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'''Béla III''' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''III. Béla'', [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''Bela III'', [[Slovakian language|Slovak]]: ''Belo III''), (c. 1148 – 23 April 1196), [[King of Hungary]]<ref name=Britannica>Béla III. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 April 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/59035/Bela-III </ref> (1172–1196). He was educated in the court of the [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Manuel I Komnenos|Manuel I]] who was planning to ensure his succession in the [[Byzantine Empire]] till the birth of his own son. Following the death of his elder brother, who had been fighting against the Byzantine Empire, Béla could only ascend to the throne with the assistance of his uncle Emperor Manuel I and [[Pope Alexander III]], because a significant part of the Hungarian aristocracy led by his own mother and the Archbishop of Esztergom preferred his younger brother's succession. Béla was one of the most powerful rulers of Hungary and he was also one of the most wealthy monarchs of Europe of his age. Béla disposed of the equivalent of 23 tonnes of pure silver per year. This exceeded the income of the French king (estimated at 17 tonnes) and was double the receipts of the English Crown.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?ct=result&id=y0g4YEp7ZrsC&dq=%22B%C3%A9la+III%22+annual+revenue&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&sig=ACfU3U2STdXJyC_RFJp9Ipb3Rw4SmsrWww&q=ladis#PPA28,M1 |title=A concise history of Hungary - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref> It was probably he who began to organise the [[Royal Chancellery]] in Hungary.
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'''Béla III''' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''III. Béla'', [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: ''Bela III'', [[Slovakian language|Slovak]]: ''Belo III'') (c. 1148 – 23 April 1196) was [[King of Hungary]]<ref name=Britannica>Béla III. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 April 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/59035/Bela-III </ref> (1172–1196). He was educated in the court of the [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Manuel I Komnenos|Manuel I]] who was planning to ensure his succession in the [[Byzantine Empire]] till the birth of his own son. Following the death of his elder brother, who had been fighting against the Byzantine Empire, Béla could only ascend to the throne with the assistance of his uncle Emperor Manuel I and [[Pope Alexander III]], because a significant part of the Hungarian aristocracy led by his own mother and the Archbishop of Esztergom preferred his younger brother's succession. Béla was one of the most powerful rulers of Hungary and he was also one of the most wealthy monarchs of Europe of his age. Béla disposed of the equivalent of 23 tonnes of pure silver per year. This exceeded the income of the French king (estimated at 17 tonnes) and was double the receipts of the English Crown.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?ct=result&id=y0g4YEp7ZrsC&dq=%22B%C3%A9la+III%22+annual+revenue&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&sig=ACfU3U2STdXJyC_RFJp9Ipb3Rw4SmsrWww&q=ladis#PPA28,M1 |title=A concise history of Hungary - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2009-09-20}}</ref> It was probably he who began to organise the [[Royal Chancellery]] in Hungary.
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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