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Battle of the Theben Pass

Battle of the Theben Pass was a battle fought in 1060 at Devín, in what is now Slovakia. The recorded result: Béla's victoryDeath of Andrew I; Béla ascends the Hungarian throne; Solomon flees to the Holy Roman Empire.

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Fought1060
WhereDevín, Slovakia48.174N, 16.983E
OutcomeBéla's victoryDeath of Andrew I; Béla ascends the Hungarian throne; Solomon flees to the Holy Roman Empire
BelligerentsKingdom of Hungary; Holy Roman EmpireagainstDuchy of Hungary; Duchy of Poland

Record

Date1060 (year precision)
PlaceDevín, Slovakia
48.174N, 16.983E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthHeavy
Commanders
  • Andrew I of Hungary
  • Eppo, Bishop of Naumburg
  • William, Margrave of Meissen
  • Poto the Brave
  • Béla I of Hungary
Battle of the Theben PassBattle of the Theben PassSiege of HainburgBattle of BlumenauBattle of WagramBattle on the MarchfeldBattle of Aspern-EsslingBattle of BlumenauBattle on the MarchfeldViennaBudapestBrnoGrazGyőrZlínŽilinaZvolen100 km48.174N, 16.983E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1060 and 1866.

Battle of the Theben Pass is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 44 in present-day Slovakia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4873025, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Theben Pass, revision 1370602497, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.