Vazul
Sign in to saveVazul, or Vászoly, (before 997–1031 or 1032) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. The only other certain information about his life is that he was kept in captivity and blinded in the fortress of Nyitra (Nitra, Slovakia) in the last years of the reign of his cousin, King Stephen I of Hungary. Modern historians, including György Györffy, do not exclude that he had earlier been Duke of Nyitra. He is the forefather of nearly all Kings of Hungary who reigned after 1046.
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- Born
- 0980-00-00
- Died
- 1037-01-01
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Against All Odds
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Vazul
- Royalty.image
- Képes krónika - 44.oldal - Imre herceg temetése és Vazul megvakíttatása (1).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- The blinding of Vazul, as depicted in the Illuminated Chronicle
- Royalty.succession
- Duke of Nyitra (debated)
- Royalty.reign
- before 1030 –1031
- Royalty.predecessor
- Ladislas the Bald (debated)
- Royalty.successor
- Stephen (debated)
- Royalty.spouse
- unknown member of Tátony clan
- Royalty.issue
- Andrew I of HungaryBéla I of HungaryLevente
- Royalty.house
- Árpád dynasty
- Royalty.house type
- Dynasty
- Royalty.father
- Michael
Key dates
- Born
- 980
- Died
- 1 January 1037
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hungary
- Child
- Levente
- Father
- Michael of Hungary
- Sibling
- Ladislas the Bald
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- traditional leader or chief
- Family
- Árpád dynasty
- Image
- Vazul da Hungria.png
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Vazul, or Vászoly, (before 997–1031 or 1032) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. The only other certain information about his life is that he was kept in captivity and blinded in the fortress of Nyitra (Nitra, Slovakia) in the last years of the reign of his cousin, King Stephen I of Hungary. Modern historians, including György Györffy, do not exclude that he had earlier been Duke of Nyitra. He is the forefather of nearly all Kings of Hungary who reigned after 1046.
==Life== Vazul was a son of Michael, who was the younger son of Grand Prince Taksony. His mother's name is unknown. According to György Györffy, it is "probable" that she was a Bulgarian princess, a relative of Samuel of Bulgaria. Györffy also writes that Vazul was still a child around 997. His name derived from the Greek Basileios which implies that he was baptized according to Byzantine rite.