German–Hungarian War (1030–1031)
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Emperor Conrad II Henry the Black Bishop Meinwerk Henry II, Count of Luxembourg Adalbert, Margrave of Austria Bretislav (?) |
King Stephen I Emeric (?) | ||||||||
The German–Hungarian War took place between two neighboring realms, the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary, in the summer of 1030, when emperor Conrad II launched a large-scale invasion to subjugate Hungary. The emperor, however, failed due to the scorched earth tactics used by the Hungarians. Their king Stephen I, in response, led a successful retaliatory campaign into Austrian territory. Peace was restored after Conrad had ceded the lands between the rivers Leitha and Fischa to Hungary in the summer of 1031. This war was the Holy Roman Empire's first attempt to annex Hungary's sovereignty, which endeavor accompanied the relationship between the two countries until the end of the 11th century.