Battle of Rozgony

Battle of Rozgony
Battle of Rozgony, Chronicon Pictum
Date 15 June 1312 Location Rozgony, Kingdom of Hungary (today Rozhanovce, Slovakia) Result Decisive victory of Charles I of Hungary, weakening of the magnates
Belligerents
Aba family Máté Csák III	House of Anjou Order of Saint John Zipser Saxons
Commanders and leaders
Aba the Great † Demetrius Balassa †	Charles I of Hungary

The Battle of Rozgony or Battle of Rozhanovce was fought between King Charles I of Hungary and the family of Palatine Amade Aba on 15 June 1312, on the Rozgony (today Rozhanovce) field. Chronicon Pictum described it as the "most cruel battle since the Mongol invasion of Europe". Despite many casualties on the King's side, his decisive victory brought an end to the Aba family's rule over the eastern Kingdom of Hungary, weakened his major domestic opponent Máté Csák III, and ultimately secured power for Charles I of Hungary.

After the senior line of the Árpád dynasty died out in 1301, the succession to the throne of the Kingdom of Hungary became contested by several foreign monarchs and other runners-up. One of them was Charles Robert of Anjou, the Pope's champion. Over several years Charles drove his foreign opponents out of the country and installed himself on the Hungarian throne. At that time Hungary was a confederation of small kingdoms, principalities and dukedoms. However, his rule remained nominal in many parts of the Kingdom because several powerful magnates, local kings, dukes and princes still did not recognize him as the supreme king. Initially, Charles's chief adversary was Máté Csák, who controlled several counties in western and northern parts of the Hungary. However, eventually he allied himself with the Aba family, which ruled the eastern Hungarian Kingdom.

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