Bela Rostislavich

The representative of the Chernihiv line of the princely dynasty of Rurikovich . The youngest son of Prince Rostislav Mikhailovich of Chernigov and Galitsky (1227-1262) from a marriage with the Hungarian princess Anna (1226 / 1227-1285). Grandson of Chernihiv Prince Mikhail Vsevolodovich Saint and King of Hungary Bela IV .

In 1262, after the death of Prince Rostislav Mikhailovich, his possessions were divided between his sons: Bela was inherited by Banat Machva (including Belgrade and Branichevo ), and his older brother Mikhail received the Bosnian banat .

The Hungarian king Bela IV , having quarreled with his eldest son and heir Stefan , in 1260 appointed the youngest son Bela as duke of Slavonia, Dalmatia and Croatia. Stephen was furious and immediately rebelled against his father. During the internecine war, Bela and his mother Anna supported Bela IV in the fight against the eldest son Stephen. On December 5, 1262, the Pressburg Peace Treaty was concluded, according to which Stefan received new Hungarian possessions south of the Danube River from his father. After the reconciliation, Stefan seized and took away from his brothers Bela and Mikhail's fatherly possessions (the Bereg committee and the Fuser castle) in the east of the Hungarian kingdom. Their mother, Anna, filed a formal complaint against her brother Stephen to Pope Urban IV , but the "younger king" Stephen refused to return the seized possessions.

In December 1264, Bela IV sent an army to the possessions of his eldest son and co-ruler, the "younger king" Stephen . The king appointed the commander of the army of his grandson Bela, but the actual head of the royal army was tycoon Henrik Kosegi. In March 1265, at the battle of Isashig, Stefan defeated his father Bela's army, who was forced to flee.

On March 23, 1266, the island of Margit, the “senior king” Bela IV and the “younger king” Stefan (grandfather and uncle of Bela) entered into a new peace treaty, under which Stefan took possession of the eastern part of the Hungarian kingdom.

In 1270, after the death of his childless older brother, Mikhail Bel inherited his possessions in Bosnia.

In 1268, the king of Serbia, Stefan Dragutin, invaded the Hungarian banquet Machva with his army. Serbs devastated Machva. Hungarian King Bela IV sent an army to help his grandson. Hungarians defeated the Serbs. King Stefan Dragutin was captured, from where he was forced to redeem himself.

On May 3, 1270, King of Hungary Bela IV (grandfather of Bela Makhovsky) died. His eldest son and former adversary Stephen V (1270-1272) entered the royal throne. Anna of Hungary, the mother of Bela, fled to Prague to the court of her son-in-law, the Czech king Przemysl Otakar II . However, Bela Makhovsky remained faithful to the new king of Hungary, Stefan, and assisted him against the Czech king and his Hungarian supporters.

After the death of King Stephen V in August 1272 and the accession to the throne of his son Laszlo IV, Anna of Hungary (mother of Ban Bela) and the feudal lord Henrik Kosegi returned to their homeland. At court, the struggle of two magnate groups began. Queen Elizabeth (widow of Stephen V) and the large feudal lord Joachim Gutkeled with the young king Laszlo arrived in Szekesfehervar to quickly crown Laszlo Kun . Supporters of the late Bela IV decided to raise Bela Rostislavich to the royal throne of Ban Machva. Bela adherents attacked the widow queen's house, but were repulsed. The coronation of Laszlo IV took place on September 3, 1272 .

In November 1272, on the orders of Henrik Kosegi ban Machva Bela, accused of betrayal, was killed during the coronation celebrations. Kёсsegi chopped Bela with his sword so that the murdered sister, nun Margit, had to collect his remains in pieces.

After the assassination of Bela, his possessions were divided between members of the leading Hungarian magnate clans.

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