Coloman, King of Galicia and Duke of Slavonia (1208-1241)

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A figure of crucial importance to scholarship on western and eastern Europe alike, King Coloman (1208–1241) here receives long-overdue scholarly treatment as a key figure of the thirteenth century. The Árpád prince ruled over a vast area in Central Europe which remained largely affiliated to the Western Church. Renowned for fighting the Mongol Empire, he had close relations with Pope Gregory IX, and he was a contemporary of Emperor Friedrich II, Philippe Auguste of France, and Henry III of England. Coloman controlled territories that comprise modern-day Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, and Bosnia and, as a result, he has long featured in various competing national historiographies. This study draws on Hungarian and other research that is inaccessible outside the region and places Coloman at the crossroads of Latin Christendom, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Mongol Empire. It moves beyond previous national and religious narratives and foregrounds Central Europe in the history of early thirteenth-century Europe. List of Illustrations Foreword Introduction Part One: Coloman as Child Ruler of Galicia Chapter 1: The Galician Context in 1205 Chapter 2: The Agreement of Scepus Chapter 3: Coloman’s Coronation as King of Galicia—Date and Place Chapter 4: The Hungarian Elite and Coloman’s Court Chapter 5: Coloman’s Position in Halych, 1215–22—Campaigns and Opponents Chapter 6: Upholding the Galician Claim—Coloman’s Place in Hungary Part Two: Coloman, Duke of Whole Slavonia (1226–1241) Chapter 7: Coloman and Scepus, before 1226 Chapter 8: Coloman as Duke of Whole Slavonia from 1226 Chapter 9: Coloman’s Status, and the Inner Workings of the Duchy Chapter 10: Coloman’s Ecclesiastical and Secular Activities in Slavonia Chapter 11: Coloman’s Rule in Slavonia Chapter 12: Politics and Dynastic Affairs Chapter 13: Challenges in the Balkans Chapter 14: The Mongol Attack and Coloman’s Death Conclusion: Coloman in the Eyes of Posterity Bibliography