Andrew II of Hungary is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Andrew II of Hungary as King of Hungary (1175-1235).
Andrew II of Hungary was born in 1176. His recorded nationality is Hungary.
Power then ran through courts, church and inheritance. A ruler's reach ended roughly where the roads did.
The offices held were Apostolic King of Hungary (1205–1235).
His political affiliation is recorded as politician before the emergence of political parties.
His name is attached above all to to the rise of the Hungarian nobility. The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
That the career was made in Hungary is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Andrew II of Hungary died in 1235, aged 59. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- Apostolic King of Hungary (1205–1235)
