List of Hungarian monarchs
This is a list of Hungarian monarchs, which includes the grand princes and the kings and ruling queens of Hungary.
The Principality of Hungary established 895 or 896, following the 9th-century Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin. The Kingdom of Hungary existed from 1000 until 1918. The Árpád dynasty, the male-line descendants of Grand Prince Árpád, ruled Hungary continuously from 895 to 1301.
Semi-legendary rulers before the Conquest
| Portrait | Name | Monarch from | Monarch until | Marriage | Title |
| Levedi Levedias, Lebedias, Lebedi | ? | 850 | A Khazar princess | voivode | |
| Álmos Almos, Almus | 850 | 895 | Unknown | kende or gyula |
Grand Princes of Hungary
House of Árpád
The king-list for the first half of the 10th century is often disputed, as the Hungarian nation consisted of several tribes led by various leaders. The most frequently proposed list is:| Portrait | Name | Monarch from | Monarch until | Marriage | Relationship with predecessor |
| Árpád | 895 | 907 | Unknown | Son of Álmos | |
| Zoltán Zolta | 907 | 947 | Menumorut's daughter | Son of Árpád | |
| Fajsz Falicsi | 947 | 955 | Unknown | Grandson of Árpád | |
| Taksony Taxis, Tocsun | 955 | 972 | a "Cuman" woman | Son of Zoltán | |
| Géza Gejza | 972 | 997 | Sarolt | Son of Taksony | |
| Stephen István | 997 | 25 December 1000 | Blessed Gisela of Bavaria | Son of Géza |
Kings of Hungary
House of Árpád
| Portrait | Name | Start of reign | End of reign | Marriage | Relationship with predecessor |
| Saint Stephen I | 25 December 1000 | 15 August 1038 | Blessed Gisela of Bavaria | Son of Géza | |
| Peter the Venetian | 15 August 1038 | September 1041 | Unknown Judith of Schweinfurt | Nephew of Stephen I | |
| Samuel | September 1041 | 5 July 1044 Battle of Ménfő | Géza's daughter | Brother-in-law of Stephen I | |
| Peter the Venetian | 5 July 1044 | September 1046 | Unknown Judith of Schweinfurt | Nephew of Stephen I | |
| Andrew I the White | September 1046 | December 1060 | Anastasia of Kiev | Great-grandson of Taksony | |
| Béla I the Champion | 6 December 1060 | 11 September 1063 | Richeza of Poland | Great-grandson of Taksony Younger brother of Andrew I | |
| Solomon | September 1063 | 14 March 1074 | Judith of Swabia | Son of Andrew I | |
| Géza I Magnus | 14 March 1074 | 25 April 1077 | Sophia Synadene | Son of Béla I | |
| Saint Ladislaus I | 25 April 1077 | 29 July 1095 | Unknown Adelaide of Rheinfelden | Son of Béla I Younger brother of Géza I | |
| Coloman the Learned | 1095 | 3 February 1116 | Felicia of Sicily Eufemia of Kiev | Son of Géza I | |
| Stephen II | 3 February 1116 | 1 March 1131 | Unnamed daughter of Robert I of Capua | Son of Coloman | |
| Béla II the Blind | 28 April 1131 | 13 February 1141 | Helena of Rascia | Grandson of Géza I Cousin of Stephen II | |
| Géza II | 16 February 1141 | 31 May 1162 | Euphrosyne of Kiev | Son of Béla II | |
| Stephen III | June 1162 | 4 March 1172 | Agnes of Austria | Son of Géza II | |
| Ladislaus II | June 1162 | 14 January 1163 | Unknown | Son of Béla II Younger brother of Géza II | |
| Stephen IV | 27 January 1163 | 11 April 1165 | Maria Komnene | Son of Béla II Younger brother of Géza II | |
| Béla III | March 1172 | 23 April 1196 | Agnes of Antioch Margaret of France | Son of Géza II Younger brother of Stephen III | |
| Emeric | April 1196 | 30 November 1204 | Constance of Aragon | Son of Béla III | |
| Ladislaus III | 30 November 1204 | 7 May 1205 | Unmarried | Son of Emeric | |
| Andrew II the Jerosolimitan | 29 May 1205 | 21 September 1235 | Gertrude of Merania Yolanda de Courtenay Beatrice d'Este | Son of Béla III Younger brother of Emeric | |
