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Imre

Type Figure Region Hungary Time 1174–1204 Also known as King Imre of Hungary

Imre (1174–1204) was king of Hungary and Croatia, eldest son of Béla III, who continued his father's Balkan policy and died in a hunting accident in …

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  1. 1174–1196Buda · HungaryAs eldest son of Béla III he was named heir, co-ruling with his father from 1195 and taking part in Hungarian court and Balkan diplomatic affairs.
  2. 1196–1200Serbian frontier · HungaryHe acceded after Béla III's death in 1196; in 1199, at the request of Stefan Nemanja II, he sent troops into Serbia, helping him defeat his brother Vukan and consolidating Hungarian power in the Balkans.
  3. 1201–1204Esztergom · HungaryIn the 1200s he continued handling relations with the papacy, Venice, and the Balkan states; on 30 November 1204 he was attacked by a wild boar while hunting and died of his wounds.

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