The emperor returns to Hungary in the…
1044 CE
The emperor returns to Hungary in the early summer of 1044, and is joined in his advance by many Hungarian lords.
The decisive battle is fought on June 5 at Ménfő (near Győr), where Samuel Aba's forces are defeated.
Peter is reinstalled as king at Székesfehérvár, a vassal of the Empire, and Henry can return home triumphant, the Hungarian people having readily submitted to his rule.
Tribute is to be paid, and Aba, who had escaped from the battlefield, is soon captured and killed by Peter's supporters.
Hungary appears to have entered the German fold fully and with ease.
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