Taksony, grand prince of the Hungarians
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: Zoltán, duke.
This relationship is given by Kristó and Makk. It is recorded by Constantine Porphyrogenitus [40], (“Zaltas had a son Taxis”).
Mother: unknown.
The Gesta Hungarorum gives her as the daughter of Menumorut, a Romanian ruler, but its reliability is debated.
Spouse: unknown.
The Gesta Hungarorum states that Taksony married a woman from the land of the Cumans, but this is anachronistic.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Géza, grand prince of the Hungarians (about 940 - 997) married Sarolt.
Mihály, grand prince of the Hungarians (born about 960).
References
Constantine Porphyrogenitus. De Administrando Imperio. (Dumbarton Oaks Texts, 1967).
Engel, Pál. The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary 895-1526 (2001).
Kristó, Gyula and Ferenc Makk. Arpaden I genealogical table in volume 9 of Lexikon des Mittelalters. Munich: LexMA-Verlag, 1980-1998.