| Michael | |
|---|---|
_Litho_2.jpg) 19th-century lithography by Josef Kriehuber | |
| Duke of Nyitra (debated) | |
| Reign | c. 971 –c. 977 or 995 |
| Predecessor | Géza |
| Successor | Stephen or Ladislas the Bald |
| Born | c. 960 |
| Died | c. 977 or 995 |
| Spouse | a member of the Cometopuli dynasty debated |
| Issue | Vazul Ladislas the Bald |
| Dynasty | Árpád dynasty |
| Father | Taksony |
Michael (Hungarian: Mihály;[1] after 960–995 or c. 997) was a member of the House of Árpád, a younger son of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. Most details of his life are uncertain. Almost all kings of Hungary after 1046 descended from him.[2]
According to the Hungarian historian György Györffy, Michael received a ducatus or duchy from his brother, Grand Prince Géza. Slovak historians specify that he administered the "Duchy of Nitra" between around 971 and 997. However, neither of these theories have universally been accepted by historians.
- ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. Appendix 1.
- ^ Kristó & Makk 1996, p. Appendices 1-2.