Andrew III of Hungary
Andrew III (
Endre) of the
Arpad dynasty was king of
Hungary 1290-1301 and the last male of Arpads to hold the throne.
He was a grandson of
Andrew II of Hungary (reigned 1205-35), being the only son of Andrew II's youngest and postumous son (possibly illegitimate) who was born of the old king's third marriage with Beatriz D'Este.
After the death of
Ladislaus IV of Hungary, the elderly Andrew of the Árpáds from
Italy, was recalled to Hungary and made king.
Andrew was married hastily with a Polish princess, Fenenna of
Kujavia. They got a child who however was baby when Andrew died.
Due to the continuing rule of the oligarchs, total anarchy arose in the country in the late 1290s.
Pope had set another prince, Andrew's cousin's grandson
Charles Martel of Anjou (died 1295) as candidate for the throne in 1290. He and his partisans attempted to oust Andrew.
The death of Andrew III on
January 14 1301 ended the male line of the Árpáds.
Andrew's only daughter Elizabeth died in the
Dominican monastery in
Töss (
Switzerland) on
6 May 1338.
An interregnum ensued Andrew's death:
Otto, Duke of Bavaria (
Bela V), the future
Venceslas III of Bohemia and
Charles Robert of Anjou (
Charles I) were proclaimed kings by different factions.
After a short interregnum the
Angevin dynasty seized power and
Charles Robert (grandson of
Maria of Hungary, sister of
Ladislaus IV of Hungary, and son and heir to Charles Martel) became the recognized king.
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List of Hungarian rulers
