditionary force (some 15,000 men, including 4,000 knights). He has ensured that his lands are safe while he is away on crusade and leaves his son Henry VI in charge of the country. After leaving Germany, Frederick's army is increased by a contingent of 2,000 men led by Prince Géza, younger brother of King Béla III of Hungary. On July 27, he arrives at Niš and is welcomed by Stefan Nemanja, Grand Prince of Serbia. In order to ease his passage, Frederick makes diplomatic contacts with Hungary, the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362168718#Continental_Europe", "title": "1189", "revid": 1362168718, "section": "Events › By place › Continental Europe"}}, {"year": 1196, "year_label": "1196 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – Béla III of Hungary dies after a 23-year reign in which he has supported the former Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelos against the invading Bulgarians. Having made the Hungarian court one of the most brilliant in Europe and made his hereditary monarchy. Béla is succeeded by his 22-year-old son Emeric as ruler of Hungary, Croatia and Dalmatia (until 1204).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362484493#Europe", "title": "1196", "revid": 1362484493, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1196, "year_label": "1196 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 23", "text": "April 23 – Béla III, king of Hungary and Croatia (b. 1148)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362484493#Deaths", "title": "1196", "revid": 1362484493, "section": "Deaths"}}]}