Home › Houses › Árpád › Stephen I of Hungary

Stephen I of Hungary

975–1038 · Árpád

11th-century king of Hungary and saint. Born at Esztergom. Died at Szentkirály (Esztergom).

See Stephen I of Hungary on the tree On the map

A king's right hand, still on parade

Stephen I was crowned the first king of Hungary around 1000. His mummified right hand, the Holy Dexter, is kept in St Stephen's Basilica in Budapest; its annual procession was banned by the Communists in 1950 and resumed in 1988.

Family

Father: Géza
Mother: Sarolt
Married: Gisela of Hungary 996
Children (1): Saint Emeric of Hungary 1000
Siblings (1): Grimelda of Hungary 950

Related to

Stephen I of Hungary was the first cousin 23 times removed of Victoria.
Stephen I of Hungary was the first cousin 19 times removed of Louis XIV of France.