Battle of Ménfő

When

12 Jul 1044

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

47.68° N, 17.63° E

Description

1044 battle

Battle restoring Peter Orseolo to the Hungarian throne

The Battle of Ménfő was an important battle in the early history of the Kingdom of Hungary. Fought in 1044 at Ménfő, near Győr, between an army of mostly Germans and Hungarians (Magyars), it was a victory for the Germans and thus for Westernising influences in Hungary.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Ménfő: German troops under King Henry III ("the Black") defeat the Hungarian army, led by King Samuel Aba”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Deutsche Truppen unter König Heinrich III. besiegen in der Schlacht bei Menfö ungarische Truppen unter König Sámuel Aba”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “король Венгрии Самуил Аба разбит в битве при Мёнфе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “El Sacro Imperio romano-germánico derrota a los húngaros en la batalla de Ménfő”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• German–Hungarian War1042 · War