Ladislaus the Bald
| Ladislas the Bald | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Nyitra (debated) | |
| Reign | c. 977–995 |
| Predecessor | Michael |
| Successor | Stephen |
| Duke of Nyitra (debated) | |
| Reign | 997 or 1001–before 1030 |
| Predecessor | Géza |
| Successor | Stephen |
| Born | before 997 |
| Died | before 1030 |
| Spouse | Premislava from Kievan Rus' (debated) |
| Issue | Bonuzlo or Domoslav |
| Dynasty | Árpád dynasty |
| Father | Michael of Hungary |
| Religion | Christian |
Ladislas the Bald (Hungarian: Szár László;Latin: Ladislas calvus; before 997–before 1030) was a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. He is the only known brother of Vazul, a rebellious duke who was blinded on the order of their cousin, King Saint Stephen I of Hungary in 1031 or 1032. Medieval chroniclers, in their effort to conceal that the Kings of Hungary were descended from a prince condemned by the saintly first king, wrote that instead of Vazul, Ladislas was the Hungarian monarchs' forefather. Ján Steinhübel and other modern Slovak historians write that he was Duke of Nyitra under Polish suzerainty, but this theory has not been universally accepted by historians.
Ladislas was a son of Michael, who was the younger son of Grand Prince Taksony. According to Hungarian historians, including Gyula Kristó, he was the younger of Michael's two sons. On the other hand, Steinhübel and other Slovak scholars write his brother, Vazul was younger than him. Their mother's name is unknown.György Györffy writes that she "may have been" related to Samuel of Bulgaria, because her two sons' name was popular in Samuel's family.
Györffy also writes that neither Ladislas nor his brother, both still minors, were in the position to hold administrative functions when their father died sometime before 997. In contrast with this view, Vladimir Segeš writes that their uncle, Grand Prince Géza appointed Ladislas to administer the "Duchy of Nitra" soon after their father was murdered, around 977, on the same grand prince's orders. Segeš adds that Géza dismissed Ladislas in favor of his own son, Stephen in 995, but the latter, when succeeded Géza as grand prince in 997, again granted the duchy to Ladislas.
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