Brief Life History of Bela King of Hungary and Croatia
When Bela King of Hungary and Croatia Arpad II was born in 1109, in Hungary, his father, Almos Duke of Hungary Arpad, was 40 and his mother, Predslava of Kiev Rurik, was 19. He had at least 7 sons and 3 daughters with Helena of Serbia Vukanovic. He died on 13 February 1141, in Székesfehérvár, Fejér, Hungary, at the age of 32, and was buried in Székesfehérvár, Fejér, Hungary.
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- Béla II Of of Hungary, "Find A Grave Index"
- Foundation for Medieval Genealogy - BÉLA ([1109]-13 Feb 1141).
- Béla II Of of Hungary, "Find A Grave Index"
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Name Meaning
Shortened form of Isabella, the Italian version of Isabel , but also associated with the Italian adjective bella, feminine of bello ‘handsome, beautiful’ (Late Latin bellus).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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Bela II "The Blind" of Hungary (d 1141) Bio Sketch
BIO: King of Hungary, 1131-41. Blinded, 1113. ** from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HUNGARY.htm#BelaIIB, as of 11/24/2014 BÉLA, son of ÁLMOS Prince of Hungary & his wife Predslava Sviatopolkovna …
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