King Solomon's Reign Crisis and the 1074 Succession

Name: King Solomon's Reign Crisis and the 1074 Succession
Start: 1071
End: 1074

Type Event Region Europe Time 1071–1074

King Solomon, dependent on the Holy Roman Empire since 1073, was defeated at Mogyoród in 1074, forced to abdicate and flee to Germany, shifting Hunga…

Timeline

1071–1073Esztergom · HungarySolomon relied on the support of German Emperor Henry IV to hold the throne, but Géza and Ladislaus gathered strength among the nobles, and the shadow of civil war in the kingdom grew ever darker.
1074Mogyoród · HungaryThe allied forces of Géza and Ladislaus defeated Solomon and his German allies at Mogyoród; Solomon lost the throne and fled to Germany, Géza subsequently acceded, and Hungary entered a new reign period.

Sources

Hungary in the Late Middle Ages — Pál Engel (2001)