After the senior line of the Árpád dynasty died out in 1301, the succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary became contested by several foreign monarchs and other runners. One of them was Charles Robert of Anjou, the Pope's champion. Over several years Charles drove his foreign opponents out of the country and installed on the Hungarian tron. At that time Hungary was a confederation of small kingdoms, principalities and dukedoms. However, his rule remained nominal in many parts of the Kingdom because several powerful magnates, local kings, dukes and prices still did not recognize him as the supreme king. Initially, Charles's chief adversary was Máté Csák, who controlled several counties in western and north parts of the Hungary. However, eventually he allied himself with the Aba fa
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| - After the senior line of the Árpád dynasty died out in 1301, the succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary became contested by several foreign monarchs and other runners. One of them was Charles Robert of Anjou, the Pope's champion. Over several years Charles drove his foreign opponents out of the country and installed on the Hungarian tron. At that time Hungary was a confederation of small kingdoms, principalities and dukedoms. However, his rule remained nominal in many parts of the Kingdom because several powerful magnates, local kings, dukes and prices still did not recognize him as the supreme king. Initially, Charles's chief adversary was Máté Csák, who controlled several counties in western and north parts of the Hungary. However, eventually he allied himself with the Aba fa
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| - Battle of Rozgony, Chronicon Pictum
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| - Decisive victory of Charles I of Hungary,
- weakening of the magnates
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| - Rozgony, Kingdom of Hungary
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| - After the senior line of the Árpád dynasty died out in 1301, the succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary became contested by several foreign monarchs and other runners. One of them was Charles Robert of Anjou, the Pope's champion. Over several years Charles drove his foreign opponents out of the country and installed on the Hungarian tron. At that time Hungary was a confederation of small kingdoms, principalities and dukedoms. However, his rule remained nominal in many parts of the Kingdom because several powerful magnates, local kings, dukes and prices still did not recognize him as the supreme king. Initially, Charles's chief adversary was Máté Csák, who controlled several counties in western and north parts of the Hungary. However, eventually he allied himself with the Aba family, who ruled eastern Hungarian Kingdom. In 1312, Charles besieged Sáros Castle, (now part of Slovakia - Šariš Castle) controlled by the Abas. After the Abas received additional reinforcement from Máté Csák (according to Chronicon Pictum almost Máté's entire force as well as 1,700 mercenary spearmen), Charles Robert of Anjou was forced to retreat to the loyal Szepes county (Spiš), whose Saxon inhabitants subsequently reinforced his own troops. The Abas' benefited from the his retreat. They decided to use the gathered opposition forces to attack the town of Kassa (today Košice) because of its strategic importance, and partially due to the fact that just few months before Charles had Amadeus Aba assassinated by the Kassa's German colonists. Charles march on Kassa and engage his adversaries.
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