| Béla IV the Second Founder | 14 October 1235 | 3 May 1270 | Maria Laskarina | Son of Andrew II | |
| Stephen V | May 1270 | 6 August 1272 | Elizabeth the Cuman | Son of Béla IV | |
| Ladislaus IV the Cuman | 3 September 1272 | 10 July 1290 | Elizabeth of Sicily | Son of Stephen V | |
| Andrew III the Venetian | 23 July 1290 | 14 January 1301 | Fenenna of Kuyavia Agnes of Austria | Grandson of Andrew II |
House of Přemyslid (1301–1305)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Wenceslaus Ladislaus 27 August 1301 – 9 October 1305 | 6 October 1289 Prague Son of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg | Viola of Teschen 5 October 1305 Prague no issue | 4 August 1306 Olomouc aged 16 | Great-great-grandson of Béla IV of Hungary |
House of Wittelsbach (1305–1307)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Otto 9 October 1305 – May 1307 | 11 February 1261 Burghausen Son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary | Catherine of Habsburg January 1279 no issue Agnes of Glogau 18 May 1309 two children | 9 November 1312 Landshut aged 51 | Grandson of Béla IV of Hungary |
House of Anjou (1308–1395)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Charles I Charles Robert 17 November 1308 – 16 July 1342 | 1288 Naples Son of Charles Martel of Anjou and Clemence of Austria | Elizabeth of Poland 6 July 1320 Visegrád five children | 16 July 1342 Visegrád aged 53–54 | Great-grandson of Stephen V of Hungary | ||
| Louis I the Great 21 July 1342 – 10 September 1382 | 5 March 1326 Visegrád Son of Charles I of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland | Margaret of Bohemia 3 August 1342 Visegrád no issue Elizabeth of Bosnia 20 June 1353 Buda three children | 10 September 1382 Nagyszombat aged 56 | King of Hungary and Poland | ||
| Mary I 17 September 1382 – 31 December 1385 | 14 April 1371 Buda Daughter of Louis the Great and Elizabeth of Bosnia | Sigismund of Luxembourg 1 November 1385 Buda one child | 17 May 1395 Buda aged 24 | First Queen of Hungary 1st reign | ||
| Charles II the Short 31 December 1385 – 24 February 1386 | 1345 Naples Son of Louis of Durazzo and Margaret of Sanseverino | Margaret of Durazzo 24 January 1369 Naples three children | 24 February 1386 Visegrád aged 41 | Great-great-grandson of Stephen V of Hungary King of Hungary and Naples | ||
| Mary I with Sigismund 24 February 1386 – 17 May 1395 | 14 April 1371 Buda Daughter of Louis the Great and Elizabeth of Bosnia | Sigismund of Luxembourg 1 November 1385 Buda one child | 17 May 1395 Buda aged 24 | 2nd reign |
House of Luxembourg (1387–1437)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Sigismund with Mary 31 March 1387 – 9 December 1437 | 14 February 1368 Nuremberg Son of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Elizabeth of Pomerania | Mary of Hungary 1 November 1385 Buda one child Barbara of Cilli 6 December 1405 Székesfehérvár two children | 9 December 1437 Znojmo aged 69 | Fourth great-grandson of Béla IV of Hungary and husband of Mary, Queen of Hungary |
House of Habsburg (1437–1457)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Albert the Magnanimous 18 December 1437 – 27 October 1439 | 10 August 1397 Vienna Son of Albert IV, Duke of Austria and Joanna Sophia of Bavaria | Elizabeth of Luxembourg 19 April 1422 Vienna four children | 27 October 1439 Neszmély aged 42 | Seventh great-grandson of Géza II of Hungary and son-in-law of Sigismund of Luxembourg | ||
| Ladislaus V the Posthumous 15 May 1440 – 23 November 1457 | 22 February 1440 Komárom Son of Albert of Habsburg and Elizabeth of Luxembourg | never married no issue | 23 November 1457 Prague aged 17 | King of Hungary and Bohemia and Duke of Austria |
- 27 October 1439 - 19 December 1442: Queen Regent Elizabeth of Luxembourg
