LIST OF HUNGARIAN RULERS

This is a list of all 'rulers of Hungary' since Árpád.
See Heads of state of Hungary for a list of post-1918 presidents.
== Rise of a Hungarian state (895–1000) and the Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1918)==

Affiliation	Ruler	Reigns of rulers	Remarks
Árpáds	Árpád	c.895–c.907	Árpád is said to have led the proto-Magyars into Central Europe. According to the dual system of rulership (based on the similar Khazar rulership method), he was the actual ruler leader alongside of Kurszán as religious leader.
''The rulers during the first half of the 10th century are very much disputed, as the Hungarian nation consisted of several tribes led by various leaders. Most frequently proposed are:''
	Szabolcs	c.907–?
Árpáds	Tarhos	c.907–c.922
Árpáds	Zoltán	c.907–c.947
Árpáds	Fajsz	c.947–c.955
Árpáds	Taksony	c.955–c.972
Árpáds	Géza	c.972–997	son of Taksony
Árpáds	St. Stephen ''(Szent István)''	997–1038	son of Géza, first king of Hungary (1000)
''Dynastic struggle 1038–1046''
Urseolo	Peter Urseolo ''(Orseolo Péter)''	1038–1041	grandson of Géza
Aba	Sámuel Aba	1041–1044	Husband of Géza's daughter
Urseolo	Peter Urseolo	1044–1046	grandson of Géza
''Vatha pagan rising 1046-1047''
Árpáds	Andrew I ''(András)''	1047–1061	Árpád dynasty restored
Árpáds	Béla I ''(Béla)''	1061–1063	Brother of Andrew I
Árpáds	Solomon ''(Salamon)''	1063–1074	Son of Andrew I
Árpáds	Géza I	1074–1077	Son of Bela I
Árpáds	St. Ladislaus ''(László)''	1077–1095	Son of Bela I
Árpáds	Coloman ''(Kálmán)''	1095–1116	Son of Geza I. After multiple wars with Croatia crowned as King of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia.
Árpáds	Stephen II	1114–1131
Árpáds	Béla II	1131–1141
Árpáds	Géza II	1141–1161
Árpáds	Stephen III	1161–1162
Árpáds	Ladislaus II	1162–1163
Árpáds	Stephen IV	1163
Árpáds	Stephen III (restored)	1163–1172
Árpáds	Béla III	1172–1196
Árpáds	Emeric ''(Imre)''	1196–1204
Árpáds	Ladislaus III	1204–1205
Árpáds	Andrew II	1205–1235
Árpáds	Béla IV	1235–1270	the "second founder" after the First Mongol invasion
Árpáds	Stephen V	1270–1272
Árpáds	Ladislaus IV	1272–1290	Second mongol invasion
Árpáds	Andrew III	1290–1301	last of the Árpád dynasty
Premyslid	Wenceslas of Bohemia ''(Vencel)''	1301–1305	King of Bohemia, elected as King of Hungary but not universally recognized
Wittelsbach	Otto of Bavaria ''(Ottó)'' or Béla V	1305–1308	Duke of Lower Bavaria, was not universally recognized
Angevin	Charles Robert I ''(Károly Róbert)''	1308–1342	established the Angevin dynasty in Hungary.
Angevin	Louis I the Great ''(Nagy Lajos)''	1342–1382	also King of Poland
Angevin	Mary ''(Mária)''	1382–1395	married Sigismund of Luxemburg
Angevin	Charles II	1385–1386	also King of Naples, in opposition to Mary
Luxemburg	Sigismund ''(Zsigmond)''	1387–1437	later also Roman-German King (since 1410), King of Bohemia (since 1419), Holy Roman Emperor (since 1433)
Habsburg	Albert	1437–1439	son-in-law Sigismund, also Roman-German King, King of Bohemia, Duke of Austria
''Kingship disputed between Ulászló I and Ladislaus Posthumus''
Jagiellon	Ulászló I	1440–1444	also King of Poland
Habsburg	Ladislaus V Posthumus	1440–1457	born in 1440 after his father's death, spent most of his life in captivity.
Hunyadi	János Hunyadi	1446–1453	ruled as regent. Fought with great success against the Ottomans
Hunyadi	Matthias Corvinus ''(Corvin Mátyás)''	1458-1490	son of János Hunyadi, also King of Bohemia
Jagiellon	Ulászló II	1490–1516	also King of Bohemia
Jagiellon	Louis II	1516–1526	also King of Bohemia; killed in the Battle of Mohács
''Kingship disputed between Ferdinand of Austria and John Zápolya during the Ottoman invasion''
Habsburg	Ferdinand I ''(Ferdinánd)''	1526–1564	also Roman-German King and later Holy Roman Emperor, claimed the throne as brother-in-law of Louis II.
Szapolyai	John I Zápolya ''(Szapolyai János)''	1526–1540	claimed the throne with support of Hungarian nobles and later the Ottoman Sultan.
Szapolyai	John II Sigismund Zápolya ''(Szapolyai János Zsigmond)''	1540-1570	son of John Zápolya, ''electus rex Hungariae'', first under the guardianship of his mother Isabella Jagiełło and Frater György, renounced his royal claim in 1570 in favour of Maximilian, but remained ''Prince of Transylvania and parts of Hungary'' until his death in 1571.
''Hungary was effectively split into three parts: the domain of the Habsburg Kings in the north and west ("Royal Hungary"), Ottoman Hungary in the south, and the Principality of Transylvania in the east. The following, until 1699, gives the rulers of "Royal Hungary".''
Habsburg	Maximilian ''(I. Miksa)''	1563–1576
Habsburg	Rudolf I	1572–1608
Habsburg	Matthias II ''(II. Mátyás)''	1608–1619
Habsburg	Ferdinand II	1618–1637
Habsburg	Ferdinand III	1625–1657
Habsburg	Ferdinand IV	1647–1654
Habsburg	Leopold I ''(I. Lipót)''	1655–1705	Habsburgs began colonization of Serbs (1690) and Germans (1682–1699) in Southern Hungary.'
''Hungary reunited under Habsburg rule after the Great Turkish War in 1699.''
Habsburg	Joseph I ''(I. József)''	1687–1711
Habsburg	Charles III ''(III. Károly)''	1711–1740	Large scale German settlements in Hungary begin (1720–1800).
Habsburg	Maria Theresa ''(Mária Terézia)''	1740–1780	Enjoyed broad support of hungarian nobles;
Habsburg	Joseph II ''(II. József)''	1780–1790
Habsburg	Leopold II ''(II. Lipót)''	1790-1792
Habsburg	Francis I ''(I. Ferenc)''	1792–1835
Habsburg	Ferdinánd V ''(V. Ferdinánd)''	1835–1848
Habsburg	Francis Joseph ''(Ferenc József)''	1848–1916	dethroned in 1848 but later regained the rule with Russian help in 1849, crowned in 1867.
Habsburg	Charles IV ''(IV. Károly)''	1916–1918	Last King of Hungary, twice unsuccessfully tried to regain the throne in 1921.

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