How Franks CRUSHED Hungary | King Otto I-King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor-The Lechfeld Battle

How German CRUSHED Hungary | King Otto I-King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor-The Lechfeld Battle
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How German CRUSHED Hungary | King Otto I-King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor-The Lechfeld Battle. Before the year 900, Hungary or Magyar and East Francia (which was now divided into three parts, "Saxony", "Bavaria" and "Swabia"), had relatively peaceful relations. Arnulf of Carinthia, the former king of East Francia, maintained an alliance with the Hungarians to use them in wars against other enemies, such as Great Moravia. However, when Arnulf died in 899, the advisors of the young king Louis the Child, the son of Arnulf decided not to renew this alliance.

How German CRUSHED Hungary | King Otto I-King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor-The Lechfeld Battle. The termination of the alliance led the Hungarians to take action. In 900, they invaded and occupied Pannonia (Transdanubia), previously controlled by the Duchy of Bavaria. This marked the beginning of a prolonged conflict between Hungary and East Francia.
Most initial conflicts were between Hungary and Bavaria, partly because Bavaria was close to Hungarian territory and was an important border region. The Hungarians quickly expanded control to other areas, such as Moravia and Bohemia, disrupting Bavaria's crucial trade routes to Eastern Europe. This caused significant economic losses and forced Luitpold, the Margrave of Bavaria, to take action.

How German CRUSHED Hungary | King Otto I-King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor-The Lechfeld Battle. Luitpold could not accept the loss of important territories like Pannonia and Moravia. He allied with Great Moravia, his old enemy, to fight against Hungary.
In the early period, Bavaria achieved some minor victories, such as at Laibach (901) and the River Fischa (903). These victories, along with a period of calm after the assassination of Kurszána, key leader of Hungary, led Luitpold to believe the Hungarians feared him, thinking it was the right time to launch a major campaign to reclaim lost territories.
However, Bavaria's overconfidence led to disaster. In 907, at the Battle of Pressburg, the Bavarian army was completely defeated by the Hungarians.
Luitpold himself was killed in the battle, and his son, Arnulf the Bad, ascended to become the first Duke of Bavaria from the Luitpolding dynasty. However,Margraviate of Austria
remained under Hungarian control, and the Pannonian lands were lost irretrievably.
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