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Louis I of Hungary

King of Hungary, Croatia, and Poland who expanded royal authority and fought wars across Central and Southern Europe.

Following the 1329 death of his brother Ladislaus, Louis became the heir to his father.[1] Among Hungarian monarchs, Louis alone earned the byname "Great".[2]

Quick Facts

Reign
16 July 1342 – 10 September 1382
Coronation
21 July 1342, Székesfehérvár
Predecessor
Charles I
Successor
Mary I
Spouses
Margaret of Bohemia; Elizabeth of Bosnia
Issue
  • Catherine of Hungary
  • Mary
  • Queen of Hungary
  • Hedwig
  • Queen of Poland

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Louis launched a campaign against a group of Transylvanian Saxons who had refused to pay taxes in the summer of 1344.[3] Louis's brother Andrew was murdered in Aversa on 18 September 1345.[4] A land grant system was instituted by Louis that, contrary to customary law, barred the grantee's brothers and other relatives from inheriting the donation.[5] Around 20 June 1353, Louis wed his second spouse, Elizabeth, who was the daughter of Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia.[6]

On 17 November 1370, Louis received the Polish crown in a ceremony at Kraków Cathedral.[7] During the night of 10 or 11 September 1382, Louis died in Nagyszombat.[8]

What the cited sources add

According to the contemporaneous Domenico da Gravina, Louis's "smile was replaced by the harshest expression" when he unveiled his true feelings for the Neapolitan princes.[9] Historian Raphael Patai notes that no pogrom took place when Louis expelled the Jews from Hungary, which was unusual in 14th-century Europe.[10] Matteo Villani, a historian of the time, reported that after exhausting his funds in Naples, Louis tried to "leave the kingdom without losing face".[11] Niccolò Acciaioli, a contemporary, stated that in 1351 a "general accord" between Louis and the Neapolitan royal couple "was accepted by both sides".[12]

Gyula Kristó, a historian, argues that Louis's marriage to Elizabeth of Bosnia indicates his revived focus on Balkan Peninsula matters.[13] Enikő Csukovits, a historian, asserts that Louis's military campaigns demonstrate his continuation and completion of his father's strategy by reclaiming Croatia and Dalmatia.[2]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Csukovits 2012, p. 116; Kristó 2003, p. 45; Kristó 2003, p. 45; Kristó 2003, p. 45; Kristó 2003, p. 45 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cartledge 2011, p. 36; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Cartledge 2011, p. 36; Engel 2001, p. 158; Csukovits 2012, p. 116; Csukovits 2012, p. 116; Engel 2001, p. 158 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kristó 1988, p. 91; Solymosi Körmendi 1981, p. 201; Sălăgean 2006, p. 195; Kristó 1988, p. 91 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Engel 2001, p. 158; Engel 2001, p. 158; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Kontler 1999, p. 93; Kristó 1988, p. 91 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Engel 2001, p. 158; Engel 2001, p. 158; Engel 2001, p. 158; Engel 2001, p. 158 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Solymosi Körmendi 1981, p. 201; Halecki 1991, p. 47; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Halecki 1991, p. 47; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Engel 2001, p. 158; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Engel 2001, p. 158; Kristó 2003, p. 45 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Knoll 1972, p. 74; Knoll 1972, p. 74; Bartl Čičaj Kohútova Letz 2002, p. 39; Halecki 1991, p. 47; Lukowski Zawadski 2006, p. 30; Knoll 1972, p. 74; Lukowski Zawadski 2006, p. 30; Solymosi Körmendi 1981, p. 201; Halecki 1991, p. 47; Halecki 1991, p. 47; Engel 2001, p. 158; Engel 2001, p. 158 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kristó 1988, p. 91; Halecki 1991, p. 47; Halecki 1991, p. 47; Bain 1911, p. 49; Kristó 1988, p. 91; Engel 2001, p. 158 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Solymosi Körmendi 1981, p. 201; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Engel 2001, p. 158; Solymosi Körmendi 1981, p. 201; Engel 2001, p. 158; Goldstone 2009, p. 182 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Patai 1996, p. 56; Patai 1996, p. 56; Engel 2001, p. 158; Patai 1996, p. 56; Patai 1996, p. 56 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Engel 2001, p. 158; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Engel 2001, p. 158; Kristó 1988, p. 91; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Kristó 1988, p. 91; Bertényi 1989, p. 48; Kristó 1988, p. 91; Goldstone 2009, p. 182 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Goldstone 2009, p. 182; Dümmerth 1982, p. 405 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Wikipedia, "Louis I of Hungary" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kristó 1988, p. 91; Fine 1994, p. 339; Kristó 2003, p. 45; Kristó 1988, p. 91; Kristó 1988, p. 91 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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