Stephen III, king of Hungary (born 1147)

Stephen III of Hungary

King of Hungary and Croatia from 1162 to 1172

Stephen III was King of Hungary and Croatia between 1162 and 1172. He was crowned king in early June 1162, shortly after the death of his father, Géza II. However, his two uncles, Ladislaus and Stephen, who had joined the court of the Byzantine Empire, challenged his right to…