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Andrew I of Hungary

Type Figure Region Hungary Time c. 1015–1060 Also known as András I

Andrew I was a Hungarian king of the Árpád dynasty who returned from exile in Kievan Rus' in 1046, regained the throne amid a pagan uprising, and con…

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  1. c. 1031–1046Kiev · Kievan Rus'Fleeing political turmoil at home, he went into exile in Kievan Rus', living at the court of Yaroslav the Wise and gathering support to prepare for his return to the throne in 1046.
  2. 1046–1060Esztergom · HungaryAfter regaining the throne in 1046 he reigned fourteen years, steadily consolidating Christian royal authority between 1051 and 1060, building Tihany Abbey, and relying on Bohemian and Polish allies to suppress his brother Béla I's bid for the throne.

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