Andrew, Duke of Slavonia

Andrew, Duke of Slavonia (Hungarian: András szlavóniai herceg; 1268–1278) was the youngest son of King Stephen V of Hungary and his wife, Elizabeth the Cuman. Two rebellious lords kidnapped him in 1274 in an attempt to play him off against his brother, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, but the king's supporters liberated him. He was styled "Duke of Slavonia and Croatia" in a 1274 letter. Years after his death (in 1290 and in 1317), two adventurers claimed to be identical with Andrew, but both failed.

Andrew
Duke of Slavonia
Reign1274–1278
PredecessorBéla (last)
SuccessorAndrew (self-styled)
Born1268
DiedApril/November 1278
(aged 9–10)
DynastyÁrpád
FatherStephen V of Hungary
MotherElizabeth the Cuman

Family

Andrew was born in 1268.[1] He was the second son (and youngest child) of Stephen, who bore the title "Junior King of Hungary" at the time of Andrew's birth, because he was the co-ruler of his father (Andrew's grandfather), Béla IV, the Senior King.[2] Andrew's mother was Stephen's wife, Elizabeth the Cuman.[1]

Andrew's father, Stephen, became the sole King of Hungary in 1270, but died two years later.[3] Stephen was succeeded by his elder son (Andrew's ten-year-old brother) Ladislaus IV.[4] In theory, Ladislaus's ruled under the regency of his mother, Elizabeth, but in fact, competing parties of the most wealthy noble families, including the Csáks and Kőszegis, were fighting against each other for the control of government.[5]

Duke of Slavonia

Henry Kőszegi, the Ban of Slavonia, and his ally, Joachim Gutkeled, the Master of the treasury, who had earlier held Ladislaus IV in captivity, kidnapped the six-year-old Andrew in July 1274, taking him to Slavonia in an attempt to play him off against his brother.[5][6][7] However, Kőszegi's and Gutkeled's rival, Peter Csák, and his allies annihilated their united troops in late September and liberated Andrew.[5] [6] In a letter dated to the end of 1274, Andrew is mentioned as "Duke of Slavonia and Croatia", but otherwise he was only referred to as "Duke Andrew".[8] According to a scholarly theory, the former title was only used to emphasize that Andrew was the lawful heir to his 12-year-old elder brother at the time the letter, which referred to a planned marriage between Andrew and a relative of Rudolf I of Germany, was written.[8] Andrew died at the age of ten between 6 April and 6 November 1278.[9]

Two false Andrews

Andrew's childless brother, Ladislaus IV was murdered on 10 July 1290.[10][11] His distant relative, Andrew III, succeeded him and was crowned king on 23 July.[10][12] However, an adventurer announced that he was identical with King Ladislaus's younger brother, claiming Hungary to himself against Andrew III.[10] Through showing his specific birthmark, the impostor even convinced Stephen V's sister – the late Duke Andrew's aunt – Kinga, wife of Bolesław V the Chaste, Duke of Cracow.[13] The false Duke Andrew invaded Hungary from Poland, but King Andrew's commander, George Baksa routed his troop, forcing him to return to Poland before 18 November.[14] The pretender was in short killed by his Hungarian retainers.[14]

In 1317, a new adventurer declared himself Duke Andrew, on this occasion in Majorca.[13] He and his imprisonment was mentioned in the correspondence between Sancho, King of Majorca, and Robert, King of Naples who was the uncle of Charles I of Hungary.[13] The second false Duke Andrew's further fate is unknown.[13]

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References
  1. Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 274, Appendix 5.
  2. Kristó & Makk 1996, p. 274.
  3. Engel 2001, p. 107.
  4. Engel 2001, pp. 107-108.
  5. Engel 2001, p. 108.
  6. Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 170.
  7. Zsoldos 2007, p. 9.
  8. Zsoldos 2007, p. 16.
  9. Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 173.
  10. Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 181.
  11. Engel 2001, pp. 109-110.
  12. Engel 2001, p. 110.
  13. Zsoldos 2015, p. 53.
  14. Érszegi & Solymosi 1981, p. 182.

Sources
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