Emeric of Hungary

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Note: There was also a Hungarian prince named (Saint) Emeric of Hungary (1007?–1031).

Emeric (Hungarian: Imre) was a Hungarian king (1174–1204), who ruled from 1196 to 1204. He was the son and heir of King Bela III of Hungary by his queen, Agnes de Chatillon.

He had been betrothed to Agnes, the daughter of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, but her premature death in 1184 prevented their marriage. Instead Emeric married Constanza, the daughter of King Alfonso II of Aragon. Their only child, László, was born in 1201 and crowned as co-king in 1204. When Emeric died later that year, his infant son briefly became king but died in 1205. Emeric's brother, András, became king. His wife, Constance, fled to Vienna and eventually remarried to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Preceded by: Béla III

King of Hungary 1196–1204

Succeeded by: Ladislaus III