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Charles I of Hungary

Charles Robert of Anjou asserted his authority against the great Hungarian magnates. His reorganisation of royal revenues and mining strengthened the monarchy.

1288 – 1342King of Hungary and CroatiaAnjou-Hungary
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Portrait of Charles I of Hungary
Posthumous representationCharles I of Hungary · Chronica HungarorumAnonymous illustrator of Johannes de Thurocz’s Chronica Hungarorum · 1488Public domain · PD-Art / PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1288 Pending review

Death: 1342 Pending review

Role: King of Hungary and Croatia

Other recorded names: Charles Robert of Anjou · Charles Robert

Dynasty: Anjou-Hungary

Territories: Hungary (ES) · Croatia (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
King · Hungary · Reign Pending review1308–1342Effective rule
King · Croatia · Reign Pending review1308–1342Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
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Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Charles I of Hungary. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1308

  • Crown of Saint Stephen2 titles and offices
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    The kingdoms of the Hungarian crown and, before its eastern separation, the voivodeship of Transylvania. Each title retains its identity; an independent Transylvanian prince or an Ottoman tributary is not included merely because of a shared ruler or proximity. Source for this grouping

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

Evidence for this profile

9 recorded claims · 9 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthPending review

    1288

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathPending review

    1342

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/5 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Charles Martel of Anjou

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • MotherPending review

    Clementia of Habsburg

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Elizabeth of Poland

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Beatrice of Luxembourg

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Maria of Bytom

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Hungary · 1308–1342

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Croatia · 1308–1342

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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