Béla II, king of Hungary and Croatia (born 1110)

Béla II of Hungary

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141

Béla the Blind was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1131 to 1141. He was blinded along with his rebellious father Álmos on the order of Álmos's brother, King Coloman of Hungary. Béla grew up in monasteries during the reign of Coloman's son Stephen II. The childless king arranged…