Realm · 900–999
Principality of Hungary
Principality of Hungary appears on the map from 900 to 999. At its greatest recorded extent, in 922, it covered about 280,988 km².
One of the realms of Kingdom of Hungary. The Magyars, horse-riding nomads speaking a Finno-Ugric language, crossed the Carpathians around 895 under Grand Prince Árpád and settled the Danube basin, raiding deep into Europe until their defeat at Lechfeld in 955. Árpád's descendant Stephen converted to Latin Christianity and was crowned king in 1000, founding a kingdom organised into counties around royal castles. Hungary joined with Croatia in 1102, survived the devastating Mongol invasion of 1241, and under the Angevin king Louis the Great and the Renaissance ruler Matthias Corvinus became a great power of central Europe.
See Principality of Hungary on the map in 922
- On the map
- 900–999
- Greatest extent
- 922, about 280,988 km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 900–910 | 172,858 km² |
| 911–921 | 232,390 km² |
| 922–925 | 280,988 km² |
| 926–946 | 261,486 km² |
| 947–959 | 263,706 km² |
| 960–979 | 217,711 km² |
| 980–989 | 222,298 km² |
| 990–999 | 221,851 km² |
Related
- Kingdom of Hungary empire