- 7 May 1445 - 6 June 1446: Seven Captains of the Realm
- 6 June 1446 - January 1453: Regent John Hunyadi
House of Jagiellon (1440–1444)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Vladislaus I Vladislaus of Varna 17 July 1440 – 10 November 1444 | 31 October 1424 Kraków Son of Vladislaus II of Jagiellon and Sophia of Halshany | never married no issue | 10 November 1444 Varna aged 20 | Fourth great-grandson of Béla IV of Hungary |
House of Hunyadi (1458–1490)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Matthias I the Just 24 January 1458 – 6 April 1490 | 23 February 1443 Kolozsvár Son of John Hunyadi and Elisabeth Szilágyi | Catherine of Poděbrady 1 May 1463 Buda no issue Beatrice of Naples 22 December 1476 Székesfehérvár no issue | 6 April 1490 Vienna aged 47 | No relationship with predecessors |
House of Jagiellon (1490–1526)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Vladislaus II Vladislaus Dobže 15 July 1490 – 13 March 1516 | 1 March 1456 Kraków Son of Casimir IV of Jagiellon and Elizabeth of Austria | Anne of Foix-Candale 29 September 1502 Székesfehérvár two children | 13 March 1516 Buda aged 60 | Grandson of Albert of Habsburg King of Hungary and Bohemia | ||
| Louis II 13 March 1516 – 29 August 1526 | 1 July 1506 Buda Son of Vladislaus II of Hungary and Anne of Foix-Candale | Mary of Austria 4 June 1508 Székesfehérvár no issue | 29 August 1526 Mohács aged 20 | King of Hungary and Bohemia |
House of Zápolya (1526–1570)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| John I John Zápolya 11 November 1526 – July 1540 | 1487 Szepesváralja Son of Stephen Zápolya and Hedwig of Cieszyn | Isabella Jagiellon 2 March 1539 Székesfehérvár one child | July 1540 Szászsebes aged 53 | Sixth great-grandson of Béla IV Contested by Ferdinand I | ||
| John II John Sigismund 13 September 1540 – 16 August 1570 | 7 July 1540 Buda Son of John I of Hungary and Isabella Jagiellon | never married no issue | 14 March 1571 Gyulafehérvár aged 30 | Elected King of Hungary Contested by Ferdinand I and Maximilian |
House of Habsburg (1526–1780)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Ferdinand I 17 December 1526 – 25 July 1564 | 10 March 1503 Alcalá de Henares Son of Philip I of Castile and Joanna of Castile | Anne of Bohemia 26 May 1521 Linz fifteen children | 25 July 1564 Vienna aged 61 | Tenth great-grandson of Géza II and brother-in-law of Louis II Contested by John I of Zápolya and John Sigismund | ||
| Maximilian 26 July 1564 – 12 October 1576 | 31 July 1527 Vienna Son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Anne of Bohemia | Maria of Spain 13 September 1548 Valladolid fifteen children | 12 October 1576 Regensburg aged 49 | Son of Ferdinand I Contested by John Sigismund until 1570 | ||
| Rudolph 12 October 1576 – 26 June 1608 | 18 July 1552 Vienna Son of Maximilian, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria of Spain | Unmarried | 20 January 1612 Prague aged 59 | Son of Maximilian | ||
| Matthias II 26 June 1608 – 20 March 1619 | 24 February 1557 Vienna Son of Maximilian, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria of Spain | Anna of Tyrol 4 December 1611 Vienna no issue | 20 March 1619 Vienna aged 62 | Son of Maximilian and younger brother of Rudolph | ||
| Ferdinand II 20 March 1619 – 15 February 1637 | 9 July 1578 Graz Son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria | Maria Anna of Bavaria 23 April 1600 Graz seven children Eleonora Gonzaga 2 February 1622 Innsbruck no issue | 15 February 1637 Vienna aged 58 | Grandson of Ferdinand I and cousin of Rudolph and Matthias | ||
| Ferdinand III 15 February 1637 – 2 April 1657 | 13 July 1608 Graz Son of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Bavaria | Maria Anna of Spain 20 February 1631 Vienna six children Maria Leopoldine of Austria 2 July 1648 Linz one child Eleonora Gonzaga 30 April 1651 Wiener Neustadt four children | 2 April 1657 Vienna aged 48 | Son of Ferdinand II | ||
| Ferdinand IV 16 June 1647 – 9 July 1654 | 8 September 1633 Vienna Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Spain | Never married no children | 9 July 1654 Vienna aged 20 | Son and co-ruler of Ferdinand III | ||
| Leopold I 2 April 1657 – 5 May 1705 | 9 June 1640 Vienna Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Maria Anna of Spain | Margaret Theresa of Spain 12 December 1666 Vienna four children Claudia Felicitas of Austria 15 October 1673 Graz two children Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg 14 December 1676 Passau ten children | 5 May 1705 Vienna aged 64 | Son of Ferdinand III | ||
| Joseph I 5 May 1705 – 17 April 1711 | 26 July 1678 Vienna Son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg | Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg 24 February 1699 Vienna three children | 17 April 1711 Vienna aged 32 | Son of Leopold I | ||
| Charles III 17 April 1711 – 20 October 1740 | 1 October 1685 Vienna Son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg | Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1 August 1708 Barcelona four children | 20 October 1740 Vienna aged 55 | Son of Leopold I and younger brother of Joseph I | ||
| Mary II Maria Theresa 20 October 1740 – 29 November 1780 | 13 May 1717 Vienna Daughter of Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Francis Stephen of Lorraine 12 February 1736 Vienna sixteen children | 29 November 1780 Vienna aged 63 | Daughter of Charles III |
House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1780–1918)
| Name Reign | Portrait | Arms | Birth Parentage | Marriage Issue | Death | Comment |
| Joseph II the Hat King 29 November 1780 – 20 February 1790 | 13 March 1741 Vienna Son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria | Isabella of Parma 6 October 1760 Vienna two children Maria Josepha of Bavaria 13 January 1765 Vienna no issue | 20 February 1790 Vienna aged 48 | Son of Maria Theresa, and Holy Roman Emperor | ||
| Leopold II 20 February 1790 – 1 March 1792 | 5 May 1747 Vienna Son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria | Maria Luisa of Spain 5 August 1765 Innsbruck sixteen children | 1 March 1792 Vienna aged 44 | Son of Maria Theresa, younger brother of Joseph II | ||
| Francis 1 March 1792 – 2 March 1835 | 12 February 1768 Florence Son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Luisa of Spain | Elisabeth of Württemberg Maria Theresa of Naples Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este Caroline Augusta of Bavaria thirteen children | 2 March 1835 Vienna aged 67 | Son of Leopold II | ||
| Ferdinand V the Benign 2 March 1835 – 2 December 1848 | 19 April 1793 Vienna Son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily | Maria Anna of Savoy 27 February 1831 Vienna no issue | 29 June 1875 Prague aged 82 | Son of Francis | ||
| Francis Joseph I 2 December 1848 – 21 November 1916 | 18 August 1830 Vienna Son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria | Elisabeth of Bavaria 24 April 1854 Vienna four children | 21 November 1916 Vienna aged 86 | Nephew of Ferdinand V | ||
| Charles IV Blessed Charles 21 November 1916 – 16 November 1918 | 17 August 1887 Persenbeug-Gottsdorf Son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony | Zita of Bourbon-Parma 21 October 1911 Schwarzau eight children | 1 April 1922 Funchal aged 34 | Great-nephew of Francis Joseph I |
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